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Will Young has told a lie. Over the last few months, the 45-year-old has appeared on chat shows and given interviews telling everyone that his new album, Light It Up, is a record of joyous, fun pop. “It’s false advertising,” he admits when we meet in a restaurant in London. The title track, he argues, is uplifting, “and I suppose I just decided to brand it that way”. He laughs. “I don’t mind. I want it to sell.”
