5SOS5 explained

5SOS5
Type:studio
Artist:5 Seconds of Summer
Cover:5 Seconds of Summer - 5SOS5.png
Recorded:2020–2022
Studio:Joshua Tree National Park
Length:48:08
Label:BMG
Producer:
Prev Title:Calm
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:The Feeling of Falling Upwards
Next Year:2023

5SOS5 is the fifth studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on 23 September 2022 through BMG Rights Management.[1] It was preceded by the release of the singles "Complete Mess", "Take My Hand", "Me Myself & I", "Blender" and "Older" (featuring Vietnamese-American singer Sierra Deaton, partner of band member Luke Hemmings). The track list was revealed on 10 May 2022,[2] while the album was announced alongside the release of "Me Myself & I" on 11 May 2022.[3]

The band promoted the album whilst on the Take My Hand World Tour, which officially began in Dublin on 3 April 2022.[4] "Easy for You to Say" and "Blender" were first performed live on the tour. It will be further promoted with The 5 Seconds of Summer Show Tour, beginning in South America in July 2023.

Background

5 Seconds of Summer spent two years working on the album, beginning after the release of Calm in 2020. Luke Hemmings called the lyrical content written for the album "extremely introspective". The band wrote and produced most of the album themselves, including the first two singles, "Complete Mess" and "Take My Hand".[3] [4]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Complete Mess", was released on 2 March 2022.[5] It reached number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in April 2022.[6]

The second single, "Take My Hand", followed on 1 April 2022,[7] and charted at number 72 on the Irish Singles Chart.[8]

Third single "Me Myself & I" was released alongside the album announcement on 11 May 2022.[3] It peaked at number 90 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[9]

The fourth single "Blender" was released with no prior announcement on 13 July 2022, after the band had begun performing it live on the Take My Hand tour.

The fifth single "Older" (featuring Sierra Deaton) was released on 7 September 2022, after the band released a snippet of Hemmings singing "Older" on their social media pages the previous day; however, it was not announced the song would be released the next day.[10] A video of the song, featuring an end-of-the-world scenario, was released on 18 October 2022.[11]

The promotional single "Bad Omens" was released on 23 September 2022. A video of the song, featuring a romance car, was released on 26 September 2022.

Critical reception

Matt Collar of AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that "much of the album brings to mind the Weeknd's distinctive brand of atmospheric pop -- songs shot through with a yearning, after-hours regret and spiritual modern-rock uplift". He praised the songs "Complete Mess", "Me Myself & I", "Take My Hand", and "Bad Omens". Clash called the album 5 Seconds of Summer's "most cohesive and impressive work to date". Cara-Louise Scott from The Indiependent praised it as "a beautifully hand-crafted album, symbolising eleven years of the band's musical experience."[12]

The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 48,000 equivalent album units sold in its first week in the US, including 36,000 in pure album sales.[13] The album charted in the top 10 in an additional ten countries, including at number one in the UK and Australia.[14]

Track listing

Notes

Personnel

5 Seconds of Summer

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australian Artist (ARIA)[15] 35

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Edition(s)Label
Various23 September 2022StandardBMG[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
CDDeluxe[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5SOS5 Standard CD. 5SOS Store AU. 12 May 2022. 11 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220511163209/https://www.5sosstoreau.com/products/standard-cd. dead.
  2. 5 Seconds of Summer Release Tracklist Agonizingly Slowly on Twitter. Rolling Stone. Guglielmi. Jodi. 10 May 2022. 12 May 2022.
  3. Web site: 5 Seconds Summer announce release of new self-titled album 5SOS5 and drop single Me, Myself & I. Official Charts Company. Griffiths. George. 11 May 2022. 12 May 2022.
  4. Web site: https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/111942/2. ja:ファイヴ・セカンズ・オブ・サマー、新曲リリース＆アルバム発売が決定. 5 Seconds of Summer to release new song & album. Billboard Japan. ja. 12 May 2022. 12 May 2022.
  5. Web site: 5 Seconds of Summer are back on Wednesday with a new track, 'Complete Mess'. Dork. Ackroyd. Stephen. 26 February 2022. 12 May 2022.
  6. 5 Seconds of Summer Chart History: Hot 100. Billboard. 12 May 2022.
  7. 5 Seconds of Summer Return With 'Take My Hand': Stream It Now. Billboard. Brandle. Lars. 1 April 2022. 12 May 2022.
  8. Web site: Discography 5 Seconds of Summer. irish-charts.com. 12 May 2022.
  9. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 May 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1681. 4. 23 May 2022.
  10. 5SOS. 1567257184807055360. Working on new tunes for the Royal Albert Hall livestream. 6 September 2022. 8 September 2022.
  11. 5 Seconds of Summer Imagine the End of the World in Apocalyptic 'Older' Video. Paul. Larisha. October 18, 2022. Rolling Stone. October 20, 2022.
  12. Web site: Scott . Cara-Louise . 2022-09-26 . Album Review: 5SOS5 // 5 Seconds of Summer . 2023-01-16 . The Indiependent . en-GB.
  13. Caulfield . Keith . 2022-10-02 . Bad Bunny's 'Un Verano Sin Ti' Back at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart for 12th Week . 2022-10-02 . Billboard . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2022-10-07 . 5 Seconds of Summer Sneaks to No. 2 In U.S. With '5SOS5' . 2023-01-16 . The Music Network.
  15. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Albums Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 January 2023.
  16. Web site: 5SOS5 Cassette Tape. Official 5SOS Store. 16 June 2022.
  17. Web site: 5SOS5 Standard CD. Official 5SOS Store. 16 June 2022.
  18. Web site: 5SOS5 Digital Download. Official 5SOS Store. 16 June 2022.
  19. Web site: 5SOS5 by 5 Seconds of Summer. Apple Music.
  20. Web site: 5SOS5 Standard Vinyl. Official 5SOS Store. 16 June 2022.
  21. Web site: 5SOS5 Deluxe CD. Official 5SOS Store. 16 June 2022.

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