Valentine (5 Seconds of Summer song) explained

Valentine
Type:	single
Artist:	5 Seconds of Summer
Album:	Youngblood
Released:	26 August 2018
Genre:	Alternative rock^[1] pop^[2]
Label:	Capitol
Producer:	Mike Elizondo
Chronology:	5 Seconds of Summer
Prev Title:	Youngblood
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Killer Queen
Next Year:	2018

"Valentine" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, written by Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin, Michael Elizondo and Justin Tranter. The song was released via Capitol Records on 26 August 2018 as the third single from their third studio album Youngblood.^[3]

Music video

A visualizer music video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel on 26 August 2018. The video shows the band baring their bones as skeletons in a Halloween-esque video.^[4]

The song's official music video was released on 14 September 2018. The video shows the band as disembodied heads against a black background, and the camera focuses on their mouths singing the words or their hands playing instruments. The video was co-directed by Andy DeLuca and drummer Ashton Irwin, who said "Collaboration has always been one of the key most important things about 5 Seconds Of Summer since day one and co-directing the video with Andy was an incredible and very fluid experience. There are a few things we wanted to capture; the androgyny and the feminine element of the way Luke performs as well as the dark romance of the song. This video is us taking something into our own hands and attempting to be a part of every single detail of what we create. We hope you enjoy it and I'm looking forward to making many more."^[5]

Madeline Roth from MTV believed it "basically looks like the Queen II album cover come to life" and called it a "spooky, groovy vid".^[6]

Reception

In an album review, AuspOp called the song a "dead-set ear worm".^[7] The Rolling Stone labelled the song as a "standout" with "a bit of goth-y post-punk delivery".^[8]

Charts

Chart (2018–19)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	85
Israel (Media Forest)^[10]	8
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)^[11]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	15 June 2018		Capitol
Australia	26 August 2018	Contemporary hit radio
United Kingdom	September 28, 2018			^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 Seconds of Summer: "Youngblood" (Capitol Records). theaquarian. June 27, 2018.
2. Web site: 5 Seconds of Summer: "Youngblood" (Capitol Records). theaquarian. June 27, 2018.
3. Web site: Most Added: EMI blitz radio as 5SOS come out on top. The Music Network. 30 August 2018. 14 January 2019.
4. 5 Seconds of Summer Become Skeletons For Eerie 'Valentine' Visualizer Video: Watch. Billboard. 27 August 2018. 14 January 2019.
5. 5 Seconds of Summer Embodies Dark Romance in 'Valentine' Video: Watch. Billboard. 13 September 2018 . 14 January 2019.
6. Web site: 5SOS Rock Glittery Eye Shadow and Transform into Skeletons in 'Valentine' Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20180914113308/http://www.mtv.com/news/3099562/5-seconds-of-summer-valentine-video/. dead. 14 September 2018. MTV. 14 September 2018. 14 January 2019.
7. Web site: 5 Seconds of Summer Drop 'Valentine' Video . auspOp. 16 September 2018. 14 January 2019.
8. Spanos. Brittany . 2018-06-14 . Review: 5 Seconds of Summer Go Full-On Pop With 'Youngblood' . 2020-07-14. Rolling Stone. en-US.
9. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #491. auspOp. 22 September 2018. 14 January 2019.
10. Web site: Year 2018, Week 46. Media Forest Israel. 11 November 2018.
11. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 12 June 2018. 14 June 2018.
12. Web site: BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist . . September 29, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002021809/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist . 2 October 2018 . September 29, 2018.