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5 Seconds of Summer
Australian pop rock band
5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band formed in Sydney in 2011. The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin.
Originally beginning their career as YouTube celebrities, they rose to international fame while touring with English-Irish boy band One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets worldwide, and have attained more than 7 billion streams of their songs on music streaming services, making them one of the most successful Australian musical acts in history.
members: Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin
formed in: Sydney
labels: Bertelsmann Music Group, Interscope Records, Capitol Records, Republic Records
genres: pop rock, pop-punk
influenced by: Blink-182
awards: MTV Europe Music Award for Best Push Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Australian Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Australian Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act, MTV Europe Music Award for Best Rock, MTV Video Music Award for Song of Summer, American Music Award for New Artist of the Year
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2011–2014: Origin and debut
5 Seconds of Summer formed in late 2011 when Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, and Calum Hood, who all attended the same high-school, Norwest Christian College, began posting videos of themselves performing covers of popular songs together on Hemmings' YouTube channel. In December 2011, the trio invited drummer Ashton Irwin, and the four-man lineup was completed. The band's name was created by Clifford. Hood said the name was arbitrary, not created with any deep meaning intended. On 3 December 2011, the band played their first show at Sydney pub, Annandale Hotel, reportedly playing for only 12 people. In 2020, the band paid homage to their first performance in their "Old Me" music video, which featured a video clip of their Annandale Hotel...
5 Seconds of Summer have experimented with several musical and artistry styles through each of their albums and throughout the span of their career. The band has expressed that they do not want to be confined to a single genre, stating in a 2019 GQ interview:It doesn't really matter what genre [our music] fits in, if it's fitting in an area that works for people who connect to it than that's all that matters.
5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) is an Australian pop rock band formed in 2011.
Also known as: 5SOS, Five Seconds Of Summer
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Liner notes
5 Seconds of Summer, the records, oldest first
Unplugged
2012 ep
Somewhere New
2012 ep
Nova Acoustics
2013 ep
5 Seconds of Summer
2014 album
Good Girls
2014 ep
Don't Stop (B-Sides)
2014 ep
Don’t Stop
2014 ep
She Looks So Perfect
2014 ep
Sounds Good Feels Good
2015 album
She’s Kinda Hot
2015 ep
Youngblood
2018 album
wanted
CALM
2020 album
5SOS5
2022 album
BLENDER
2022 ep
EVERYONE’S A STAR!
2025 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"Youngblood" is a song recorded by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was written by members Calum Hood, Ali Tamposi, and Luke Hemmings alongside producers Andrew Watt and Louis Bell, with fellow member Michael Clifford on lead guitar.
The song was released via Capitol Records on 12 April 2018, as the second single from their third studio album of the same name.
Background and release
The song was initially released as an instant download track with the pre-order of the album, but was later released as a single. Describing the song, the band's drummer Ashton Irwin stated: "We loved that new wave could be really melancholy, but also up. It had romanticism and anger, but also energy and colour. That's exactly what we wanted for our new music."
Critical reception
"Youngblood" received positive reviews from critics, with Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone describing the song as having a "relentless, thumping rhythm, around which 5 Seconds of Summer move between delicate verses and a booming chorus".
Music video
An "alternative" music video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel on 26 April 2018. It is filmed in monochrome and intercuts backstage tour footage with a live performance of the song. As of January 2025, the video has accumulated over 320 million views.
Angus & Julia Stone cover
On 2 November 2018, Angus & Julia Stone released a cover version of the song as a non-album single. Their version was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2024.
