''5 Seconds of Summer'' is the debut studio album by Australian

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band, 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released by

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on June 27, 2014 in Europe and on July 22, 2014 in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The album was supported by four singles: "

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", " Don't Stop", "

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", and " Good Girls". Musically, the album is rooted in the

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and

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genres. Before the album's release, the band was the opening act for

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in from 2013-2015 on three of their concert tours. To promote the album, 5 Seconds of Summer embarked on their first global headlining tour, entitled

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, between May and September 2015.

Singles

" was released on February 21, 2014 as the lead single from the album. The lead track peaked at number one on the Australian Singles Chart,

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and the

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. The single also peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 25 on the

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. It was certified triple platinum by the

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(ARIA), double platinum by

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(RIAA), and platinum by both

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and

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. " Don't Stop" was released as the second single on May 9, 2014. It went number one in New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, and Ukraine. It also peaked at number two in the UK and number three in Australia and Spain. It was certified gold by ARIA and RIAA. "

" was released as the third single on July 15, 2014. It peaked at number three in Spain and Ireland, number five in Scotland, number six in New Zealand and Denmark, and number seven in Australia and the UK. It was certified double platinum by ARIA and platinum by RIAA. " Good Girls" was announced as the fourth single from the album on October 6, 2014. It was originally released as the album's first promotional single. It was released as an official single on October 10, 2014, the same day its official music video premiered. It peaked in the top 20 in Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and Australia. It was certified gold by RIAA.

Promotional singles

"Kiss Me Kiss Me" was released as the second promotional single. It peaked at number 10 in New Zealand and number 14 in Australia while also charting in Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States. "Everything I Didn't Say" was released as the final promotional single and peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 11 in Australia, number 8 in New Zealand, and number 36 in the Netherlands.

Critical reception

On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album gained an

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score of 65. This was based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On

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, the album was given a 3.5 star rating out of 5. The album was praised for having "hummable melodies that anyone over 30 will probably feel slightly guilty for remembering" and songs with "a catchy chorus." Evan Lucy of ''Alternative Press'' said, "no one will argue ''5 Seconds Of Summer'' is high art, but it ultimately works more often than it doesn’t. And perhaps most important of all, it feels authentic." He ended off stating, "these songs are awash in live drums and real instruments proves 5 Seconds Of Summer want to rock as much as they want to reach Top 40 crowds." Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'' praised songs such as "Don’t Stop", "Good Girls", "18" and "Mrs. All American" for their "tight songwriting and lyrical wit." He also complimented producer

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for his "clean and compact" work on the album. He finished off stating, "Overall, ''5 Seconds of Summer'' is a delightful debut from a group that cannot be easily pigeonholed, and is worth paying attention to." In December 2021, the album was listed at no. 17 in '' Rolling Stone Australia’s'' ‘200 Greatest Albums of All Time’ countdown.

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 259,000 copies, the biggest first-week sales for a debut album by a group since Daughtry's self-titled album in 2006. 5 Seconds of Summer is the first Australian act to achieve a number-one album with their debut album. The album has sold 734,000 copies in the United States as of September 2015. The album peaked at number one in 14 countries. It was certified platinum in four countries, and gold in ten other countries.

Track listing

Notes * signifies an additional producer *"Lost Boy" replaces "English Love Affair" on the Australian version of the album. *"Mrs All American" replaces "English Love Affair" on the US version of the album.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes. 5 Seconds of Summer *

Luke Hemmings Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million ...

– rhythm guitar (all tracks), lead and backing vocals (all tracks) * Michael Clifford – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 2-3, 5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-16, 18, 20) *

Calum Hood Calum Thomas Hood (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian musician, known for being the bassist and the backup vocalist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over t ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 1-15, 17-20) *

Ashton Irwin Ashton Fletcher Irwin (born 7 July 1994) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets ...

– drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 3, 8-9, 11, 15, 19) Additional personnel "She Looks So Perfect" *

Eric Valentine Eric Dodd, known professionally as Eric Valentine, is an American record producer who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride. He subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Tak ...

– additional production, mastering *Justin Long – assistant recording engineer "Don't Stop" *

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– mixing *Luke Potashnick – additional programming *

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– mastering "Good Girls" *

– producer, mixing, recording *Zakk Cervini – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Kiss Me Kiss Me" *

– producer, mixing, recording *

Alex Gaskarth Alexander William Gaskarth (born 14 December 1987) is an English-born American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band All Time Low since its formation in 2 ...

- co-writer *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "18" *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Everything I Didn't Say" *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Beside You" * Joel Chapman – producer *

Louis Schoorl Louis Schoorl (born 23 December 1976) is a Dutch-born Australian songwriter, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Career Based in Sydney, Australia, Schoorl has written or produced for 5 Seconds of Summer, Taylor Henderson, Jessica ...

– producer *

– additional production, mixing *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "End Up Here" *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Alex Gaskarth - co-writer *Tommy English – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Long Way Home" *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Alex Gaskarth - co-writer, additional backing vocals *Tommy English – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Heartbreak Girl" *

Steve Robson Steve Robson is an English songwriter and record producer who has sold in excess of 138 million records around the world. He has written and produced 12 no 1 UK/US singles, 38 no 1 UK/US albums and a further 41 top 5 UK/US albums and singles. H ...

– producer, mixing *Sam Miller – mixing *Luke Potashnick – additional programming *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "English Love Affair" *Rick Parkhouse (Red Triangle) – programming, percussion, gang vocals, producer *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Amnesia" *

Sam Watters Samuel Joshua Watters (born July 23, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive. Watters was a member of the multi-platinum selling 1990s R&B group Color Me Badd and co-authored many of their hits including "I ...

– producer *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Social Casualty" (Deluxe edition) *John Feldmann – producer, recording *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Never Be" (Deluxe edition) *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *

Colin Brittain Colin Cunningham known as Colin Brittain is an American songwriter and producer signed to Warner Chappell Music. He has written and produced for acts such as Papa Roach, Hands Like Houses, Basement, Dashboard Confessional, 5 Seconds of Summ ...

– engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Chris Qualls – Assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – Mastering "Voodoo Doll" (Deluxe edition) *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Tomorrow Never Dies" (Target edition) *Colin Brittain – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Tommy English – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Chris Qualls – assistant *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Independence Day" (Target edition) *John Feldmann – producer, mixing, recording *Zakk Cervini – engineering, editing, programming, additional production, mixing *Nick Furlong – songwriting *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Close as Strangers" (Target edition) *George Tizzard (Red Triangle) – producer *Rick Parkhouse (Red Triangle) – producer *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Out of My Limit" (Target edition) *Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering A&R *Jo Charrington *Nick Raphael Photography *Tom Van Schelven Art direction and design *Richard Andrews

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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