"Amnesia" is a song by Australian

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band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album '' 5 Seconds of Summer'' (2014). The mellow

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was announced as a new single during a

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by the band on 1 July 2014, and was released to American

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as the third single from the album on 15 July 2014.

Music video

A lyric video was produced for the song. Filmed in Los Angeles, it was posted on the official

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channel of the band on 2 July 2014, at midnight, after their live stream. The video, focuses on a bedroom, though in some scenes, the members of the band appear in a close up. During the whole video, the lyrics are projected in the room or on the members' faces. A music video directed by Isaac Rentz was also filmed, in which the band members and some girls and boys play around in several different scenes, diving into a pool fully clothed, playing golf on cars, etc. There are also several close-ups of the band-members singing along to the words of the song throughout the video. There are only three girls because they see the watcher and fans as the fourth one. The video was filmed from the fourth girl's perspective. The video is also the third most viewed by 5 Seconds of Summer. It reached 100 million views on 11 August 2016. As of March 2022, it has 188 million views.

Extended play

An extended play was released in 2014 which contains four tracks: "Amnesia", "Daylight", "American Idiot", and "Amnesia - Live At Wembley".

B-side

A B-side was released in 2016 which contains three tracks: Daylight", "American Idiot", and "Amnesia - Live At Wembley".

Track listing

7" vinyl #"Amnesia" – 3:57 #"American Idiot" – 3:03

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Personnel

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 ...

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* Michael Clifford –

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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 ...

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* Ashton Irwin –

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Covers

* During the summer of 2015, the French singer Whities released a French version of the song. "Amnésia (French Version)": which was released in July with an accompanying video available on

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References

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