"Jet Black Heart" is a single by Australian

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band 5 Seconds of Summer from their second studio album, ''

Sounds Good Feels Good ''Sounds Good Feels Good'' is the second studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 23 October 2015 through the labels Hi or Hey and Capitol Records. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Sounds ...

''. It was written by

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 ...

, Michael Clifford,

David Hodges David Hall Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is an American songwriter and record producer from Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a studio contributor to the rock band Evanescence from 2000–2002. He has since had success co-writing and co–produci ...

and Jon Green, and produced by

. It was released on 17 December 2015 as the album’s third and final single. It charted in six countries and won a Verano MTV Award and a Teen Choice Award. The music video was released on the same day on YouTube and has since gained more than 30 million views.

Background and release

The single was first premiered on air on New Zealand radio on 27 August 2015. It was released as a promotional single on 28 August, an instant download after the album was pre-ordered. It was then released as an official single on 17 December, along with the music video. The band performed the song for the first time on stage during the second night of their show at Long Island.

Music video

The official music video was released on 17 December 2015, featuring the bandmembers and some of their fans. The video starts off with a message from the band that reads "We asked our fans to help make this video. We wanted to hear your stories. We were overwhelmed with the response. This video goes out to you. Jet Black Heart." It has over 40 million views, as of 2021.

Track listing

*Digital download

Accolades

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 ...

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Michael Clifford – lead vocals, lead guitar *

– lead vocals, bass guitar *

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 ...

– backing vocals, drums

Charts

References

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