5 Seconds of Summer (album)


5 Seconds of Summer is the self-titled debut studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released by Capitol Records on 27 June 2014 in Europe and on 22 July 2014 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The album is preceded by two singles: "She Looks So Perfect" and "Don't Stop". "Amnesia" and "Good Girls" were also released as singles post album release. Musically, the album is rooted in the pop punk, pop rock and power pop genres. Before the album's release, the band was the opening act for One Direction in two of their concert tours. To promote the album, 5 Seconds of Summer embarked on their first global headlining tour, entitled Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour between May and September 2015.

Singles

"She Looks So Perfect" was released on 21 February 2014 as the lead single from the album. The track peaked at number one on the Australian Singles Chart, New Zealand Singles Chart, Irish Singles Chart and the UK Singles Chart. The single also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 25 on the Canadian Hot 100. It was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, double platinum by Recording Industry Association of America, and platinum by both Recorded Music New Zealand and British Phonographic Industry.
"Don't Stop" was released as the second single on 9 May 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.
"Amnesia" was released as the third single on 15 July 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 6 October 2014. It was originally released as the album's first promotional single. It was released as an official single on 10 October 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.

Other songs

"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, 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 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album gained an average score of 65, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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 are also 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

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Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.
5 Seconds of Summer
Additional personnel
"She Looks So Perfect"
"Don't Stop"
"Good Girls"
"Kiss Me Kiss Me"
"18"
"Everything I Didn't Say"
"Beside You"
"End Up Here"
"Long Way Home"
"Heartbreak Girl"
"English Love Affair"
"Amnesia"
"Social Casualty"
"Never Be"
"Voodoo Doll"
"Tomorrow Never Dies"
"Independence Day"
"Close as Strangers"
"Out of My Limit"
A&R
Photography
Art direction and design

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history