VALENTINE
5
SECONDS OF SUMMER
SONGWRITERS: MIKE ELIZONDO; LUKE HEMMINGS; CALUM HOOD;
JUSTIN TRANTER & ASHTON IRWIN
COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA
ALBUM: YOUNGBLOOD
LABEL: CAPITL RECORDS
GENRE: POP MUSIC
YEAR: 2018
5
Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS (pronounced as '5 sos'),
are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South
Wales, formed in late 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 the band's songs streams surpass 7 billion,
making them one of the most successful Australian musical exports in history.
In
early 2014, the band released "She Looks So Perfect" which topped
the charts in four countries. Their self-titled
debut album was released in 2014, peaking at
number one in 11 countries. The band released their second álbum Sounds Good
Feels Good in 2015, topping the charts in 8
countries. The band's third album Youngblood, released
in 2018, was a commercial success and became their third number one album in
their home country. In the US, 5 Seconds of Summer became the first Australian
act to achieve three number one albums on the Billboard 200 album chart. They also became the first band (not vocal group) to have
their first three full-length albums debut at the top in the US. The album's
single, "Youngblood" is
the fourth highest selling Australian single of the 2010-2019 decade and is the
eleventh best-selling single in Australian history, selling over five million adjusted copies
worldwide within the first six months of its release. With the release of
"Youngblood", 5 Seconds of Summer became the first Australian act in
13 years to top ARIA year-end chart
and remain the second longest stint at number one in ARIA chart history. In
2020, the band released their fourth studio álbum Calm. The
album was a commercial success, receiving positive reviews from critics, charting
in more than 25 countries on multiple charts, peaking in the 10 top on 17
charts and debuting atop the charts in 4 countries. With Calm earning the band
their fourth consecutive number one in their home country, 5 Seconds of Summer
became the second Australian band in history to have their first four
full-length studio albums debut at number one on the ARIA albums chart.
All singles from the band's four studio
albums, as well as all four albums, have charted in multiple countries,
received multiple
official sale certifications, and
have been featured in numerous weekly and year-end charts, as well as making an
appearance on decade-end charts. The band has received numerous accolades and awards,
including being honored with the prestigious APRA Outstanding International Achievement Award in 2019, being placed on
Billboard's Top
Artists of the 2010s chart, which lists the most popular and successful artists
of the 2010-2019 decade and being credited in the exclusive APRA AMCOS 1,000,000,000
List in 2020. As of mid-2020, the band's estimated net worth is approximately
US$81 million.
Youngblood is the third studio album by
Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of
Summer. The album was initially set to be released
on 22 June 2018, but was later brought forward to 15 June. Four singles were
released in support of the album: "Want You Back",
"Youngblood",
"Valentine"
and "Lie
to Me". The album was released to positive
reviews, with critics praising the lyrical maturity and the sound change from
their previous work. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Meet You There
Tour.
As well as appearing on a multitude of weekly
and 2018 and 2019 year-end charts over several countries and receiving multiple
certifications, the album's title track, "Youngblood", impacted the ARIA decade-end
chart (2010-2019), which ranks the most popular songs of the decade, at number
thirty-seven. In the ARIA Australian decade-end chart (2010-2019), ranking the
most popular songs of the decade by Australian artists, "Youngblood"
ranked at number four. "Youngblood" sold over five million adjusted
copies and is the most streamed Australian song of all time on Apple Music. According
to ARIA certifications,"Youngblood" is the eleventh best-selling
single in Australian history. Youngblood was the most-streamed Australian album
of 2018. In February 2020, the band were honored in the APRA AMCOS' The
1,000,000,000 List, for "Youngblood" having been streamed over 1
billion times.
I love the light in
your eyes and the dark in your heart
You love our permanent chase and the bite of our bark
We know we're classic together like Egyptian gold
We love us
It don't matter, be
combative or be sweet cherry pie
It don't matter just as long as I get all you tonight
I can take you out,
oh-oh
We can kill some time, stay home
Throw balloons, teddy bears and the chocolate eclairs await
Got nothing but love for you, fall more in love every day
Valentine, valentine
So deep, your DNA's
being messed with my touch
Can't beat us
So real, fueling the fire until we combust
Can't touch us
It don't matter, be
combative or sweet cherry pie
It don't matter just as long as I get all you tonight
I can take you out,
oh-oh
We can kill some time, stay home
Throw balloons, teddy bears and the chocolate eclairs await
Got nothing but love for you, fall more in love every day
Valentine, valentine
Full plate, don't
wait, have your cake and eat it, too
Full plate, don't wait, have your cake and eat it
I can take you out,
oh-oh
We can kill some time, stay home
Throw balloons, teddy bears and the chocolate eclairs await
Got nothing but love for you, fall more in love every day
Valentine, valentine
Valentine, valentine.