5 Seconds of Summer (often shortened to 5SOS) are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in late-2011.[1] The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Robert Hemmings (born: July 16, 1996),[2] lead guitarist Michael Gordon Clifford (born: November 20, 1995),[3] bassist Calum Thomas Hood (born: January 25, 1996),[4] and drummer Ashton Fletcher Irwin (born: July 7, 1994).[5]
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.[6] After they signed on records label, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, they released their first song, "Out Of My Limit".[7]
5SOS have sold more than 3.7 million albums, more than 2 million concert tickets globally, and amassed over 7 billion song streams, making them one of the most successful Australian musical acts in history.[8][9]
5 Seconds Of Summer's most popular song is called "Youngblood" and also their most popular video or song on YouTube called "She Looks So Perfect".[10]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- 5 Seconds of Summer (Released on 27 June 2014)
- Sounds Good, Feels Good (Released on 23 October 2015)
- Youngblood (Released on 15 June 2018)
- CALM (Released on 27 March 2020)
- 5SOS5 (Released on 23 September 2022)
Live albums[]
- LiveSOS (2014)
- Meet You There Tour Live (2018)
- The Feeling of Falling Upwards (2022)
Extended plays[]
- Unplugged (2012)
- Somewhere New (2012)
- She Looks So Perfect (2014)
- Don't Stop (2014)
- Amnesia (2014)
- Good Girls (2014)
- She's Kinda Hot (2015)
Trivia[]
- The band's name was created by Michael.[11]
- The 5SOS' YouTube channel was originally Luke's channel, it was under the name "hemmo1996".[12]
- 5SOS revealed in 2014 that they would launch their own record label, called Hi or Hey Records.[13]
- Two members of the band, Ashton and Luke, have released solo albums, Superbloom and When Facing the Things We Turn Away From, respectively.
- In June 2019, the band appeared in a season 6 episode of Celebrity Family Feud, in which celebrity teams compete for a $50,000 top prize to be donated to the charity of the winning team's choice. The band competed against The Chainsmokers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[18][19]
- In September 2019, the band appeared in a season 16 episode of Good Mythical Morning.[20][21]
- Also in September 2019, the band appeared in a season 1 episode of Lilly Singh's late-night talk show, A Little Late with Lilly Singh.[22]
- In April 2021, in honor of the third anniversary of their hit single, Youngblood, the band collaborated with Seth Everman.[23]
- According to Seth, Michael contacted him and asked him if he wanted to do something with them for the song's third anniversary.[23]
- Their song "Want You Back" was featured in Simlish Soundtrack for The Sims 4's Seasons Expansion Pack.[24]
- The band released a cover of Queen's "Killer Queen."[25]
- The cover was made released to support the Mercury Phoenix Trust, a group started by Queen members to aid in the fight against HIV/AIDS.[26]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.last.fm/music/5+Seconds+of+Summer
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/lukehemmings/p/Bz9xhUwDanJ/
- ↑ https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/5-seconds-of-summer/michael-clifford/
- ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4158382/5SOS-share-throwback-bassist-Calum-Hood-birthday.html
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/ashtonirwin/p/CfxLwVPLhmU/
- ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/stats/average-setlist/5-seconds-of-summer-6bdc6e66.html?tour=3bd2a494
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0V8BflCpvU
- ↑ https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/88
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200212064035/http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/5-seconds-of-summer-announce-new-album-calm-out-march-27/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2BYmmTI04I
- ↑ https://www.bostonherald.com/2015/03/08/5-seconds-of-summer-explain-name/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110607220454/https://www.youtube.com/user/hemmo1996
- ↑ https://twitter.com/5SOS/status/427925631515377664
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150418091533/http://5sos-official.tumblr.com/post/74222293315
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190621071928/https://interscope.com/artists/5-seconds-summer
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/0NDxJDqwkBzph4AkDqbezR?si=5EjSQ40gT4GBgnQkpkRv4A
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/5T1HI88OceUlUExSsAM3GQ?si=zKHpfmn_Qs6NtrJZVP7JUQ
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10595140/
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/345496580
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK8e-x87fvs
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6EXs20vdCc
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6GP8BD_VQg
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-KgM_Nuj_w
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxjzgQmtiqA
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGIKIdrUUDU
- ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/5-seconds-of-summer-killer-queen-747592/