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5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer at B96 Pepsi SummerBash 2019. From left to right: Calum Hood, Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin.5 Seconds of Summer at B96 Pepsi SummerBash 2019. From left to right: Calum Hood, Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin.
Background information
Also known as5SOS
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
Members
  • Luke Hemmings
  • Calum Hood
  • Ashton Irwin
  • Michael Clifford
Website5sos.com

5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 2011. The group consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin. They were originally YouTube celebrities, posting videos of themselves covering songs from various artists during 2011 and early 2012. They rose to international fame while touring with English-Irish boy band One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. They have since released four studio albums and headlined three world tours.

In early 2014, the band released "She Looks So Perfect" as their debut single, which topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Their self-titled debut album was released in June 2014, peaking at number one in 11 countries, and was followed by a live album titled LIVESOS. They went on their first headlining world tour Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour to support the album.

The band released their second album Sounds Good Feels Good in October 2015, topping the charts in 8 countries, and was followed by a live documentary DVD called How Did We End Up Here. They went on the sold out stadium and arena Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour to support the album.

The band released their third album Youngblood on 15 June 2018. It 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 chart-toppers 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. They went on the sold out promotional worldwide 5SOS III Tour, which sold out within three minutes, and the worldwide Meet You There Tour in 2018 to support the album.

On 27 March 2020, the band released their fourth studio album Calm. The album was a commercial success, receiving positive reviews from critics who praised the band's artistic growth and maturity.The album charted in more than 25 countries on several charts, peaked in the 10 top on 17 charts and debuted atop the charts at number one in Australia, the UK and Scotland. In the US, due to an alleged shipping error, approximately 15,000 copies of the album were released early, which resulted in Calm debuting a week early on the Billboard 200 chart. Had the shipping error not occurred, Calm would have debuted at number one in the US, earning the band's fourth consecutive number one in the country. Despite the shipping error, the album peaked at number two in the US, earning the band their fifth top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart. 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. The band is set to embark on their worldwide No Shame Tour in late 2020.

All singles from their four studio albums, as wells as all four albums, have charted in a substantial number of countries, received multiple official sales certifications and have been featured in a large amount of weekly and year-end charts, as well as making an appearance on decade-end charts.

5 Seconds of Summer has been placed on Billboard's Top Artists of the 2010's Chart, which listed the most popular and successful artists of the 2010-2019 decade.

Career

2011–2012: Origin and debut

5 Seconds of Summer at their EP launch gig at The Metro Theatre on 25 November 2012

5 Seconds of Summer formed in 2011 when Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, and Calum Hood, who all attended Norwest Christian College, began posting videos of themselves performing covers of popular songs together on Hemmings' YouTube channel. Hemmings' first video, a cover of Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go", was posted on 3 February 2011. Their cover of Chris Brown's "Next to You" received over 600,000 hits. In December 2011, they were joined by drummer Ashton Irwin, and the four-man lineup was completed.

On December 3, the band played their first show at Syndey pub, Annadale Hotel, reportedly playing for only 12 people.In 2020, the band paid homage to the gig in their "Old Me" music video, which featured a video clip of their Annandale Hotel performance.

The band attracted interest from major music labels and publishers and signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Despite having no promotion apart from on Facebook and Twitter, their first music release, an EP entitled Unplugged, reached number 3 on the iTunes chart in Australia and the Top 20 in both New Zealand and Sweden.

Their international following significantly increased when One Direction member Louis Tomlinson posted the link to the YouTube video of their song "Gotta Get Out", stating that he had been a fan of 5 Seconds of Summer "for a while".

5 Seconds of Summer spent the second half of 2012 writing and developing their sound with Christian Lo Russo and Joel Chapman of Australian band Amy Meredith, with whom they wrote two songs ("Beside You" and "Unpredictable") that were featured on their second EP Somewhere New. The EP was also co-produced by Chapman.

5 Seconds of Summer released their first single "Out of My Limit" on 19 November 2012, whose video clip received over 100,000 views within the first 24 hours. The band were once again the subject of interest for One Direction when Niall Horan posted a tweet of the link to 5SOS’ first single "Out of My Limit".

In December 2012, the band embarked on a songwriting trip to London where they wrote with various artists including McFly, Roy Stride of Scouting for Girls, Nick Hodgson of Kaiser Chiefs, Jamie Scott, Jake Gosling, Steve Robson and James Bourne of Busted.

As their fame and dedication to the band grew, the band eventually dropped out of school, with Clifford leaving school two years prior in Year 10, later completing a year at TAFE, and Hood dropping out in Year 11 in 2012 due to the band's move to London. Irwin had already graduated from Richmond High School in 2012, and studied music performance at a TAFE college, before choosing to leave to pursue the band. Hemmings continued with distance education up until 2013, dropping out in year 12 due to the commitment of the band.

2013–2014: 5 Seconds of Summer and LIVESOS

On 14 February 2013, it was announced that 5 Seconds of Summer would support One Direction on their worldwide Take Me Home Tour. The tour kicked off at the O2 Arena in London on 23 February 2013, and 5 Seconds of Summer joined One Direction for shows in the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand, including seven shows at Allphones Arena in 5 Seconds of Summer's home town of Sydney.

While on a break from the Take Me Home Tour, 5 Seconds of Summer returned home to Australia where they played a national headlining tour, with all dates selling out within minutes. It was around this time when the band began to gain popularity and become more well-known.

On 21 November 2013, the band announced that they had signed to Capitol Records. On 5 February 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer listed their debut major label single "She Looks So Perfect" for pre-order on the iTunes Store.

On 5 March 2014, it was announced that 5 Seconds of Summer would join One Direction again, supporting them on their Where We Are Tour in the US, Canada, UK and Europe.

In late March 2014, their single "She Looks So Perfect" was released in UK. Despite spending only one day on top in the British iTunes store and ending its week in the lower end of the top 10, 5 Seconds of Summer became the fourth Australian band to have a UK number-one single, and the first to do so in 14 years. On 9 April, their third EP She Looks So Perfect debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 Chart.

5 Seconds of Summer performing at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia on 30 April 2014

On 9 May, they released their second single, "Don't Stop". It debuted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, 3,000 units behind Ella Henderson's "Ghost". It peaked at number one in 4 countries and was in the top 10 of 8 countries overall. Billboard said that, "In the vein of Green Day's "She" and Blink-182's "All The Small Things," "Don't Stop" is 5SOS' bid for a deceptively charming pop-punk anthem, with lyrics that are stickily sweet in their awkward flirtatiousness. The bridge could be more polished, but that hook is a highlight of the whole album." On 15 June, the band released their fourth EP Don't Stop which was not available to purchase in the US, Canada and Mexico.

On 13 May, the band announced that their debut self-titled album would be released on 27 June 2014 in Europe and Australia, with other releases coming later. The album won a Kerrang! award; Luke Hemmings said it was a real honour to win one, as all the band's idols are in Kerrang!. The album debuted on the top of the Billboard 200 Chart, peaked at number one in 13 countries, and peaked in the Top 10 of 26 countries.

On 15 July, the band released their third single, "Amnesia", which was the only song not written by the band members themselves, but by Benji and Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, an American pop punk band. Billboard said of the track that, "With a surprisingly affecting vocal performance and the most searing lyrics on the album, new single "Amnesia" establishes itself as 5 Seconds of Summer's successful Serious Pose. Taking older listeners back to the relative heartache of dissolving high school romance, "Amnesia" demonstrates the versatility of 5SOS, and one wonders why it's buried at the end of the group's debut album." On 5 September, they released their fifth EP Amnesia which was not available in US and Mexico.

On 12 October, the band released their fourth single, "Good Girls", and the music video logged over two million views within 48 hours. On 16 November, they released their sixth EP Good Girls which topped the UK iTunes Chart.

The band released a cover song "What I Like About You" by American rock band The Romantics as the first single from their live album LIVESOS. The band released their first live album, LIVESOS, on 15 December 2014.

2015–2016: Sounds Good Feels Good

In May 2015, the band embarked on their first headlining tour, Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour, of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America.

On 17 July 2015, the band released "She's Kinda Hot" as the first single from their second studio album. On 12 August, they announced that their second studio album was titled Sounds Good Feels Good. On 28 August, they released their seventh EP, She's Kinda Hot, in the UK and Ireland only. On 9 October, they released "Hey Everybody!" as the second single and announced their Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour.

Sounds Good Feels Good was released worldwide on 23 October 2015. It became the band's second number one in their home country and the first in the United Kingdom. In the United States, 5 Seconds of Summer became the first band (not vocal) to have their first two full-length albums debut at the top of the charts. The band released their third single "Jet Black Heart" on 17 December 2015, together with a music video which featured some of their fans.

In 2016, the band embarked on their Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour which included sold out stadiums and arenas. They toured across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

5 Seconds of Summer performing in Verona, Italy during their 2016 headlining tour Sounds Live Feels Live

On 3 June, the band announced their single "Girls Talk Boys". The song was included on the Ghostbusters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and was released on 15 July. On 2 December 2016, the band announced the release of their B-sides and rarities, titled This Is Everything We Ever Said, to celebrate their fifth anniversary as a band.

After years of intense touring and the completion of the massively successful Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour in October 2016, the band announced that "2016 for 5SOS has ended," and that they would be taking the remainder of the year to rest and to develop the sound for their next studio album. The break lasted nearly three years, with Hood later stating "After six years of being on the road, we needed to get our heads right for the longevity of the band." Hemmings later admitted that the band had briefly considered breaking up due to the intense pressure placed on them, stating that "'Seven years as a band may seem like a long time, but we were teenagers when we started. We had to look at each other and say 'are we going to stop now, or do this forever? Because if we continue, then we have to go further than we ever have before.'"Ultimately the band chose to continue to release new music and explore new musical directions.

2017–2018: Youngblood

On 13 January 2017, the band was featured on the song "Take What You Want" by the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock from their eighth studio album Ambitions. On 11 May, the band announced the dates for their summer tour where they played at several music festivals in Asia, Europe, and South America from August to September 2017. The last music festival they played that year was Brazil's Rock in Rio.

The band spent the rest of the year creating their third studio album with Alexandra Tamposi, Andrew Wotman, Rivers Cuomo, Andrew Goldstein, and various others. Irwin states that, outside of working on the album, they spent their time "redefining who are as adult men" after touring for so long.

On 22 February 2018, the band released the single "Want You Back" which reached several charts in over 15 countries and peaked in the top 40 on thirteen charts, including the US, the UK, Ireland, and Australia

The same day,following the release of "Want You Back," the band announced they would be embarking on a 2018 promotional tour entitled 5SOS III.

The tour sold out within approximately three minutes with the critics praising it as a "a nice teaser for what promises to be a much larger-scale fall tour." The tour began on 20 March 2018 and ended on 6 June with the band performing at intimate venues across Europe, US, Singapore, Australia, Mexico, and Brazil. Besides the tour, the group performed at music festivals, had acoustic sessions at radio stations, and made TV show appearances to promote the upcoming album.

On 9 April 2018, the band announced that their third studio album, Youngblood, will be released on 22 June 2018. The band announced the dates for their fourth headlining world tour titled the Meet You There Tour which started on 2 August 2018 and took place at various arenas across Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United States, and Europe, concluding on 19 November 2018.

On 22 May, the title track was officially released as the second single from the album. "Youngblood" achieved massive worldwide success, and peaked at number one in Australia in May 2018 and stayed on top of the ARIA Chart for eight consecutive weeks. It also stayed at number one on Official New Zealand Music Chart for four consecutive weeks, hit UK Official Charts’s Top 5, hit Canada's Top 5, and hit US Billboard Hot 100’s top 10. In the radio format, it became the band's first single to top US's Pop Songs chart and Adult Pop Songs chart, and Canada's Contemporary Hit Radio chart. It is certified 10x platinum in Australia, 4x platinum in Poland, 3x platinum in New Zealand, 2x platinum in the US, the UK, Norway, Denmark and Sweden and platinum in Canada, Belgium, and Italy.

On 1 June 2018, the band announced that the release date of the album was moved forward to 15 June 2018. Youngblood was a commercial success and debuted at number one in Australia and the US Billboard 200, becoming their third consecutive number one album in both countries. It debuted in the top 3 in the UK and seven other countries. Overall, the album reached the top 10 of 20 countries.

They performed their lead single "Want You Back" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 11 April and on The Voice (U.S. season 14) on 8 May. On 25 May, the group performed for selected fans for a Spotify Fans First Event at Sydney, Australia. The band performed their second single "Youngblood" on The Voice Australia and on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on 12 June.

In June, Apple Music released a documentary titled "On the Record: 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood", showing interviews about the making of the album. The band also had a one-night show in New York, which was held during the day of their third album's release, to celebrate the release of the documentary. On 22 June, the band performed on The Today Show’s Summer Concert Series. On 25 June, Tumblr organized an intimate show in New York City, as part of its Tumblr IRL event series, where the band performed for their fans while they celebrated their album debuting at number one in the US.

In August, the band released a Spotify-exclusive version of their track "Lie to Me", along with a cover of Post Malone’s song "Stay". In October, the band was featured in an episode of Billboard's Pop Shop podcast, talking about the making of their single "Youngblood", the single becoming a hit on the US pop songs radio chart, and their upcoming third single "Valentine". In December, they performed at the 2018 ARIA Awards in Australia, where they won three awards.

On 21 December 2018, the band released a new rendition of their "Lie to Me" track which features American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels. The music video which was shot at a former race track was released on 18 January. An acoustic version of the single was then released on 1 February 2019, along with the accompanying music video.

In December, the band were listed on several Billboard 2018 year-end charts. They were on the Top 10 of the Top Artists - Duo/Group chart, and they were also on the Top Artists, Hot 100 Artists, and Top Billboard 200 Artists charts. Their album, Youngblood, was on the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 Albums and Top Canadian Albums charts. Their single, "Youngblood", was on the Top 20 of the Billboard Pop Songs chart, on the Top 40 of the Hot 100 Songs, Radio Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay Songs, Digital Song Sales, and Canadian Hot 100 charts, and on the Top 100 of the Streaming Songs and On-demand Songs charts. "Youngblood" was the top selling single in 2018 in Australia.

"Youngblood" peaked in more than 15 other year-end charts in 2018, was officially certified Australia's 2018 song of the year and won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year. The song was ranked at number seven in The UK's Official Top 40 Biggest Song of the Summer 2018.

In 2019, "Youngblood" peaked in more than 10 year-end charts and has since received official platinum and gold notable achievement certifications in over 15 countries.

As well as appearing on a multitude of weekly and year-end charts over several countries and receiving multiple certifications, "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" has sold over one million adjusted copies and is the most streamed Australian song of all time on Apple Music. In February 2020, 5 Seconds of Summer were honored in the APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List, for "Youngblood" having been streamed over 1 billion times.

2019–present: Calm

On 5 February 2019, the band shared teasers for their upcoming single "Who Do You Love", a collaboration with American DJ duo The Chainsmokers. The single was released on 7 February, along with the lyric video on YouTube.The song peaked in several countries and weekly and year-end charts, including peaking at number one on the Australia Dance charts In March, the band performed the single, along with The Chainsmokers, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the official music video was released on 25 March 2019. The band later joined on the North American World War Joy tour, alongside Lennon Stella during the last quarter of 2019.

On 23 May 2019, they released the song "Easier" as the lead single from their upcoming fourth studio album and the first with their new label, Interscope Records. The song charted in several countries and included peaks at number twelve in Australia, number twelve in the US Mainstream Top 40 and number twenty-seven in the UK. "Easier" was nominated for the ARIA 2019 Song of the Year Award. Billboard magazine included the song on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list at number 79.

The album's follow-up single, "Teeth", from Season 3 of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, was released on 21 August 2019. The song charted in several countries and included peaks at number fifteen in Australia, and number twenty-one in the US Mainstream Top 40 In 2020, the song was nominated for the prestigious Song of the Year award at the APRA Music Awards of 2020.

On 5 February 2020, the band announced their fourth studio album Calm, which was released on 27 March 2020, and released "No Shame", the third single off the album, at the same time.

On 16 February 2020 the band performed at Fire Fight Australia, a televised concert at ANZ Stadium in Sydney raising money for bushfire relief. Their performance, which included the very first live performance"No Shame", was widely praised both by critics and viewers and dubbed the "best performance" of the show, with Billboard writing "They were raised playing stadiums and as such were, perhaps surprisingly, the perfect warm-up act for Queen -- though such a term diminishes the impact they had in fifteen short minutes."

On 21 February 2020, the band released "Old Me" as the fourth single from Calm,, before releasing it to radio as the album's fourth single on 6 March.. Although the song was given very minimal promotion, it still charted in a number of countries, including a peak at number thirty-nine in Australia and number twenty-six on the US Mainstream Top 40.

On 25 March 2020, the band released "Wildflower" as the fifth and final single from Calm. With song promotion halted due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the song still peaked at number twelve on the Australian Artists chart.

On 27 March 2020, the band released their fourth studio album Calm. The album was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics who praised the band's artistic growth and maturity.The album charted in more than 25 countries on several charts, and debuted atop the charts at number one in Australia, the UK and Scotland.The album peaked in the top 10 on 17 charts,including number two in Mexico and number four in Austria, Estonia, Ireland, New Zealand and Portugal.

In the US, due to an alleged shipping error, approximately 15,000 copies of the album were released early, which resulted in Calm debuting a week early on the Billboard 200 chart. Had the shipping error not occurred, Calm would have debuted at number one in the US, earning the band's fourth consecutive number one in the country. Despite the shipping error, the album peaked at number two in the US, earning the band their fifth top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart.

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.

The band is set to embark on their worldwide arena No Shame Tour in late 2020.

Band members

Luke Hemmings of 5SOSLuke HemmingsMichael Clifford of 5SOSMichael CliffordCalum Hood of 5SOSCalum HoodAshton Irwin of 5SOSAshton Irwin
  • Luke Hemmings – lead vocals, guitar, piano (2011–present)
  • Michael Clifford – lead guitar, vocals (2011–present)
  • Calum Hood – bass, vocals, synthesizers (2011–present)
  • Ashton Irwin – drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards (2011–present)

Musical style, influences and band status

5 Seconds of Summer's musical style has been described as pop rock, pop punk, power pop, and pop. Rolling Stone magazine called them "emo-gone-pop". Matt Collar of AllMusic found a reminiscent of "'90s punk-pop" and "2000s boy band pop" in their sound. John Feldmann of Goldfinger stated that, "this is the best pop-punk band I've ever heard".

The group has been called a boy band in the media, partly due to being affiliated with One Direction and having a sizable female audience. Members of the group said that they are not a boy band, with Irwin comparing the band's fanbase to Fall Out Boy which also has a sizable female fanbase. John Feldmann, frontman of Goldfinger and producer on 5 Seconds of Summer, attributes 5 Seconds of Summer's fanbase to "a fundamental change in the pop punk demo", mentioning its gradual shift away from the majorly-male audiences of early 1990s pop punk acts such as Blink-182 and Green Day.

The band cited Blink-182, All Time Low, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Nirvana, Mayday Parade, Busted, McFly, A Day to Remember, Boys Like Girls, and My Chemical Romance as their influences. For their second album, Sounds Good Feels Good, they cited All Time Low, The Used, Yellowcard, State Champs, Good Charlotte, INXS, Sugarcult, Green Day, and Mayday Parade as influences. For their third album, Youngblood, the band cited the Gorillaz, The Beatles, and Queen as influences. Hemmings describes the titular song of the album as the lifestyle they were living at the time of writing the song and as a person as well. Hemmings also refers to the Youngblood 'persona' as very dynamic waves of pushing and pulling and "give and take".

The distinct musical differences from their previous albums to Youngblood is credited to their desire to move out of their sonic comfort zone of pop punk. Clifford states that in order for the band to feel satisfied as artists, they had to push themselves "to make something new" and that the unpredictability that came with that was "the best thing" for their band.

For their fourth album, the band stated that there is an intentionally "darker sound" and that they were "inspired by dark, synth-heavy groups of the Eighties and Nineties" including Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, and Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer". They also stated that the direction of the album has been influenced by their listening to Gesaffelstein, Health, St. Vincent, Disclosure and Bob Moses.

The band's lead single for their fourth album, "Easier",was inspired by Nine Inch Nails' song "Closer with the band citing inspiration "as a “derivative of the driving drum groove."

A week after the release of their single "Easier", Clifford released his signature Gibson guitar, the Michael Clifford Signature Melody Maker. Clifford cited his main inspiration for the guitar was Joan Jett's Melody Maker, a guitar he's admired since he was 17 and refers to as "the best guitar ever played". He stated that the goal of his Melody Maker was to "be an homage to the Joan Jett Melody Maker" and that he hoped "this is the type of guitar that is someone’s first guitar".

Hi or Hey Records and departure from Capitol Records

On 27 January 2014, the band announced that they would be setting up their own label, Hi or Hey Records. On the label's website, the band stated that aside from releasing all of their music through Hi or Hey Records in conjunction with Capitol Records, they would also be signing a roster of bands and releasing their music via the label. On 24 March 2015, the label signed pop rock band Hey Violet.

After the release of their third album, Youngblood, and before the release of their single "Easier" , the band left Capitol Records and was signed to Interscope Records.

Philanthropy and Supported Causes

On 26 October 2018, 5 Seconds of Summer released their cover of British rock band Queen’s "Killer Queen". The single was released before the scheduled premiere of Queen's biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody". The single is part of a series of covers of Queen's songs that is meant to support the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an organization founded by Queen's band members after Mercury's death that aims to provide support in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Queen's manager, Jim Beach, expressed his gratitude and excitement towards the band for supporting the cause.

In December 2018, the band performed on 24 Hours of Reality: Protect Our Planet, Protect Ourselves, a two-day web-telecast organized by The Climate Reality Project, an organization which is led by former US Vice President Al Gore that helps raise awareness about the effects of climate change.

In 2019, 5 Seconds of Summer played Celebrity Family Feud, a televised game show hosted by Steve Harvey against The Chainsmokers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The organization grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.

On 16 February 2020, the band performed at Fire Fight Australia, a televised fundraising concert for Australian bushfire relief held at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The concert raised a total of 9.85 million (AUD). 5 Seconds's of Summer's performance was widely praised both by critics and viewers and dubbed the "best performance" of the show, with Billboard writing "They were raised playing stadiums and as such were, perhaps surprisingly, the perfect warm-up act for Queen -- though such a term diminishes the impact they had in fifteen short minutes." On 13 March 2020, a compilation album titled Artists Unite for Fire Fight was released as well. The album consists of select songs from the concert, and includes 5 Seconds of Summer's live performance of "Youngblood".

For the release of their fourth studio album CALM in March 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, the band released a number of limited edition vinyls, CDs and merchandise bundles with $1 from every US exclusive purchase being donated to the PLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund, and a portion of the proceeds from the UK exclusive purchases being donated to the NHS Charities COVID-19 Urgent Appeal.

On 23 April 2020, 5 Seconds of Summer were featured as the vocals and acoustic guitar in BBC Radio 1's "biggest ever" Live Lounge "Times Like These" cover version as part of their Stay at Home project, created in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Among various charities worldwide, profits from the single were primarily donated to Children in Need and Comic Relief, as well as WHO's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. The song reached number one in the UK on its second week, earning 66,000 chart sales.

On 22 May 2020, 5 Seconds of Summer took part in the NBC "Sixth Annual Red Nose Day Special," designed to raise money and awareness for children in need. The funds raised through the campaign were directed to help the affect coronavirus pandemic on children and the aid organizations for children. The band was praised by viewers for the performance of their CALM album non-single, Best Years..

Friends of Friends

On 13 May 2019, the band announced their philanthropic brand, Friends of Friends, with the release of a limited edition clothing range. All profits from that first initiative were donated to Safe Place for Youth, a project of Community Partners that focuses on helping and empowering homeless youth. On 29 May 2019, the first-ever Friends of Friends show was held in Venice, California and featured 5 Seconds of Summer with All Time Low, Watt Zeppelin, Sierra Deaton, and various other artists. The proceeds from the event were also donated to the Safe Place for Youth project. On 26 June 2019, Friends of Friends released another limited edition clothing range with the announcement of their second benefit concert in Sydney, Australia. 5 Seconds of Summer, Amy Shark, Genesis Owusu, The Modern Glitch and other artists performed on 3 July 2019. All proceeds from the show and the clothing range were donated to Blacktown Youth Services Association, an organization that works to inspire young people to positively impact their community.

On 23 January 2020, as a reaction to the 2019-20 Australian bushfires, a new limited clothing range designed by Micah Ulrich was released, with the band stating "We are devastated by the tragic fires that have affected so many people and the wildlife in Australia. We want to contribute as best we can to relief efforts." All profits were donated to the Australian Red Cross.

Awards

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by 5 Seconds of Summer

In 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer won American Music Awards' New Artist of the Year, MTV Europe Music Award's Artist on the Rise and Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Award's Best Lyric Video for "Don't Stop", and ARIA Music Awards' Song of the Year for "She Looks So Perfect".

In 2015, they won ARIA Music Awards' Best Australian Live Act, APRA Music Awards' Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year, MTV Europe Music Award's Best Australian Act, People's Choice Awards' Favorite Breakout Artist, and MTV Video Music Award's Song of the Summer for "She's Kinda Hot".

In 2016, they won Teen Choice Awards' Choice Summer Music Star: Group, Choice Summer Tour for their Sounds Live Feels Live Tour, and Choice Music: Rock Song for "Jet Black Heart".

In 2018, they won Teen Choice Awards' Choice Music Group, Choice Summer Group, and Choice Song: Group for "Youngblood", MTV Europe Music Award's Best Rock, and ARIA Music Awards' Best Group, Best Australian Live Act, and Song of the Year for "Youngblood".

In 2019, the band won iHeartRadio Music Awards' Best Duo/Group of the Year.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 5 Seconds of Summer: Up Close & Personal Themselves Documentary
2015 How Did We End Up Here Themselves Documentary
2018 On the Record: 5 Seconds of Summer – Youngblood Themselves Documentary

Discography

Main article: 5 Seconds of Summer discography

Tours

Headlining

  • Mini Australian Tour (2012)
  • Twenty Twelve Tour (June 2012)
  • First New Zealand Show (3 November 2012)
  • Pants Down Tour (2013) (Australia)
  • UK Tour (February & March 2014)
  • 5 Countries 5 Days European Tour (March & April 2014) (Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Spain)
  • Stars, Stripes and Maple Syrup Tour (April 2014) (North America)
  • There's No Place Like Home Tour (May 2014) (Australia)
  • Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour (2015) (UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, US, Canada)
  • Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour (2016) (Asia, UK, Ireland, Europe, US, Canada, Mexico, Australia)
  • 5SOS III Tour (2018) (Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Australia)
  • Meet You There Tour (2018) (Asia, New Zealand, Australia, North America, Europe)
  • No Shame Tour (2020–2021) (Europe, North America, Australia)

Opening act

See also

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