Blender (song)

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"Blender"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album 5SOS5
Released	13 July 2022 (2022-07-13)
Genre	Pop [1] pop rock [2]
Length	2:27
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Jacob Torrey Peter Thomas
Producer(s)	Thomas
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Me Myself & I" (2022) "Blender" (2022) "Older" (2022)
Music video
"Blender" on YouTube

"Blender" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 13 July 2022 as the fourth single from their fifth studio album 5SOS5 . ^[1]

Background and composition

"Blender" was written by members of the band, Jacob Torrey and Peter Thomas while production was also handled by Thomas. ^[3] The track runs at 162 BPM and is in the key of G-sharp major. ^[4] Hemmings' range in the song spans from the notes Bb3 to Eb6. ^[5] The song contains the theme of "emotional damage" and has been described as an anthemic pop rock track. ^{[1] [2]}

Along with the songs arrival, the group also released a retro arcade game titled, "BLENDER BRUTALITY" which is a pac-man style game where fans grab all the items and escape the blenders. ^[6] Additionally, the band created a page on their official website entitled, "Emotional Blender" where fans can anonymously submit messages about how they were feeling. ^[7]

Critical reception

"Blender" was met with generally positive reviews by music critics. Grace Powers of Music Daily called the track a "quick pace" song with a catchy chorus. She also stated, "Its blunt and honest songwriting mixed with punchy drums and guitar makes me even more excited to see what's in store on 5SOS5 . ^[6] Stephen Ackroyd of Readdork called the "Blender" a "bubbly pop bop." ^[8]

Music video

A music video for "Blender" premiered on 27 July 2022 and was directed by Ryan Fleming. ^[9]

Personnel

Credits for "Blender" adapted from AllMusic. ^[10]

Musicians Luke Hemmings – composer, guitar, keyboards, vocals Michael Clifford – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Calum Hood – bass, composer, keyboards, vocals Ashton Irwin – backing vocals, composer, drums, keyboards Additional musicians Jacob Scesney – saxophone Peter Thomas – backing vocals, composer, drum programming, engineering, keyboards, producer

Production Chris Gehringer – engineering Matt Pauling – engineering Spike Stent – engineering Jake Torrey – composer, producer Matt Wolach – mixing assistant

Charts

Chart performance for "Blender"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [11]	23

References

1. Tomas Mier (13 July 2022). "The Boys of 5 Seconds of Summer Are a Smoothie of Emotions on New Single Blender". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. Starr Bowenbank (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer's Feelings Are on Display in Anthemic New Song Blender: Listen". Billboard . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. Marisa Whitaker (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds Of Summer Catch Feels In New Single, Blender". Spin . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "Key and BPM of Blender by 5 Seconds of Summer". Musicstax.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. "5 Seconds of Summer "Blender" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
6. Grace Powers (18 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer Release New Single Blender" . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. "5 Seconds of Summer - Emotional Blender". 5sos.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
8. Stephen Ackroyd (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer drop new track, Blender – listen" . Retrieved 8 April 2023.
9. @Michael5SOS (27 July 2022). "BLENDER IS HERE… directed by the hero @ryanmfleming" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Blender - 5SOS Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 30 December 2022.
11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.