Somewhere New (EP)

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Somewhere New
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EP by
Released7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
Length17:08
Label Capitol
Producer
  • Joel Chapman
  • Louis Schrool
5 Seconds of Summer chronology
Unplugged
(2012)
Somewhere New
(2012)
She Looks So Perfect (EP)
(2014)
Singles from Somewhere New
  1. "Out of My Limit"
    Released: 19 November 2012

Somewhere New is the debut extended play by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. The EP was released on 7 December 2012. The group toured across Australia in support of the EP. [1]

Contents

Background and release

On 8 November 2012, the group revealed the cover art for Somewhere New. [2] The band released their debut and lead single from their EP, "Out of My Limit" on 19 November 2012. The single was only released in Australia and New Zealand. [3] A music video for the song was released on 26 November. [4] "Beside You" was re-recorded for the band's self titled debut studio album (2014). [5] Physical copies of the EP were only available in Australia during this time until in October 2016, the EP was released digitally worldwide via Capitol Records. [6]

Commercial performance

Somewhere New debuted at number 36 on the New Zealand Albums chart. [7] The EP also peaked at number 97 on the US Top Current Album Sales chart. [8] In 2021, Somewhere New was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association denoting sales of 35,000 units. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Unpredictable"
  • Joel Chapman
  • Louis Schrool
3:04
2."Out of My Limit"
  • Hood
  • Hemmings
  • Chapman
  • Schrool
3:13
3."Beside You"
  • Chapman
  • Hood
  • Hemmings
  • Lo Russo
  • Chapman
  • Schrool
3:43
4."Gotta Get Out"Hood
  • Chapman
  • Schrool
3:41
Total length:17:08

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Somewhere New
Chart (2013–16)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [7] 36
UK Physical Singles (OCC) [10] 5
US Top Current Albums Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 97

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] Gold35,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Somewhere New
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Australia7 December 2012 Digital download 5 Seconds of Summer [11]
New Zealand [12]
Australia CD [6]
Various23 October 2016Digital download Capitol [13]

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