Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer song)

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"Youngblood"
Youngblood (acoustic) by 5SOS.jpg
Acoustic version cover art
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Youngblood
Released12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
Genre
Length3:23
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Want You Back"
(2018)
"Youngblood"
(2018)
"Valentine"
(2018)
Music video
"Youngblood" on YouTube

"Youngblood" is a song recorded by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was written by Calum Hood, Ali Tamposi, Andrew Watt, Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings with production handled by Andrew Watt and Louis Bell. The song was released via Capitol Records on 12 April 2018, as the second single from their third studio album of the same name.

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"Youngblood" peaked at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart in May 2018, becoming the band's second number-one single on the chart, spending eight consecutive weeks at the top and becoming the biggest-selling single of 2018 in Australia. Outside Australia, "Youngblood" topped the charts in New Zealand and peaked within the top ten of the charts in eleven countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, becoming their first top ten singles in the former and latter countries.

"Youngblood" has been certified multi-platinum in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, platinum in the United States and Canada, and gold in Italy, Belgium and Brazil. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2018, "Youngblood" won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year. [4] [5] and is the most streamed Australian song of all time on Apple Music. [6] "Youngblood" sold over five million adjusted copies worldwide within six months of release, [7] [8] [9] the eleventh best-selling single of all time in Australia. [10] [11] and has been honored in the APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List, for having been streamed over 1 billion times. [12]

Background and release

The song was initially released as an instant download track with the pre-order of the album, but was later released as a single. Describing the song, the band's drummer Ashton Irwin stated: "We loved that new wave could be really melancholy, but also up. It had romanticism and anger, but also energy and colour. That's exactly what we wanted for our new music." [13]

An audio clip of the song was released on 20 April 2018 on the band's official YouTube channel. The video has received over 43 million views as of April 2023. [14]

The song has amassed over 525 million views on its official music video. [15] [16]

Critical reception

"Youngblood" received positive reviews from critics, with Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone describing the song as having a "relentless, thumping rhythm, around which 5 Seconds of Summer move between delicate verses and a booming chorus". [17]

Melodic Magazine praised the song for having "such a fun, catchy beat that had [me] listening to the song practically daily" and that "Youngblood set the tone for the album, showing the band's musical growth over the last few years". [18]

Medium.com labelled the song as "cohesive and strong" and that it was "clear that [5 Seconds of Summer] spent their time honing a craft [that was] overlooked by stereotyping naysayers". [19]

Commercial performance

"Youngblood" achieved global success, topping the Apple Music and Spotify charts [18] as well as reaching number one in Australia in May 2018, becoming the band's second number-one single in their home country, [20] spending eight consecutive weeks at the top. The track was the most-streamed song in Australia on Spotify during the 2018 winter period. [21] "Youngblood" has been certified 11 times platinum in Australia, was officially certified Australia's 2018 song of the year [22] and won the ARIA Award for Song of the Year. [23] The song also reached number one in New Zealand, spending four consecutive weeks at the top. It has been certified triple platinum in the country. [24]

In the United States, "Youngblood" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first top ten single and their highest-charting single to date. [25] It also became their first single to peak at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart (also known as Pop Songs airplay chart), [25] topping the chart for five consecutive weeks, making them the first Australian band to top the chart in 21 years. [26] The song also reached number one on the Adult Top 40 (also known as Adult Pop Songs chart), topping the chart for two consecutive weeks, and number two on the Radio Songs chart (airplay chart across all genres). [27] It has been certified double platinum in the country. [28]

In the United Kingdom, "Youngblood" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, spending over six months on the chart and becoming their third highest-charting single in Britain behind "She Looks So Perfect" and "Don't Stop", which peaked at number one and number two on the UK Singles Chart in March 2014 and June 2014 respectively. The single was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. [29] The single did well in Britain during the summer months, from 1 June to 30 August, and ranked seventh on the Official Charts Company's Top 40 Biggest Song of the Summer 2018, [30] while the music video ranked ninth place on The Official Top 40 songs most streamed on video of 2018 so far. [31] "Youngblood" eventually became the country's 28th-highest-selling single of 2018. [32]

In Canada, the single peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming the band's first top ten hit in Canada and their highest-charting single in the country. It also became their first single to peak atop Canada's Contemporary Hit Radio/Top 40 Airplay chart, topping the chart for four consecutive weeks, and at number two on the Adult Contemporary chart. It has been certified platinum in the country. [33]

As well as appearing on multiple weekly and year-end charts over several countries, "Youngblood" appeared at number thirty-seven on the ARIA decade-end chart (2010–2019), which ranks the most popular songs of the decade, [34] and at number four on the ARIA Australian decade-end chart (2010–2019), which ranks the most popular songs of the decade by Australian artists. [35] As of January 2022, "Youngblood" has spent over 197 consecutive weeks (over 3.5 years) in the Top 20 on the ARIA Australian Singles chart. [36] Additionally, "Youngblood" is the eleventh best-selling single of all time in Australia. [10] [11] [37]

"Youngblood" sold over five million copies within six months of release [7] [38] [9] and is the most streamed Australian song of all time on Apple Music. [6] [39] In February 2020, 5 Seconds of Summer were honored in the APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List, for "Youngblood" reaching 1 billion combined streams. [12] In June 2020, "Youngblood" was awarded an ASCAP Pop Music Award. [40] As of November 2022, the track has over 1.4 billion streams on Spotify. [41]

Live performances

The song was performed live for the first time on 20 March 2018 at the band's concert in Stockholm, Sweden as part of their sold out 5SOS III Tour. [42]

After the song was released as a single, the band performed it on The Voice Australia . [43] They performed a stripped back version of the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 12 June 2018, and have also performed it during their visits at various other radio stations. [44] On 22 June 2018, they performed it on The Today Show 's Summer Concert Series, [45] and on 28 November 2018 at the 32nd Annual ARIA Awards. [46]

In August 2018, the band uploaded a performance to their official YouTube channel, performing "Youngblood" live for their Apple Music documentary titled,"5SOS - On The Record." [47] The live performance amassed over 4 million views. [48]

The song has become a staple of the band's live shows, since debuting on the setlist for the 5SOS III Tour. It was played as the last song of the encore on the Meet You There Tour, and has become the song the band usually closes their sets with. This was also the case, when the band performed at the Fire Fight Australia relief concert on 16 February 2020. [49]

Music video

An "alternative" music video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel on 26 April 2018. It is filmed in monochrome and intercuts backstage tour footage with a live performance of the song. As of July 2023, the video has accumulated over 305 million views. [50]

The song's official music video was released on 2 August 2018 while the band was in Japan for their tour. Directed by Frank Borin, the video was filmed in Tokyo and tells the story of an elderly couple in their final moments, given 24 hours to relive their youth (where they are played by Japanese artists "JOHNNY" Daigo Yamashita and Misaki Aono) which then dives into the Japanese Rockabilly culture. [51] As of September 2023, the video has garnered over 218 million views. [52]

Track listing

  1. "Youngblood" – 3:23
  1. "Youngblood" (acoustic) – 3:40
  1. "Youngblood" (R3hab remix) – 2:30
  2. "Youngblood" (R3hab extended remix) – 2:55

Credits and personnel

5 Seconds of Summer

Additional musicians

Angus & Julia Stone cover

On 2 November 2018, Angus & Julia Stone released a cover version of the song as a non-album single. Their version was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2024. [55]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [143] 13× Platinum910,000
Belgium (BEA) [144] Platinum40,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [145] 2× Diamond320,000
Canada (Music Canada) [146] Platinum80,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [147] 4× Platinum360,000
France (SNEP) [148] Platinum200,000
Germany (BVMI) [149] Gold200,000
Italy (FIMI) [150] Platinum50,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [151] Platinum60,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [152] 3× Platinum90,000
Poland (ZPAV) [153] Diamond100,000
Portugal (AFP) [154] 3× Platinum30,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [155] Platinum60,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] 3× Platinum1,800,000
United States (RIAA) [156] 6× Platinum6,000,000
Streaming
Sweden (GLF) [157] 2× Platinum16,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various12 April 2018 Digital download Original Capitol [158]
United States22 May 2018 Contemporary hit radio [159]

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