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. 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. On 14 February 2013, it was announced that 5 Seconds of Summer would support One Direction on their worldwide Take Me Home Tour. 2013–2014: 5 Seconds of Summer and LiveSOS In December 2012, the boys 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. 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.
The EP was also co-produced by Joel Chapman.ĥ 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. 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'd been a fan of 5 Seconds of Summer "for a while".ĥ 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 was featured on their second EP Somewhere New. 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. The band attracted interest from major music labels and publishers and signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV Music Publishing. In December 2011, they were joined by drummer Ashton Irwin, and the four-man lineup was completed. Their cover of Chris Brown's Next To You received over 600,000 hits. Luke's first video, a cover of Mike Posner's Please Don’t Go, was posted on the 3rd February in 2011. 1.5 2019-2021: CALM, solo projects and 2011ĥ Seconds of Summer began in 2011 when Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, and Calum Hood, who all attended Norwest Christian College, started posting videos of themselves performing covers of popular songs together on Luke's YouTube channel.1.2 2013–2014: 5 Seconds of Summer and LiveSOS.The album was a commercial success, receiving positive critical reviews and charting in over 25 countries on multiple charts, peaking in the top 10 on 17 charts and debuting at number one in four countries. In 2020, the band released their fourth studio album CALM.
They embark on the Meet You There Tour to support the album. They also became the first band (not vocal) to have their first three full-length albums debut at the top in the US. In the US, 5 Seconds of Summer became the first Australian act to achieve three chart-toppers on the BillBoard 200 chart. It became their third number one album in their home country. The band released their third album Youngblood on 15 June 2018. In December 2016, the band announced the release of their B-sides and rarities under the title This Is Everything We Ever Said to celebrate their band’s fifth anniversary. They went on the Sounds Live Feels Live 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 their first headlining tour Rock Out With Your Socks Out Tour to support the album. Their self-titled debut album was released on June 2014, peaking at number one in 11 countries, and was followed by a live album titled LiveSOS. 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. They have since released four studio albums and headlined three world tours. They rose to international fame while touring with One Direction on their Take Me Home Tour. The group were originally YouTube celebrities, posting videos of themselves covering songs from various artists during 2011 and early 2012. 5 Seconds of Summer, often shortened to 5SOS, are an Australian pop rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, formed in 2011.
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