Artist:5 Seconds of Summer
Song:She Looks So Perfect
Album:5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) have been very successful in their native Australia. Since 2014 they have sold over ten million albums. They haven't been as successful outside Australia because it's a crowded marketplace for their brand of power pop. Not surprisingly, they sound a lot like other similar bands. 5SOS is from Sydney, Australia. They were formed in 2011. Lead singer and guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford and bassist Callum Hood went to the same high school. Hemmings started posting videos on his YouTube channel. Then Clifford invited drummer Ashton Irwin to join. Clifford also came up the band name. After signing a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music, 5SOS released a couple of EPs and went to London on a songwriting trip. Finally all four left school and 5SOS toured with One Direction. Then they signed with Capitol Records and released the 2014 album 5 Seconds of Summer. She Looks So Perfect was the first single and it topped the Australian and British charts and reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 2XPlatinum in Australia and Platinum in the US and England. 5SOS write a lot of their own songs. They worked with various producers but seven of the twelve songs were produced by Goldfinger lead singer John Feldmann. Irwin and Clifford wrote She Looks So Perfect with producer Jake Sinclair who has produced similar bands. 5 Seconds of Summer is available as a budget CD. 5SOS had continued success in Australia. All three Capitol albums topped the charts but they didn't do as well elsewhere. Since leaving Capitol, they recorded one album for Interscope and their latest album in 2022 for BMG. They have faded pretty badly and I think they are too similar to other bands to be successful in the long run. Here's the video for She Looks So Perfect by 5 Seconds of Summer.
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