Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer album)

Youngblood
Studio album by
5 Seconds of Summer
Released15 June 2018 (2018-06-15)
StudioConway (Los Angeles)
GenrePop[1][2][3]
Length40:12
Label
Producer
5 Seconds of Summer chronology
Sounds Good Feels Good
(2015) 		Youngblood
(2018) 		Meet You There Tour Live
(2018)
Alternative cover
Vinyl cover
Singles from Youngblood
  1. "Want You Back"
    Released: 22 February 2018
  2. "Youngblood"
    Released: 12 April 2018
  3. "Valentine"
    Released: 26 August 2018
  4. "Lie to Me"
    Released: 21 December 2018[4]

Youngblood is the third studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. The album was initially set to be released on 22 June 2018, but was later brought forward to 15 June.[5] Four singles were released in support of the album: "Want You Back", "Youngblood", "Valentine" and "Lie to Me". The album was released to positive reviews, with critics praising the lyrical maturity and the sound change from their previous work. In support of the album, the band embarked on the Meet You There Tour.[6]

As well as appearing on a multitude of weekly and 2018 and 2019 year-end charts over several countries and receiving multiple certifications, the album's title track, "Youngblood", impacted the ARIA decade-end chart (2010-2019), which ranks the most popular songs of the decade, at number thirty-seven.[7] In the ARIA Australian decade-end chart (2010-2019), ranking the most popular songs of the decade by Australian artists, "Youngblood" ranked at number four.[8] "Youngblood" sold over five million adjusted copies[9][10][11] and is the most streamed Australian song of all time on Apple Music.[12][13] According to ARIA certifications,"Youngblood" is the eleventh best-selling single in Australian history.[14] Youngblood was the most-streamed Australian album of 2018.[15] In February 2020, the band were honored in the APRA AMCOS' The 1,000,000,000 List, for "Youngblood" having been streamed over 1 billion times.[16][17]

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  3. ^ "Albums: Christina Aguilera, Youngblood, The Beach Boys, Johnny Marr". The Irish News. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Lie to Me featuring Julia Michaels". iTunes Australia. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  5. ^ Prance, Sam (9 April 2018). "5SOS Announce Brand New Album 'YOUNGBLOOD'". MTV UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  6. ^ Weatherby, Taylor (9 April 2018). "5 Seconds of Summer New Album 'Youngblood' & Tour Dates". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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  14. ^ "SinglesAccreds2018". aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Apple reveals its Best Of 2018 in apps, music, movies, TV shows, books and podcasts". Tech Guide. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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  17. ^ "5SOS Join APRA AMCOS' 1,000,000,000 List With 'Youngblood'". Billboard. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.