Youngblood (5 Seconds of Summer song)

"Youngblood"
Acoustic version cover art
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album Youngblood
Released12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
Genre
Length3:23
LabelCapitol
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.

"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]

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  4. ^ "2018 ARIA AWARDS The Nominees". auspOp. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 ARIA AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED". ARIA. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ^ "REVEALED: The 100 most streamed Australian songs on Apple Music". The Industry Observer. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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  8. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer on Instagram: "This is a picture of the boys and I the other day! YoungBlood has already sold 1 million adjusted copies and has streamed over 1 billion…"". Instagram. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ Records, Capitol (16 October 2018). "1+ MILLION adjusted copies sold 1+ BILLION streams 1 VERY proud label Congrats, @5SOS! #Youngbloodpic.twitter.com/Xj7PGkeq6j". @capitolrecords. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  10. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer Hits Huge Milestone With Third Album 'Youngblood' | TigerBeat". 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ^ "SinglesAccreds2018". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ^ AMCOS, APRA. "5 Seconds of Summer joins The 1,000,000,000 List for 'Youngblood'". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 19 May 2020.