5 Seconds of Summer
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On “Youngblood,” 5SOS sing about the push and pulls of a relationship. In this song, we see 5SOS move further away from their defining sound from previous albums and see the growth and maturity in their songwriting.
“Youngblood” is the title track from 5SOS' third album released on June 15th, and w...
[Verse 1: Luke]
Remember the words you told me
"Love me till the day I die"?
Surrender my everything
'Cause you made me believe you're mine
Yeah, you used to call me "baby"
Now, you're callin' me by name (Mm)
Takes one to know one, yeah
You beat me at my own damn game
[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
You push and you push and I'm pullin' away
Pullin' away from ya
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take
[Chorus: Luke, All]
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me outta your life
And I'm just a dead man walkin' tonight
But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me back in your life
So I'm just a dead man crawlin' tonight
'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
[Verse 2: Luke, Luke & Ashton, All]
Lately, our conversations
End like it's the last goodbye
Then one of us gets too drunk
And calls about a hundred times
So who you been callin' "baby"?
Nobody could take my place
When you're lookin' at those strangers
Hope to God you see my face (Ooh)
[Chorus: Luke, All]
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me outta your life
And I'm just a dead man walkin' tonight
But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me back in your life
So I'm just a dead man crawlin' tonight
'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
[Bridge: Luke]
You push and you push and I'm pullin' away
Pullin' away from ya
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take
You're runnin' around and I'm runnin' away
Runnin' away from ya, mm, from ya
[Chorus: Luke, All]
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me outta your life
And I'm just a dead man walkin' tonight
But you need it, yeah, you need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me back in your life
So I'm just a dead man crawlin' tonight
'Cause I need it, yeah, I need it all of the time, yeah (Ooh)
[Outro: All]
You push and you push and I'm pullin' away
Pullin' away from ya
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take
Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me outta your life
And I'm just a dead man walkin' tonight
Youngblood was written by Ashton Irwin & Calum Hood & Luke Hemmings & Louis Bell & Ali Tamposi & watt.
Youngblood was produced by watt & Louis Bell.
5 Seconds of Summer released Youngblood on Thu Apr 12 2018.
When performing “Youngblood” for the first time in Stockholm, Sweden, guitarist Michael Clifford said:
This next song embodies everything that the third record is gonna be.
Drummer Ashton Irwin has said this is his favorite song on the album, releasing a statement about the song:
I loved that new...
The band wrote the song with the same team that crafted Camila Cabello’s hit “Havana.”
Here’s what vocalist/guitarist Luke Hemmings said about the process:
We had to move forward and test our songwriting and progress. It was the greatest thing we could do—we were hungry for something new and excit...
Luke Hemmings, 5 Seconds of Summer’s frontman, was the only member to provide vocals in both this track, and their comeback single “Want You Back”. In their previous albums and ep’s, all band members played instruments and sang in both most all of their songs. The first time Luke was the only one to...
So we made this band when we were pretty young. I think it back, we were looking for something since we were young that was a staple sound for this band. We knew what we were influenced by but we weren’t quite sure how to approach it and create it in a … create something fresh in a way that wouldn’t...
Andrew Watt primarily for me is a motivator and an amazing communicator. I think we got to a point where we could actually make music with him long after we met him. We met him in a bar I’m pretty sure, about two years ago in LA. He was playing like a little gig, and he played it like he was playing...
On a conversation with Genius, 5SOS explained the song:
Luke:
“Youngblood”, for me, is the way we that were living at the time we were writing it, and also, “Youngblood” is a person. Their persona is very on-and-off, pushing, giving-taking…
Michael:
That’s why we called our album “Youngblood”. I...
Michael:
I think we were halfway through the 5SOS3 Tour when we said, “We think ‘Youngblood’ should come first, let’s put it as a track that, if you pre-order the record, you get it”. Then, “Youngblood” starts kind of going a little crazy on streaming, there’s a couple of “I told you so”’s going ar...
Ashton:
When “Youngblood” started to kick off, we had limited time and limited budget, we didn’t have any budget left to make any music videos, we had a small amount of money.
Michael:
We were in Japan, on the train from Tokyo to Osaka, and someone came to us and said, “Hey, we want to film a vid...
“Youngblood” peaked at #7 on the Hot 100 chart. It went #1 in Australia and New Zealand, and it peaked at #4 in the UK.
“Youngblood” is certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA:
It’s also certified 13x Platinum in Australia, and 2x Platinum in the UK.
“Youngblood” received the following awards and nominations:
won “Song of the Year” at the 2018 ARIA Music Awards
won “Choice Song: Group” at the 2018 Teen Choice Awards
won “Best Performing Song” at the 2019 BMI Awards
won “Pop Music Award” at the 2020 ASCAP Awards
nominated for “Best Pop Relea...
From their Cocktail Chats // Ep.1:
Calum:
We went back in with Ali Tamposi and Andrew Watt. I remember Ashton brought back up the chorus melody, which we hadn’t heard in a long time. It was a really fluid and creative process.
Michael:
“Youngblood” is probably my favourite song on the record. It...