Best Years
5 Seconds of Summer * Track #7 On CALM (Deluxe)
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Best Years by 5 Seconds of Summer
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5 Seconds of SummerProduced by
benny blanco & Happy Perez & wattWrited by
Happy Perez & Luke Hemmings & Ali Tamposi & watt & Ryan TedderAbout
“Best Years” is the seventh track of 5 Seconds of Summer’s fourth album CALM.
The song was first shown to us when lead vocalist Luke Hemmings posted an acoustic version of the song a week before the album’s release.
Best Years Lyrics
[Verse 1: Luke]
You've got a million reasons to hesitate
But, darling, the future's better than yesterday
I wasted so much time on people that reminded me of you
Gave you a million reasons to walk away
[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
But I'll build a house out of the mess
And all the broken pieces
I'll make up for all of your tears
[Chorus: Luke]
I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years
[Verse 2: Luke, Luke & Calum]
I wanna hold your hair when you drink too much
And carry you home when you cannot stand up
You did all these things for me when I was half a man for you
I wanna hold your hand while we're growing up
[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
But I'll build a house out of the mess
And all the broken pieces
I'll make up for all of your tears
[Chorus: Luke, Luke & Michael]
I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years
The best years
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus: Luke, Luke & Michael]
I'll give you the best years
I'll give you the best years
Past love, burned out like a cigarette
I promise, darling, you won't regret
The best years
I'll give you the best years
Best Years Q&A
Who wrote Best Years's ?
Best Years was written by Happy Perez & Luke Hemmings & Ali Tamposi & watt & Ryan Tedder.
Who produced Best Years's ?
Best Years was produced by benny blanco & Happy Perez & watt.
When did 5 Seconds of Summer release Best Years?
5 Seconds of Summer released Best Years on Fri Mar 27 2020.
How was the song teased ahead of its release?
A week before CALM’s release, Luke posted an acoustic version of the track on Twitter, reminiscent of his days as hemmo1996 on YouTube:
What did 5 Seconds of Summer say about "Best Years"?
The first demo was just one guitar and my vocal. Me and Ryan [Tedder] wrote a bulk with the vocals on our own, and then we had The Edge from U2 play the guitar on the bridge. That was awesome. The song is a beautiful love note—something I felt I needed to get off my chest. That’s the best way songwr...
What has Ashton Irwin said about having U2's The Edge on this track?
On an Instagram livestream that drummer Ashton Irwin did on CALM’s one year anniversary, he explained:
You guys know U2, The Edge played on this. He’s the guitarrist, he’s a legend. That’s because Andrew Watt is buds with him, and was like “hey, I have this song called Best Years, we could really u...
What else have the artists said about the song?
On a March 2021 Instagram livestream, drummer Ashton Irwin explained:
Funny story about this song, so it was Ryan Tedder, Andrew, Ali and Luke and they started writing a song like this. You guys know my writing, I don’t really write songs like this, it was very major and happy [laughs] and I’m, lik...
What have the artists said about the song on the commentary album?
This is one of my personal favourite songs of the album, me and Calum have this running joke that he wants to play “Best Years” at my wedding, I don’t know how I feel about this, but Crystal and I love this song, so why not? Let’s go ahead and do it! We have The Edge playing the guitar solo on the b...