Sounds Good Feels Good

Sounds Good Feels Good
Studio album by 5 Seconds of Summer
Released	23 October 2015
Recorded	2015
Genre	Pop punk, pop rock
Length	52:57
Label	Capitol Hi or Hey
Producer	John Feldmann The Monsters and the Strangerz David Hodges Mike Green
5 Seconds of Summer chronology
LiveSOS (2014) Sounds Good Feels Good (2015)
Singles from Sounds Good Feels Good
"She's Kinda Hot" Released: 17 July 2015 "Hey Everybody!" Released: 9 October 2015 "Jet Black Heart" Released: 17 December 2015

Sounds Good Feels Good is the second studio album by the Australian pop punk band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released worldwide by Capitol Records on 23 October 2015.^[1] The album was preceded by the singles "She's Kinda Hot", "Hey Everybody!" and "Jet Black Heart"

Background and release

Following the release of their debut album 5 Seconds of Summer and their live album LiveSOS in 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer took a break for the holidays. They flew to Los Angeles in early 2015 to start writing and recording for what was to become their second album.^[2][3] On their headline tour beginning in early May, they began performing a new song titled "Permanent Vacation".^[4] On 12 August 2015 they announced the title and cover art for the record, with pre-orders starting on 14 August in each time zone. Each pre-order got an instant download of the new tracks "She's Kinda Hot", "Fly Away",^[5] "Jet Black Heart", "Money", and "Hey Everybody". Many songs touch on severe topics like depression, and mental health.

Promotion

In 2015, 5 Seconds of Summer announced a follow-up to their Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour, titled Sounds Live Feels Live, to take place in 2016.^[6]

Singles

The album's first single "She's Kinda Hot" was released on 17 July 2015, and a music video to accompany it in early August. The second single "Hey Everybody!" was released 17 October 2015 worldwide, with the band performing it on Alan Carr: Chatty Man ^[7] and TFI Friday as part of promotion. On 16 November 2015, it was announced by the group that "Jet Black Heart" would be released as the album's third single. The official music video for "Jet Black Heart", containing fans who entered their stories for a chance to be in the video, was released on 17 December 2015.

Other songs

"Fly Away" was made available to download when the album was made available to pre-order on 13 August 2015.^[8] "Money" was made available to download on 17 September 2015.^[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[10]
Alternative Press	[11]
The A.V. Club	B-
The Guardian	[12]
Kerrang!	4/5
Rock Sound	8/10
Rolling Stone	[13]

The album was generally praised for its maturity compared to the band's debut, but criticized for its lack of cohesiveness and cliche themes. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album gained an average score of 67 based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[14] Awarding the album four stars at Alternative Press, Maria Sherman states, "the band have a real responsibility to the consumer, and Sounds Good Feels Good delivers...It's 5SOS' attempt to find community in their new sound and those who support it, a concept that lives both on the record and well outside of it. It's a strong sentiment: follow them and you might find something to relate to. That's a powerful thing."^[11] The staff from Rock Sound published a review of the album in their October 2015 issue giving the album an eight out of ten rating, where they write, "album number two finds the four man phenomenon firming up their identity and becoming their own band" and closing with the remarks "this is the New Broken Scene, it sounds good and it feels even better". Kerrang! awarded it a 4/5 rating, commenting "Sounds Good Feels Good won't change the world, but it might just change your mind".

The album was included at number 31 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.^[15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one in the band's home country of Australia, with 16,150 album sales, outselling current The X Factor Australia judge Chris Isaak's First Comes the Night by over 10,000 units.^[16] In the United States, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 192,000 equivalent album units (179,000 in pure album sales). 5 Seconds of Summer became the first band (not vocal group) to have their first two full-length albums debut at number one in the US.^[17] Sounds Good Feels Good is their first UK number one, outselling its nearest rivals by more than two to one.^[18] It also debuted at number one in other countries including Ireland and Norway.

Nevertheless, high sales expectations for the album (which had racked up impressive presales numbers) led to mild disappointment amongst some industry-watchers.^[19] The album has sold 1 million copies worldwide as of April 2016.

Track listing

Sounds Good Feels Good – Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Money"	Ashton Irwin Luke Hemmings John Feldmann Benji Madden Joel Madden	John Feldmann	2:54
2.	"She's Kinda Hot"	Irwin Michael Clifford Feldmann B. Madden J. Madden	Feldmann	3:36
3.	"Hey Everybody!"	Calum Hood Stefan Johnson Jordan Johnson Marcus Lomax Clarence Coffee Jr. J. Madden B. Madden John Taylor Simon Le Bon Andy Taylor Roger Taylor Nick Rhodes	The Monsters and the Strangerz Feldmann
4.	"Permanent Vacation"	Hemmings Clifford Mike Green B. Madden J. Madden	Mike Green	3:25
5.	"Jet Black Heart"	Hood Clifford David Hodges Jon Green	David Hodges	3:41
6.	"Catch Fire"	Hemmings Clifford M. Green Alex Gaskarth	Green	3:27
7.	"Waste the Night"	Irwin Hood Hemmings Clifford Feldmann J Kash	Feldmann	4:26
8.	"Vapor"	Irwin Hood Hemmings Clifford Feldmann Simon Wilcox	Feldmann	2:59
9.	"Castaway"	Hood Hemmings S. Johnson J. Johnson Lomax Coffee Jr. Sean Maxwell Douglas	The Monsters and the Strangerz Feldmann	3:34
10.	"Fly Away"	Hood Hemmings Feldmann	Feldmann	3:32
11.	"Invisible"	Irwin Hood Clifford Hemmings Feldmann Roy Stride	Feldmann	3:32
12.	"Airplanes"	Clifford Feldmann	Feldmann	3:38
13.	"San Francisco"	Hood Clifford Feldmann Bonnie McKee Sarah Hudson	Feldmann	4:19
14.	"Outer Space/Carry On"	Irwin Hood Hemmings Clifford Feldmann Wilcox	Feldmann	6:38
Total length:				52:57

Sounds Good Feels Good – Deluxe edition[20]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
7.	"Safety Pin"	Hemmings Hood Clifford Irwin Feldmann Emily Warren	Feldmann	3:29
8.	"Waste the Night"			4:26
9.	"Vapor"			2:59
10.	"Castaway"			3:34
11.	"The Girl Who Cried Wolf"	Irwin Hood Hemmings Clifford Feldmann	Feldmann	4:22
12.	"Broken Home"	Hood Clifford Hemmings Feldmann B. Madden J. Madden	Feldmann	3:40
13.	"Fly Away"			3:32
14.	"Invisible"			3:32
15.	"Airplanes"			3:38
16.	"San Francisco"			4:19
17.	"Outer Space/Carry On"			6:38
Total length:				64:28

Sounds Good Feels Good – Target exclusive bonus tracks[21]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"The Space Between A Rock And A Hard Place"	Hood Clifford Michael Joseph Green Cristi Vaughan		3:23
19.	"Story of Another Us"	Hemmings Josh Ramsay		3:56
Total length:				71:47

Sounds Good Feels Good – Japan bonus tracks[22]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Lost in Reality"	Clifford Hood Whibley Green		3:30
19.	"Over and Out"	Clifford Hood Whibley Green Gaskarth		2:58
Total length:				70:56

Sounds Good Feels Good – Japan re-release bonus tracks[23]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Lost in Reality"	Clifford Hood Whibley Green		3:30
19.	"Over and Out"	Clifford Hood Whibley Green Gaskarth		2:58
20.	"Broken Pieces"	Clifford Hood Whibley Green		3:29
21.	"She's Kinda Hot (alternate version)"	Irwin Clifford Feldmann		3:35
Total length:				78:00

Notes

• Credits adapted from liner notes.^[24]
• "Hey Everybody!" contains elements from Duran Duran's 1982 single "Hungry Like the Wolf".
• "San Francisco" contains additional vocals by Bonnie McKee and Sarah Hudson.

Formats

Several limited edition album bundle formats are available via the band's official store, which each contain a variety of items relating to the album. They are as follows:^[25]

• Standard CD (14 tracks)
• Deluxe CD (17 tracks)
• Deluxe CD + "Safety Pin" T-shirt
• Deluxe CD + fanified poster
• Numbered 12" vinyl (14 tracks)
• Numbered 12" vinyl + "Safety Pin" T-shirt
• Numbered 12" vinyl + fanified poster
• Limited edition merch bundle including: Deluxe CD, "Safety Pin" T-shirt, Crown Hoodie, "Safety Pin" Beanie Hat, "New Broken Scene" pack and "Sounds Good Feels Good" wristband
• Deluxe Fan Box containing Deluxe CD, "Safety Pin" Beanie Hat, "Sounds Good Feels Good" wristband and sew-on-patch^[26]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[27] Band Luke Hemmings - composer, guitar, lead vocals Michael Clifford - composer, lead guitar, keys, vocals Calum Hood - bass, composer, vocals Ashton Irwin - composer, drums, keys, vocals Additional musicians Bonnie McKee - composer, vocals Sarah Hudson - composer, vocals Steven Solomon - guitar London Symphony Orchestra - strings[28]

Technical Personnel John Feldmann – engineer, producer Zakk Cervini – engineer Matt Pauling - engineer, guitar arrangements Michael Green - engineer, producer, programming David Hodges - programming Stefan Johnson - engineer Nico Stadi - instrumentation, programming Eric Valentine - mastering, mixing Additional Personnel Richard Andrews - art direction, design Tom Van Schelven - photography Dan Evans - Illustrations Jo Charrington - A&R Nick Raphael - A&R

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31] 8 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[32] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[33] 3 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[34] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[35] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[36] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[37] 3 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[38] 3 Irish Albums (IRMA)[39] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[40] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[41] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[42] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[43] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[44] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[45] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[47] 1 US Billboard 200[48] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[49] 46 Dutch Albums Chart[50] 57 Italian Albums (FIMI)[51] 82 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[52] 76 UK Albums (OCC)[53] 83 US Billboard 200[54] 136 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[55] Silver 60,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	October 23, 2015	CD limited vinyl digital download	Hi or Hey Capitol	[56][57]

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