Changes: She Looks So Perfect (song)

She Looks So Perfect
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5 Seconds Of Summer
Information
Album	She Looks So Perfect EP / 5 Seconds Of Summer
Length	3:22
Writer(s)	Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, Dan Lancaster, Jake Sinclair

Revision as of 00:21, 24 November 2014

“	Jake Sinclair had this idea of a song She looks so perfect standing there in my American Apparel underwear, and he's like, "Bear with me — it's kind of weird." And we are like, "We love weird."	”
– 5SOS talking to MTV UK^[1]

Song

Gallery

She Looks So Perfect is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer from their third EP of of the same name. The song was digitally released in Australia on February 23, 2014 through Capitol Records, as their debut single with a major label.

The song debuted at #3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #4 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and later went to #1 in both countries. It topped the charts in Ireland, Scotland and the UK in its debut week.

The accompanying music video was released on February 24, 2014.

It is also the opening track of the band's self-titled debut album.

Background

"She Looks So Perfect" is a pop rock, pop punk song written by band members Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin along with Jake Sinclair. Sinclair produced the song.

5_Seconds_of_Summer_-_She_Looks_So_Perfect_(Track_by_Track)

Critical Reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review, stating that: "While their influences clearly nod towards pop-punk godfathers Green Day and Blink-182, 5SOS's official debut 'She Looks So Perfect' is strewn with teen heartthrob clichés. We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now," Luke tells his flame over a plucky electric guitar, before the song bursts into a lofty chorus and further promises of diamond rings and plane tickets. It's the age-old tale of a forbidden romantic runaway; trouble is, with this anthem poised to scale the chart, slipping away unnoticed will soon prove slightly more difficult.^[2]

Chart Performance

On February 5, 2014, the song was made available for pre-order on iTunes. Within two days, it had reached the number one on iTunes in 39 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. On March 1, 2014, "She Looks So Perfect" debuted at #3 in Australia, being kept off the top spot by Clean Bandit's Rather Be and Pharrell Williams' Happy.^[3] The song finally reached #1 in its fifth week on the chart, as well as being certified platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.

"She Looks So Perfect" debuted at #1 on the Irish Singles Chart in the week ending March 27, 2014. Likewise, it debuted at #4 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and in its fifth week, the song jumped from #9 to #1. "She Looks So Perfect" debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart in its debut week^[4]^[5], selling more than 94,000 copies.^[6]

Lyrics

All:
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Luke:
Simmer down, simmer down
They say we’re too young now to amount to anything else
But look around
We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now
If you don’t swim, you’ll drown
But don’t move, honey

Luke, Michael and Calum:
You look so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I’m so down
Your lipstick stain is a work of art
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
And I know now, that I’m so down (hey!)

Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey

Calum (with Michael):
Let’s get out, let’s get out
‘Cause this deadbeat town’s only here just to keep us down
While I was out, I found myself alone just thinking
If I showed up with a plane ticket
And a shiny diamond ring with your name on it
Would you wanna run away too?
‘Cause all I really want is you

Luke, Michael and Calum:
You look so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I’m so down
I made a mixtape straight out of ‘94
I’ve got your ripped skinny jeans lying on the floor
And I know now, that I’m so down

Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Luke:
You look so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I’m so down
Your lipstick stain is a work of art
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart
And I know now, that I’m so down

All:
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey, hey

Luke, Michael and Calum:
You look so perfect standing there
In my American Apparel underwear
And I know now, that I’m so down (hey)
Your lipstick stain is a work of art (hey, hey)
I got your name tattooed in an arrow heart (hey, hey)
And I know now, that I’m so down (hey, hey)

Hey

Music Video

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5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (Lyric Video)

5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (Behind The Scenes)

5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (Teaser 1)

5 Seconds Of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (Teaser 2)

Chart Performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	1
Australian Artists (ARIA)	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	33
Denmark (Tracklisten)	12
France (SNEP)	40
Germany (Media Control AG)	35
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	13
New Zealand (RIANZ)	1
Scotland (OCC)	1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	26
United Kingdom (OCC)^[7]	1

References

↑ MTV - Review by MTV
↑ Digital Spy - Review
↑ Moise 11 - 5 Seconds of Summer debut at #3
↑ Official Charts 5 Seconds of Summer debut at #1
↑ Twitter - Tweet by @officialcharts
↑ Twitter - Tweet by @officialcharts
↑ Official Charts - Archive Chart - Week ending on April 5, 2014

[1] MTV - Review by MTV

[2] Digital Spy - Review

[3] Moise 11 - 5 Seconds of Summer debut at #3

[4] Official Charts 5 Seconds of Summer debut at #1

[5] Twitter - Tweet by @officialcharts

[6] Twitter - Tweet by @officialcharts

[7] Official Charts - Archive Chart - Week ending on April 5, 2014

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 <p>'''She Looks So Perfect''' is a song by Australian pop rock band [[5 Seconds of Summer]] from their third EP of [[She Looks So Perfect (EP)|of the same name]]. The song was digitally released in Australia on February 23, 2014 through [[Capitol Records]], as their debut single with a major label.</p><p>The song debuted at #3 on the ARIA Singles Chart and #4 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and later went to #1 in both countries. It topped the charts in Ireland, Scotland and the UK in its debut week.</p><p>The accompanying music video was released on February 24, 2014.</p>It is also the opening track of the band's self-titled [[5 Seconds of Summer (album)|debut album]].