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Youngblood is a song by 5 Seconds of Summer. It appears on their third album, Youngblood, as the first track on the Standard Edition as well as the Deluxe Edition.

The song was initially released as an instant download track with the pre-order of the album, but was later officially released on April 16, 2018 as the album's second single.

An "alternative" music video for the song was released on the band's YouTube channel on 26 April 2018 and as of 28 July 2018 has had over 50 million views.[1] The song's official music video was released on 2 August 2018. Directed by Frank Borin, the video was filmed in Tokyo, and tells the story of an elderly couple in their final moments, having a flashback of their youth, which dives into the Japanese Rockabilly culture.[2]

Lyrics

Remember the words you told me
Love me till the day I die
Surrender my everything
Cos you made me believe you’re mine
Yeah, you used to call me baby
Now you’re calling me by name
Takes one to know one, yeah
You beat me at my own damn game

You push and you push and I’m pulling away
Pulling away from you
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Out of your life
And I’m just a dead man walking tonight
But you need it, yeah you need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Back in your life
So I’m just a dead man crawling tonight
Cause I need it, yeah I need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

Lately our conversations
End like it’s the last goodbye
Till one of us gets too drunk
And calls about a hundred times
So who you been calling baby?
Nobody could take my place
When you looking at those strangers
Hope to God you see my face

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Out of your life
And I’m just a dead man walking tonight
But you need it, yeah you need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Back in your life
So I’m just a dead man crawling tonight
Cos I need it, yeah I need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

You push and you push and I’m pulling away
Pulling away from you
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take
You’re running around and I’m running away
Running away from you
From you

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Out of your life
And I’m just a

Youngblood
But you need it, yeah you need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Out of your life
And I’m just a dead man walking tonight
But you need it, yeah you need it
All of the time
Yeah ooh, ooh, ooh

You push and you push and I’m pulling away
Pulling away from you
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take

Youngblood
Say you want me, say you want me
Out of your life
And I’m just a dead man walking tonight

Music Video

  • The official video was released on 2 August 2018 through the band's official channel.[2]
  • Alternative video was released on 26 April 2018 through the band's official channel.[1]
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5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (Official Video)

Live Performances

  • On 7 June 2018, 5SOS preformed Youngblood live on The Voice Australia.[3]
  • On 12 June 2018, 5SOS performed Youngblood live on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge.[4]
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5 Seconds Of Summer - Youngblood (Live on The Voice Australia)

Trivia

  • The song was released without any warning to fans.
  • The first audio video for the single was released on 16 April 2018 through the band's VEVO channel, and an hour later was removed for an unknown reason.
  • It reached number one in Australia in May 2018, becoming band's second number-one single in their home country.[5]
  • It spent eight consecutive weeks at the top, before being replaced by Drake's "In My Feelings".
  • It also reached number one in New Zealand in June 2018 and spent four consecutive weeks at the top.[6]
  • Jon Blistein of Rolling Stone said the song has a "relentless, thumping rhythm, around which 5 Seconds of Summer move between delicate verses and a booming chorus"[7]
  • The official video doesn't feature the band themselves but rather a narrative of an elderly couple given a green pill that gives them 24 hours to experience youth again. Billboard describes it as,"...a passionate story about everlasting love, while also diving into the vibrant rock and roll rebel subculture in Tokyo, Japan."[8]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Youtube - Alternative Music Video
  2. 2.0 2.1 Youtube - Official Music Video
  3. Youtube - Performance on The Voice Australia
  4. Youtube - Performance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge
  5. Ariacharts - 5SOS Score Second #1 With Youngblood 
  6. NZTop40 - Official Top 40 Singles
  7. Rollingstone - Watch 5 Seconds of Summer Shred on New Song, ‘Youngblood’
  8. Billboard - Review's official video