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Generally favorable reviews- based on 198 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Australian pop-punk quartet includes songs co-written with Yellowcard's Ryan Key, Boys Like Girls' Martin Johnson, All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth, Goldfinger's John Feldmann and Good Charlotte's Benji and Joel Madden.
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Amnesia
I drove by all the places we used to hang out getting wasted I thought about our last kiss, how it felt the way you tasted And even though your... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Jul 22, 2014
    81
    Overall, 5 Seconds of Summer is a delightful debut from a group that cannot be easily pigeonholed, and is worth paying attention to.
  2. 70
    No one will argue 5 Seconds Of Summer is high art, but it ultimately works more often than it doesn’t. And, perhaps most important of all, it feels authentic.
  3. Jul 2, 2014
    70
    Ultimately, 5 Seconds of Summer have crafted an album of songs that stick in your head like neon bubblegum on a hot summer sidewalk.
  4. Jul 2, 2014
    60
    Aimed squarely at the teenage market, it's shrill exuberance and lyrical mischief all round as songs leap and sometimes creak under the weight of their double entendres.
  5. In truth, 5 Seconds of Summer are unlikely to replace their elders any time soon. But they do provide a nice alternative--one with fetching songs and just enough sass to stand out.
  6. Jul 22, 2014
    60
    The band's members pitched in writing for nearly every track on their debut, which starts with "She Looks So Perfect" and proceeds through 11 more übertame pop-punk songs about love and heartbreak that wish they were as great (power ballad "Beside You" comes closest). Still, their self-deprecating tunes have their charms.
  7. Jul 21, 2014
    50
    The lyrics leave no room for subtext--“Good girls,” goes the kickiest song’s thesis, “are bad girls that haven’t been caught”--and the gleaming instrumentation sounds untouched by human hands.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 45
  2. Negative: 13 out of 45
  1. Oct 23, 2015
    10
    very goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  2. Dec 11, 2020
    10
    Looking back, this album is a gem, I love the sounds and the lyrics. I definitely love listening to this album all the time.
  3. Oct 23, 2015
    10
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  4. May 8, 2016
    7
    Bom disco, mas não ótimo, eu amo 5SOS, mas esse disco faltou realidade, só tem história de amor nesse álbum, mas também tem o hino SocialBom disco, mas não ótimo, eu amo 5SOS, mas esse disco faltou realidade, só tem história de amor nesse álbum, mas também tem o hino Social Casualty, que mostra bastante o pop-punk que a banda tem, honrando influências de bandas como Green Day, blink-182 e All Time Low. Expand
  5. Mar 12, 2022
    5
    As expected, 5 Seconds of Summer's self-titled debut offers little that is positive. The Australian copy of One Direction uses the boy bandAs expected, 5 Seconds of Summer's self-titled debut offers little that is positive. The Australian copy of One Direction uses the boy band image of the 2010s, which falls back on the same old formula: pop music by teenagers for teenagers.

    "5 Seconds of Summer" has nothing original and nothing artistically valuable. The songs hardly stand out from each other. But one thing is indeed remarkable, as the melodies stick in your head – whether you want them to or not.

    ~ Fürstenberg
    March 12, 2022
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  6. Jul 22, 2014
    3
    "5 Seconds of Summer" it's dumb and cliché. It contains generic pop-punk guitars with stupid lines that let you wondering why is this band"5 Seconds of Summer" it's dumb and cliché. It contains generic pop-punk guitars with stupid lines that let you wondering why is this band popular. Oh, right, this is not a band, this is easy marketing. Expand
  7. Aug 30, 2015
    0
    Bad, just bad. Honestly one of the worst albums I've ever listened to. The only good song on the album is 'Amnesia' but it can't save theBad, just bad. Honestly one of the worst albums I've ever listened to. The only good song on the album is 'Amnesia' but it can't save the album from this review. Expand

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