Don't Stop (5 Seconds Of Summer Song)

"Don't Stop" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album, '' 5 Seconds of Summer'' (2014). The song was released on 16 June 2014 through Capitol Records and Hi or Hey Records as the album's second single.

Critical reception

Amy Davidson of Digital Spy gave the song 4/5 stars, stating "Blink-182 may have released their first song long before any of the Aussie four-piece were even born, but that hasn't deterred 5SOS from being the band's loyal understudies. 'Don't Stop' sees them jolting new life into an otherwise flagging pop punk genre, charging ahead as leaders of the revival." It is also described as a power pop track.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, selling 80,022 copies, 3,000 copies behind Ella Henderson's " Ghost".

Music video

A lyric video for the single was released on 5 May 2014 through the band's Vevo channel. The official music video was released two weeks later on 19 May 2014 at a total length of three minutes and 38 seconds. It features each band member dressed as a superhero, trying to save and do good deeds to people. Calum Hood is Cal-Pal, Ashton Irwin is SmAsh!, Michael Clifford is Mike-Ro-Wave, and Luke Hemmings is Dr. Fluke. As of November 2022, it has over 90 million views.

Extended play

An extended play was released in 2014. The version for streaming contains five tracks: "Don’t Stop", "Rejects", "Try Hard", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", and "If You Don’t Know".

B-side

A B-side was released in 2016 which contains seven tracks: three "Don’t Stop" versions (Acoustic, Calum demo, and Ash demo), "Rejects", "Try Hard", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", and "If You Don’t Know".

Track listings

Notes
* signifies an additional producer

Personnel

*Luke Hemmings – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
*Michael Clifford – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Calum Hood – bass guitar, lead vocals
*Ashton Irwin – drums, vocals

"Don't Stop"
*Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
*Luke Potashnick – additional programming
*Eddy Thrower – additional programming
*Josh Wilkinson – additional programming
*Keith Armstrong – assistant mixing
*Nik Karpen – assistant mixing
*Andrew Schubert – additional engineering
*Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic – additional engineering
*Ted Jensen – mastering

"Rejects"
*John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer
*Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming
*Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming
*Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering

"Try Hard"
*John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer
*Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming
*Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming
*Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering

"If You Don't Know"
*Steve Robinson – mixing, recording, producer
*Luke Potashnick – additional production
*Eddy Thrower – additional production
*Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering

"Wrapped Around Your Finger"
*John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer
*Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming
*Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming
*Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering

Photography
*Tom van Schelven

Art direction and design
*Richard Andrews

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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2014 singles
2014 songs
5 Seconds of Summer songs
Capitol Records singles
Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Number-one singles in Scotland
Song recordings produced by Steve Robson
Songs written by busbee
Songs written by Calum Hood
Songs written by Luke Hemmings
Songs written by Steve Robson