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. It was released on October 27, 2017 through MDDN and

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Background

Vocalist Johnny 3 Tears spoke about the album title, stating "We’re five brothers, and this is our fifth record. Nothing gets to the essence of the music like this number does. Numerology has a lot of power. When we said Five, it just made sense. The fact that we could all agree on one word codifies who we are." Even though it was not released as a single, the track "Riot" was certified three times platinum in Brazil by the PMB.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. Hollywood Undead * Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, composition, producer * Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals, soundboards * George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals, bass, composition * Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – vocals, guitars, composition, producer * Daniel "Danny" Murillo – vocals, keyboards, programming, guitars, bass, composition Additional musicians *

– guest vocals on "Black Cadillac" * Oliver Clinger – additional vocals on "California Dreaming" * Liam Clinger – additional vocals on "California Dreaming" *

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– additional vocals on "California Dreaming" * Tiah Barnes – additional vocals * Kate Crellin – additional vocals * Isabella Custino – additional vocals * Ernest Harrison – additional vocals * Da'jon James – additional vocals * Dean Butterworth – drums on "California Dreaming", "We Own the Night" and "Bang Bang" *

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– drums on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)" * Colin Schwanke – drums on "Renegade" * Griffin Boice – guitars, piano, strings on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)", composition, producer * Danny Lohner – guitars, bass on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)" * Henry Flury – guitars on "Renegade" Additional personnel * Sean Gould – producer * Jason Hradil – product manager * Dan Lancaster – mixing * Rhys May – mixing assistance *

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at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering * Courtney Ballard – composition * Jared Poythress – composition * James Knerr – A&R * Randall Leddy – art direction, design * Taylor Bringuel – photography * Jack Stark – photography

Charts

References

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