"She's Kinda Hot" is a song by Australian

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band 5 Seconds of Summer. The song is the first single from the band's second album ''

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''. The

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and

song was co-written by band members

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and Michael Clifford, alongside Benji and Joel Madden of

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and produced by

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. It was released worldwide on 17 July 2015. The music video was released on 5 August 2015 and has more than 50 million views as of 7 August 2018. The band followed up the single's release with an EP release on 28 August 2015, featuring bonus tracks and physical editions on both CD and vinyl in certain countries.

Background

Bassist

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stated in an interview with radio host Angus O'Loughiln: "The title is really misleading because the song is about people not caring of what others think, it's a revolution for outcasts. It has a deep meaning." Lead guitarist Michael Clifford stated, "The song is heavy as hell, heavier than our previous songs. We were shocked but happy with the reviews."

Composition

"She's Kinda Hot" is composed in the key of E major with a tempo of 116–120 beats per minute.5 Seconds of Summer "She's Kinda Hot" Sheet Music
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(I I I I / IV IV I I / V IV I I).

Music video

The video directed by

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and shot at the

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lot in Hollywood has the band heading into a McMansion garage and working on a vehicle and then, for some reason, are now lounging on the porch of a different house that is more modest farmhouse with

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and Michael plays an acoustic guitar

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-style. Intercut is scenes of a guy playing a video game in a 70's style basement with '80s touches and sodacans/pizza/takeout, a guy eats a bowl of cereal and a guy attends a psychotherapist session. All guys get in undesirable situations with high functioning society participants, the video gamer gets harangued by a girlfriend and her friends then abandoned, the cereal eater gets milk and cereal poured on his head by his older jock brother and his friend and the psychotherapist completeley drives her client to a rage. The band then drives their band stage

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thats in the style of the Japanese-esque

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and then puts on a street concert for the neighbourhoods kid. The video ends with the camera panning up into the night sky and the vehicle exhaust fumes dissipating.

Extended play

The extended play was released in 2015 which contains four tracks: "She’s Kinda Hot - Alternative Version", "Broken Pieces", "Over And Out", and "Lost In Reality".

Track listing

Extended play

Single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2015 singles 2015 songs 5 Seconds of Summer songs Capitol Records singles Song recordings produced by John Feldmann Songs written by Ashton Irwin Songs written by Benji Madden Songs written by Joel Madden Songs written by John Feldmann Songs written by Michael Clifford (musician)