"Take My Hand" is a song by Australian
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
band
5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 1 April 2022 as the second single from their fifth studio album ''
5SOS5
''5SOS5'' is the fifth studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on 23 September 2022 through BMG Rights Management. It was preceded by the release of the singles "Complete Mess", " Take My Hand", " Me Myself & I", ...
''.
Background and composition
The band teased the song on 31 March 2022 via social media. The song was written by lead singer
Luke Hemmings
Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million ...
and was produced by guitarist
Michael Clifford. Hemmings spoke about the song and its meaning.
The track runs at 126
BPM and is in the key of
C major
C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and ...
.
Personnel
Credits for "Take My Hand" adapted from
AllMusic
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.
Musicians
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Luke Hemmings
Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million ...
– composer, guitar, programmer, keyboards, vocals
*
Michael Clifford – guitar, keyboards, producer, programmer, backing vocals
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Calum Hood
Calum Thomas Hood (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian musician, known for being the bassist and the backup vocalist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over t ...
– bass, keyboards, backing vocals
*
Ashton Irwin
Ashton Fletcher Irwin (born 7 July 1994) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million albums, sold over 2 million concert tickets ...
– backing vocals, drums, keyboards
Production
*
Neal Avron
Neal Avron (born December 31, 1965) is an American record producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. Working predominantly in rock music, Avron began working on records in 1993 and achieved his production breakthrough when he co-produced Eve ...
– engineering
*Chris Gehringer – engineering
*Chris Kasych – engineering
*Matt Pauling – engineering
*Scott Skrzynski – mixing assistant
Charts
Release history
References
{{5 Seconds of Summer
2022 singles
2022 songs
5 Seconds of Summer songs