50 Fun Facts About 5SOS Trivia: 5 Seconds of Summer

In which Australian city did 5 Seconds of Summer form in 2011?

Three of the four attended Norwest Christian College together.

How is the abbreviation 5SOS officially pronounced?

Michael Clifford came up with the band name, which Calum Hood says has no deep meaning.

Who is the band's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist?

Luke was the youngest of three boys, raised in Freemans Reach in the Hawkesbury district.

Which member was the last to join, completing the lineup in December 2011?

The original trio had been posting cover songs on Luke's YouTube channel.

Which member came up with the band's name?

Calum said the name was arbitrary and not meant to mean anything.

Roughly how many people watched the band's first show at the Annandale Hotel pub in December 2011?

They recreated the gig in the 2020 'Old Me' video.

Which boy band's Take Me Home Tour did 5SOS support in 2013, launching them internationally?

They rejoined 1D for the Where We Are Tour in 2014.

What was the band's first single, released in November 2012?

Its video passed 100,000 views in 24 hours.

5SOS signed to which major label in November 2013?

They later moved to Interscope for Calm and went independent with BMG for 5SOS5.

What was 5SOS's debut major-label single in 2014?

It topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK.

5SOS's 2014 debut single made them the first Australian band in how many years to top the UK chart?

They were only the fourth Australian band ever to do it.

Which two members co-wrote the 2014 major-label debut single with producer Jake Sinclair?

It won Song of the Year at the 2014 ARIA Awards and was later covered by Ed Sheeran.

Billboard compared 'Don't Stop' to Green Day's 'She' and which Blink-182 song?

The single peaked at number one in four countries and number two in the UK.

Which cover was the first single from the 2014 live album LIVESOS?

The Romantics' original dates from 1979.

What was the name of the band's first headlining world trek in 2015?

Michael Clifford was singed by pyrotechnics at Wembley Arena during it.

What was the lead single from Sounds Good Feels Good?

The album was their first UK number one and second in Australia.

Sounds Good Feels Good contains the band's longest song, titled what?

At just under 53 minutes the album is also their longest.

'Girls Talk Boys' appeared on the soundtrack of which 2016 film?

It came out during a break that stretched to nearly two years.

Which Japanese band featured 5SOS on the 2017 track 'Take What You Want'?

It was their first release after the post-2016 hiatus began.

Which Weezer frontman was among the co-writers on the Youngblood album?

Andrew Watt and Ali Tamposi were also key collaborators on the record.

What was the lead single from Youngblood, released in February 2018?

The follow-up promo tour, 5SOS III, sold out in about three minutes.

How many consecutive weeks did 'Youngblood' spend at number one on Australia's ARIA chart?

It was the biggest-selling single of 2018 in Australia and is the eleventh best-seller in the country's history.

With Youngblood, 5SOS became the first Australian act to achieve what in the US?

They were also the first band, as opposed to vocal group, to debut their first three albums at number one there.

'Youngblood' topping US top 40 radio made 5SOS the first Australian band to do so in how many years?

It was also their first Hot 100 top ten and their first Canadian top five.

Which singer featured on the December 2018 rendition of 'Lie to Me'?

The band won three ARIA Awards that same month.

'Who Do You Love' was a 2019 collaboration with which DJ duo?

5SOS then joined the duo's World War Joy Tour later that year.

'Teeth' features a guitar part from which Rage Against the Machine musician?

The song was on the season 3 soundtrack of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and won the 2020 ARIA Song of the Year.

'Teeth' appeared on the soundtrack of which Netflix series?

Its instrumental samples an unreleased Juice Wrld song, 'So What'.

What does the album title CALM stand for?

It was released on 27 March 2020 and topped charts in Australia and the UK.

Why did CALM miss out on a fourth straight US number one?

Roughly 15,000 copies went out early, so it charted a week ahead and peaked at number two.

5SOS performed 'No Shame' live for the first time at which February 2020 benefit concert?

Billboard called them the perfect warm-up act for Queen at the bushfire-relief show.

The drummer's second solo album, released in July 2024, is titled what?

His 2020 debut Superbloom made him the first member to go solo.

Hemmings' 2021 debut solo album debuted at number one where?

When Facing the Things We Turn Away From also reached the top 20 in Belgium and the UK.

What single did the band release on 3 December 2021 to mark their tenth anniversary?

It came with an hour-long YouTube special of performances and sketches.

What was the lead single from 5SOS5?

Michael Clifford produced it, and the band released it independently through BMG.

On the eve of 5SOS5's release, the band played a choir-and-orchestra concert at which London venue?

The Feeling of Falling Upwards was streamed globally and later released as a live album.

'Older', from 5SOS5, features Sierra Deaton, who is married to which member?

The couple welcomed a daughter in August 2025.

The Take My Hand Tour's Australian leg ended in December 2022 with two shows at which landmark?

The tour had originally been planned for 2020 as the No Shame Tour.

'Lighter', released in March 2024, paired 5SOS with Galantis and which superstar DJ?

That same year Luke released the EP Boy and Ashton the album Blood on the Drums.

What is the title of Calum Hood's 2025 solo debut, which hit number one in Australia?

Michael Clifford's Sidequest arrived within six weeks of it.

What is the title of the band's sixth studio album, released in November 2025?

The three distractors are all singles from it.

Irwin, the drummer, was born in which New South Wales suburb?

The other three answers are the home suburbs of Michael, Calum and Luke.

Clifford's January 2020 charity Twitch stream raised money for which cause?

All proceeds went to the Australian Red Cross.

Which pop-punk band did 5SOS name as one of their biggest inspirations and dream collaboration in early interviews?

All Time Low later opened the European leg of the No Shame Tour.

The 2018 Guinness World Records named 5SOS the most popular group on which platform?

The band's YouTube-covers origin story makes the social media record fitting.

Hemmings, Clifford and Hood met at which Sydney high school before forming the band?

They started by posting cover songs on Hemmings' YouTube channel before inviting drummer Ashton Irwin in December 2011.

What is the name of the record label the band set up in January 2014, chosen by a fan vote on Twitter?

Their first three albums came out through the imprint alongside Capitol, and Hey Violet's records are still released on it.

Which label did 5SOS sign with in 2019 for their fourth album, CALM?

The move ended their run with Capitol and their own Hi or Hey imprint after three albums.

The fifth album 5SOS5 (2022) was released independently through which company?

It arrived on 23 September 2022, the day after the band's orchestral show at the Royal Albert Hall.

What was the third single from the band's self-titled 2014 debut album, released that July?

The album had debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and topped the charts in 13 countries.