Good Girls (5 Seconds of Summer song)

"Good Girls" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their 2014 self-titled debut album. The song was written by Michael Clifford, Ashton Irwin, Roy Stride, Josh Wilkinson, John Feldmann and Red Triangle's Rick Parkhouse and George Tizzard.[1] The song was announced as the fourth single off their debut album on 7 October 2014.[2]

"Good Girls"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album 5 Seconds of Summer
Released17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
Recorded2013
GenrePop rock
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)John Feldmann
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Amnesia"
(2014)
"Good Girls"
(2014)
"What I Like About You"
(2014)
Music video
"Good Girls" on YouTube

Promotion

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5 Seconds of Summer performed "Good Girls" on the Australian version of The X Factor's live results show on last 6 October.[3] They also performed "Good Girls" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Music video

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On 7 October 2014, the band started to tease the music video by direct messaging several fans on Twitter about the release date of the video. Then they tweeted the first teaser to fans who did not get the direct message on their Twitter account. On 8 October 2014, they tweeted the second teaser of the music video. The video was released on 10 October 2014.[4]

Extended play

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The extended play was released in 2014 which contains four tracks: "Good Girls" (single version), "Just Saying", "Long Way Home" (acoustic), and "Good Girls" (acoustic).

Track listing

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CD single[5] and digital EP[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Girls" (single version)
Feldmann3:10
2."Just Saying"
  • Irwin
  • Stride
  • Clifford
 2:39
3."Long Way Home" (acoustic)
 3:17
4."Good Girls" (acoustic)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
 3:04
iTunes EP
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Good Girls" (single version)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
  • Stride
  • Wilkinson
  • Feldmann
Feldmann3:10
2."Just Saying"  2:39
3."Long Way Home" (Acoustic)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Feldmann
  • Gaskarth
 3:17
4."Good Girls" (Live from iTunes Festival)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Parkhouse
  • Tizzard
  • Stride
  • Wilkinson
 2:39

Personnel

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

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Record label
Worldwide 17 November 2014

References

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  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". ASCAP. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ Mike Wass (6 October 2014). "5 Seconds Of Summer Get Mugshots On The Cover Of New Single "Good Girls"". www.idolator.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ "5SOS, The Script & Boyzone: Top 4 Live Decider Special Guests". au.tv.yahoo.com. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ Jason Lipshutz (10 October 2014). "5 Seconds of Summer's 'Good Girls' Music Video Debuts: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Good Girls CD single with sticker". Universal Music Store. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Good Girls Digital E.P. - 5 Seconds of Summer". Universal Music Store. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  7. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  8. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  10. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls". Tracklisten. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  11. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Chart Track: Week 26, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  13. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  14. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  15. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  16. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer Chart History (Sweden Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ "5 Seconds of Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  19. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Albums Chart for 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls". British Phonographic Industry.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – 5 Seconds of Summer – Good Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 April 2022.