She Looks So Perfect

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"She Looks So Perfect"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album 5 Seconds of Summer
Released 21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
Format
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 3:22
Label
Writer(s)
  • Ashton Irwin
  • Michael Clifford
  • Jake Sinclair
Producer(s)
  • Jake Sinclair
  • Eric Valentine
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Out of My Limit"
(2012)		 "She Looks So Perfect"
(2014)		 "Don't Stop"
(2014)
Music video
"She Looks So Perfect" on YouTube

"She Looks So Perfect" is a song by Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their self-titled debut album, 5 Seconds Of Summer (2014). The song was digitally released in Australia on 23 February 2014 and in Europe on 23 March 2014 through Capitol Records and Hi or Hey Records, as their debut single with a major record label.[1] The accompanying music video was released on 24 February 2014. The song peaked at number one in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland and the United Kingdom.[2]It was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 210,000 copies.[3] The song also won "Song Of The Year" at the ARIA Awards in 2014. Ed Sheeran covered the song on Capital FM.[4]

Background

"She Looks So Perfect" has been described as pop punk,[5][6] power pop[5] and pop rock.[7] It was written by band members Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin along with Jake Sinclair, who also produced the song, with additional production by Eric Valentine.[8] The single is the leading track on the band's She Looks So Perfect EP, and is the first track on the band's self-titled debut studio album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Digital Spy 3/5 stars

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a mixed review, stating that:

"While their influences clearly nod towards pop-punk godfathers Green Day and Blink-182, 5SOS's official debut 'She Looks So Perfect' is strewn with teen heartthrob clichés. "We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now," Luke tells his flame over a plucky electric guitar, before the song bursts into a lofty chorus and further promises of diamond rings and plane tickets. It's the age-old tale of a forbidden romantic runaway; trouble is, with this anthem poised to scale the chart, slipping away unnoticed will soon prove slightly more difficult.[9]

The Wire wrote that the song sounds as if it were purposely crafted as power pop to appeal to fans of a boy band, but an "infinitesimally edgier" boy band than One Direction.[5] Billboard called the song "school rock" and described it as a "slick crowd pleaser" performed live for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards show.[10]

Chart performance

On 1 March 2014, "She Looks So Perfect" debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, being kept off the top spot by Clean Bandit's "Rather Be" and Pharrell Williams' "Happy".[11] The song finally reached number one on its fifth week on the chart, as well as being certified Platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.[12] Likewise, it debuted at number four on the New Zealand Singles Chart and in its fifth week, the song jumped from number nine to one. The week after, it was certified Gold.[13]

"She Looks So Perfect" debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart on 27 March 2014.[14] On 30 March, it debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart with about 94,000 copies sold in first week.[15] It was the fourth UK number one single by a band from Australia and the first since Madison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby", who topped the chart in May 2000.[16] In second week "She Look So Perfect" dropped to 10th place, who is biggest drop from top spot since McFly's double single "Baby's Come Back"/"Transylvania", who tie this record with Elvis Presley's re-release "One Night"/"I Got Stung" from 2005 and dropped from 1 to 20 in April 2007.

"She Looks So Perfect" entered on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 12 April 2014. On 24 May 2014, six weeks after their debut, "She Looks So Perfect" reached number 37. A week later, the track reached its peak position at number 32, becoming the band's first top 40 single.[17] As of December 2014, the single has sold 925,000 copies in the US.[18]

Music video

The official music video was directed by Frank Borin. It was released to YouTube on 24 February 2014. It features the band singing, while men and women start dancing and removing clothing at stores and classrooms.

As of May 2016, the video has logged 177 million views on Youtube.[19]

Track listing

CD Single (Part 1) and US Tour EP
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "She Looks So Perfect"  
  • Sinclair
  • Eric Valentine[a]
 3:22
2. "Heartache On the Big Screen"  
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Luke Hemmings
  • Calum Hood
  • Dan Lancaster
  • Mike Duce
  • Lancaster
  • Duce[b]
 3:24
3. "The Only Reason"  
Robson 3:22
4. "Disconnected"  
Feldmann 3:31
CD Single (Part 2)
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "She Looks So Perfect" (Ash Demo Vocal)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Sinclair
 Sinclair 3:23
2. "She Looks So Perfect" (Mikey Demo Vocal)
  • Irwin
  • Clifford
  • Sinclair
 Sinclair 3:24
3. "What I Like About You"  
Feldmann 2:33
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD single inserts.

Charts and certifications

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia 21 February 2014 Digital download Capitol
New Zealand
United Kingdom 23 March 2014
United States 2 April 2014

See also

References

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