Blender (song)

"Blender" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on 13 July 2022 as the fourth single from their fifth studio album 5SOS5.^[1]

"Blender"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album 5SOS5
Released	13 July 2022 (2022-07-13)
Genre	Pop[1] pop rock[2]
Length	2:27
Label	BMG
Songwriter(s)	Luke Hemmings Calum Hood Ashton Irwin Jacob Torrey Peter Thomas
Producer(s)	Thomas
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Me Myself & I" (2022) "Blender" (2022) "Older" (2022)
Music video
"Blender" on YouTube

Background and composition

"Blender" was written by members of the band, Jacob Torrey and Peter Thomas while production was also handled by Thomas.^[3] The track runs at 162 BPM and is in the key of G-sharp major.^[4] Hemmings' range in the song spans from the notes Bb3 to Eb6.^[5] The song contains the theme of "emotional damage" and has been described as an anthemic pop rock track.^[1][2]

Along with the songs arrival, the group also released a retro arcade game titled, "BLENDER BRUTALITY" which is a pac-man style game where fans grab all the items and escape the blenders.^[6] Additionally, the band created a page on their official website entitled, "Emotional Blender" where fans can anonymously submit messages about how they were feeling.^[7]

Critical reception

"Blender" was met with generally positive reviews by music critics. Grace Powers of Music Daily called the track a "quick pace" song with a catchy chorus. She also stated, "Its blunt and honest songwriting mixed with punchy drums and guitar makes me even more excited to see what's in store on 5SOS5.^[6] Stephen Ackroyd of Readdork called the "Blender" a "bubbly pop bop."^[8]

Music video

A music video for "Blender" premiered on 27 July 2022 and was directed by Ryan Fleming.^[9]

Personnel

Credits for "Blender" adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

Musicians Luke Hemmings – composer, guitar, keyboards, vocals Michael Clifford – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals Calum Hood – bass, composer, keyboards, vocals Ashton Irwin – backing vocals, composer, drums, keyboards Additional musicians Jacob Scesney – saxophone Peter Thomas – backing vocals, composer, drum programming, engineering, keyboards, producer

Production Chris Gehringer – engineering Matt Pauling – engineering Spike Stent – engineering Jake Torrey – composer, producer Matt Wolach – mixing assistant

Charts

Chart performance for "Blender"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11]	23

References

1. Tomas Mier (13 July 2022). "The Boys of 5 Seconds of Summer Are a Smoothie of Emotions on New Single Blender". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
2. Starr Bowenbank (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer's Feelings Are on Display in Anthemic New Song Blender: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. Marisa Whitaker (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds Of Summer Catch Feels In New Single, Blender". Spin. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "Key and BPM of Blender by 5 Seconds of Summer". Musicstax.com. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
5. "5 Seconds of Summer "Blender" Sheet Music". musicnotes.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
6. Grace Powers (18 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer Release New Single Blender". Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. "5 Seconds of Summer - Emotional Blender". 5sos.com. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
8. Stephen Ackroyd (13 July 2022). "5 Seconds of Summer drop new track, Blender – listen". Retrieved 8 April 2023.
9. @Michael5SOS (27 July 2022). "BLENDER IS HERE… directed by the hero @ryanmfleming" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Blender - 5SOS Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.