Blender (song)

For the Yello song, see Baby (Yello album).

"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