Don't Stop (5 Seconds of Summer song)

"Don't Stop" is a song by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, taken from their debut album, 5 Seconds of Summer (2014). The song was released on 9 May 2014 through Capitol Records and Hi or Hey Records as the album's second single.

"Don't Stop"
Single by 5 Seconds of Summer
from the album 5 Seconds of Summer
Released	9 May 2014 (2014-05-09)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop punk[1] power pop[2]
Length	2:52
Label	Capitol Hi or Hey
Songwriter(s)	Steve Robson busbee Luke Hemmings Calum Hood
Producer(s)	Steve Robson
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"She Looks So Perfect" (2014) "Don't Stop" (2014) "Amnesia" (2014)
Music video
"Don't Stop" on YouTube

Critical reception

Amy Davidson of Digital Spy gave the song 4/5 stars, stating "Blink-182 may have released their first song long before any of the Aussie four-piece were even born, but that hasn't deterred 5SOS from being the band's loyal understudies. 'Don't Stop' sees them jolting new life into an otherwise flagging pop punk genre, charging ahead as leaders of the revival."^[1] It is also described as a power pop track.^[2]

Release

An extended play was released in June 2014. The version for streaming contains five tracks: "Don't Stop", "Rejects", "Try Hard", "Wrapped Around Your Finger", and "If You Don't Know".^[3]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, selling 80,022 copies, 3,000 copies behind Ella Henderson's "Ghost".^[4]

Music video

A lyric video for the single was released on 5 May 2014 through the band's Vevo channel.^[5] The official music video was released two weeks later on 19 May 2014 at a total length of three minutes and 38 seconds.^[6] It features each band member dressed as a superhero, trying to save and do good deeds to people.^[7] Calum Hood is Cal-Pal, Ashton Irwin is SmAsh!, Michael Clifford is Mike-Ro-Wave, and Luke Hemmings is Dr. Fluke.^[5] As of November 2022, it has over 90 million views.

Track listings

CD single^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Stop"	Calum Hood Luke Hemmings	Robson	2:51
2.	"Rejects"	Ashton Irwin Hood Hemmings Michael Clifford		2:49
3.	"Try Hard"	Hood Hemmings Richard Stannard Seton Daunt Ash Howes Tom Fletcher	Feldmann	3:41
4.	"If You Don't Know"	Hood Hemmings Robson Benjamin Madden Joel Madden	Robson Luke Potashnick[a] Eddy Thrower[a]	3:28

CD single 2^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Stop" (Calum Demo Vocal)	Hood Hemmings Robson busbee	Robson	2:49
2.	"Wrapped Around Your Finger"	Hemmings Clifford Feldmann	Feldmann	3:40

Digital download[9] No. Title Length 1. "Don't Stop" 2:50 Digital download – Calum demo vocal[10] No. Title Length 1. "Don't Stop" (Calum Demo Vocal) 2:49 Digital download – acoustic[8] No. Title Length 1. "Don't Stop" (Acoustic) 2:50 Digital download – Don't Stop (B-Sides)[11] No. Title Length 1. "Rejects" 2:49 2. "Try Hard" 3:41 3. "Don't Stop" (Calum Demo Vocal) 2:49 4. "Don't Stop" (Ash Demo Vocal) 2:49 5. "Don't Stop" (Acoustic) 2:37 6. "If You Don't Know" 3:27 7. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" 3:40

Digital EP[12] No. Title Length 1. "Don't Stop" (Ashton Demo Vocal) 2:50 2. "Rejects" 2:49 3. "Try Hard" 3:41 4. "Wrapped Around Your Finger" 3:40 Japanese CD single No. Title Length 1. "Don't Stop" 2:51 2. "Rejects" 2:49 3. "Try Hard" 3:41 4. "If You Don't Know" 3:28 5. "She Looks So Perfect" 3:24

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Luke Hemmings – rhythm guitar, lead vocals Michael Clifford – lead guitar, lead vocals Calum Hood – bass guitar, lead vocals Ashton Irwin – drums, vocals "Don't Stop" Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Luke Potashnick – additional programming Eddy Thrower – additional programming Josh Wilkinson – additional programming Keith Armstrong – assistant mixing Nik Karpen – assistant mixing Andrew Schubert – additional engineering Dmitar "Dim-E" Krnjaic – additional engineering Ted Jensen – mastering "Rejects" John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering

"Try Hard" John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "If You Don't Know" Steve Robinson – mixing, recording, producer Luke Potashnick – additional production Eddy Thrower – additional production Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering "Wrapped Around Your Finger" John Feldmann – mixing, recording, producer Zakk Cervini – engineering, programming Colin Cunningham – engineering, programming Bunt Stafford-Clark – mastering Photography Tom van Schelven Art direction and design Richard Andrews

Credits adapted from CD single inserts.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Don't Stop" Chart (2014) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 3 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[14] 37 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 16 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 39 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 34 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 18 France (SNEP)[19] 63 Germany (GfK)[20] 46 Ireland (IRMA)[21] 1 Japan (Japan Hot 100) (Billboard)[22] 11 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[23] 28 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 25 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[25] 1 Scotland (OCC)[26] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 3 Sweden Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[28] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 36 UK Singles (OCC)[30] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[31] 47

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Don't Stop" Chart (2014) Position Australian Artist Singles (ARIA)[32] 22 Japan (Japan Hot Overseas)[33] 20 Taiwan (Hito Radio)[34] 22 UK Singles (OCC)[35] 85

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Gold	7,500*
Sweden (GLF)[38]	Gold	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[39]	Gold	400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[40]	Gold	500,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia[9]	9 May 2014	CD digital download	Capitol Hi or Hey
Europe[9]	13 June 2014