Somewhere New (EP)

Somewhere New is the debut extended play by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. The EP was released on 7 December 2012. The group toured across Australia in support of the EP.^[1]

Somewhere New
EP by 5 Seconds of Summer
Released	7 December 2012 (2012-12-07)
Length	17:08
Label	Capitol
Producer	Joel Chapman Louis Schrool
5 Seconds of Summer chronology
Unplugged (2012) Somewhere New (2012) 5 Seconds of Summer (2014)
Singles from Somewhere New
"Out of My Limit" Released: 19 November 2012

Background and release

On 8 November 2012, the group revealed the cover art for Somewhere New.^[2] The band released their debut and lead single from their EP, "Out of My Limit" on 19 November 2012. The single was only released in Australia and New Zealand.^[3] A music video for the song was released on 26 November.^[4] "Beside You" was re-recorded for the band's self titled debut studio album (2014).^[5] Physical copies of the EP were only available in Australia during this time until in October 2016, the EP was released digitally worldwide via Capitol Records.^[6]

Commercial performance

Somewhere New debuted at number 36 on the New Zealand Albums chart.^[7] The EP also peaked at number 97 on the US Top Current Album Sales chart.^[8] In 2021, Somewhere New was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association denoting sales of 35,000 units.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unpredictable"	Joel Chapman Calum Hood Luke Hemmings Christian Lo Russo	Joel Chapman Louis Schrool	3:04
2.	"Out of My Limit"	Hood Hemmings	Chapman Schrool	3:13
3.	"Beside You"	Chapman Hood Hemmings Lo Russo	Chapman Schrool	3:43
4.	"Gotta Get Out"	Hood	Chapman Schrool	3:41
Total length:				17:08

Personnel

5 Seconds of Summer Luke Hemmings – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Calum Hood – lead vocals, bass guitar Michael Clifford – lead guitar, backing vocals Ashton Irwin – drums, backing vocals

Production Joel Chapman – co-producer Christian Lo Russo – composer Joel Vanderuit – layout, design Andrew Edgson – mastering Mark Needham – mixing Angelo Kehagias – photography Louis Schrool – producer 5 Seconds of Summer – artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Somewhere New

Chart (2013–16)	Peak position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	36
UK Physical Singles (OCC)[10]	5
US Top Current Albums Sales (Billboard)[8]	97

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Somewhere New

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Australia	7 December 2012	Digital download	5 Seconds of Summer	[11]
New Zealand				[12]
Australia		CD		[6]
Various	23 October 2016	Digital download	Capitol	[13]