沉著蜕变 (2020)

Calm (stylised as C A L M, an acronym of the first letters of the band members' names, Calum, Ashton, Luke and Michael) is the fourth studio album by Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer, released on 27 March 2020. The album was a commercial success and received positive reviews from critics who praised the band's lyrical growth and maturity. Due to a shipping error, approximately 11,000 copies of the album were released early in the US, subsequently causing the album to chart a week before it was due.

With Calm earning the band their fourth consecutive number one in their home country, 5 Seconds of Summer became the second Australian band in history to have their first four full-length studio albums debut at number one on the ARIA albums chart.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Group. Billboard magazine named the album as one of The 25 Best Pop Albums of 2020.

Promotion

The promotion of the album was heavily limited by the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home order, which forced the band to cancel all promotional appearances and concerts. Initially having promotional plans to "go all over the world", the band members instead did a number of radio and TV interviews over videocall and resorted to interacting with fans online via live streams and Q&As on Twitter.

On 26 March 2020, Hemmings performed an acoustic version of "Old Me" on the "At Home Edition" of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Prior to the album's release, the band released a four-track Relaxation remix collection in collaboration with Calm, a meditation app. The collection consists of four remixes, one produced by each member and producer Matt Pauling. The compilation includes the reproduction of two singles, with guitarist Michael Clifford remixing the album's lead single "Easier", and bassist Calum Hood remixing the album's fourth single, "Old Me". Non-singles included in the collection are, "Red Desert", remixed by drummer Ashton Irwin, and "Best Years", remixed by lead vocalist Luke Hemmings.

To promote the album, the band embarked on their headlining tour, the Take My Hand World Tour, in 2022.

Background

On 23 May 2019, 5 Seconds of Summer released the album's lead single, "Easier." In an interview with the Rolling Stone, the band stated that the track was "the first taste of their fourth album". "Easier" charted in multiple countries on both weekly and year-end charts, with peaks at number twelve in Australia and number twelve on the US Mainstream Top 40. In 2019, "Easier" was nominated for the ARIA Song of the Year Award. Billboard magazine included the song on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list at number 79.

In a May 2019 Ryan Seacrest interview, drummer Ashton Irwin commented on the musical direction of the then upcoming album, explaining, "[the band] had to agree to continue pursuing something [that was] fantastic and new [...] That's why the sound has changed".

On 21 August 2019, the band released the album's second single, "Teeth". The track charted in several countries, including peaks at number fifteen in Australia, and number twenty-one on the US Mainstream Top 40. In 2020, "Teeth" was nominated for the prestigious APRA Song of the Year award. Teeth has also won the Song of the Year at the 2020 ARIA awards.