5 Seconds of Summer’s Calum Hood Goes Solo With ‘Don’t Forget You Love Me’

Just one week after bandmate Michael Clifford announced a solo career, 5 Seconds of Summer bassist Calum Hood has followed in kind, sharing his debut solo single ahead of a full-length record.

Hood’s solo venture has officially launched with the release of “Don’t Forget You Love Me,” which is described as the emotional cornerstone of its accompanying album, ORDER chaos ORDER. 

Written and produced alongside English production team TMS and Jack LaFrantz, “Don’t Forget You Love Me” is a darker pop cut, boasting a sense of vulnerability and heartbreak that appears to underline the more melancholic approach that Hood has taken on the forthcoming album. The single also comes accompanied by a Andy DeLuca-directed and Sarah Eiseman-produced visual which places a pensieve Hood in myriad locations as rain begins to pour down.

ORDER chaos ORDER is scheduled to release via Capitol Records on June 13, with Hood explaining that the album sees him breaking new ground on his musical journey, yet maintaining a sense of sincerity as he approaches a far more raw and tender aesthetic.

“This album was made in a tumble dryer of knowing and not knowing,” Hood explains. “I started out with a vision—order—but quickly became overwhelmed by the process—chaos. Eventually, I learned to embrace both, and that balance became the heart of the record.”

“There are things I’ve never been able to sing about in the band—my upbringing, my family, the places life has taken me,” he adds. “This album is about laying those things to rest and allowing listeners to connect in their own way.”

5 Seconds of Summer first formed in Sydney, Australia in 2011 and released their self-titled debut album in 2014. All five of the band’s albums have peaked atop the Australia ARIA charts, while only 2020’s Calm and 2022’s 5SOS5 prevented the same feat on the Billboard 200, with the records reaching a very respectable peak of No. 2.

Members of the six-time ARIA Award-winning group began launching solo careers following the release of Calm, with drummer Ashton Irwin releasing his Superbloom album in 2020, with second album Blood on the Drums arriving in July 2024. 

Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings would follow suit in 2021 with his debut album When Facing the Things We Turn Away From, following it up with the Boy EP in April 2024. Just last week, guitarist Clifford shared his own solo debut, with “COOL” set to appear on his forthcoming album, SIDEQUEST.

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