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Fifth Harmony
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2017 (2017-08-25)
Recorded2017
StudioWindmark Recording (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length33:03[7]
Label
Producer
Fifth Harmony chronology
7/27
(2016)
Fifth Harmony
(2017)
Singles from Fifth Harmony
  1. "Down"
    Released: June 2, 2017
  2. "He Like That"
    Released: September 19, 2017
  3. "Por Favor"
    Released: October 27, 2017

Fifth Harmony is the self-titled third studio album by American girl group Fifth Harmony, released on August 25, 2017, through Syco Music and Epic Records. Lyrically, the album discusses themes of female empowerment, confidence, love and unity. After having little to no writing credits with their previous two studio efforts, the group assumed creative control this time around and co-wrote more than half of the album. It features the guest appearance of American rapper Gucci Mane, with collaborations from several notable producers such as Ammo, who contributed to their 2016 smash hit "Work from Home", along with Poo Bear and Skrillex.

The lead single, "Down", which features rapper Gucci Mane, was released on June 2, 2017. The single has received platinum certification in the United States. The second single "He Like That" was serviced on digital and streaming platforms on August 25, 2017 and as their previous releases, the sound of the album is characterized by a combination between pop and R&B genres as well as tropical house, reggae, hip hop, dancehall, synthpop and trap music, being described as "versatile." The group's duet with Pitbull, "Por Favor", was released as the album's third single on October 27, 2017, as part of the Spotify re-release of the album. The song "Angel" was released as the first promotional single on August 11, 2017. The group also released a music video for "Don't Say You Love Me" on May 18, 2018, as a goodbye note after their hiatus. The video also explains the mysterious photo Fifth Harmony uploaded on Twitter and Instagram with no title.

Some critics noted its resemblance to their previous album 7/27. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its first week, becoming Fifth Harmony's fourth top ten entry and third top five entry. It also debuted within top ten in several countries, including Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, Mexico and Spain, where the album entered at number three and one respectively in the latter two countries. It is the group's first album without Camila Cabello who left in December 2016 to pursue a solo career.

Background and conception

In 2016, Fifth Harmony released their second studio album titled 7/27.[8] To promote the album, they embarked on the 7/27 Tour. During a backstage interview with radio host Elvis Duran after a iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert, the group revealed that they were working on a new album.[9] However, on December 18, 2016, they announced that Camila Cabello had left the group in a message posted on social media and signed by its members. Following the repercussion of Cabello's departure and speculations about the group's future, the members published another statement where they explained, "We have spent the past year and a half (since her initial solo endeavor) trying to communicate to her and her team all of the reasons why we felt Fifth Harmony deserved at least one more album of her time. We are excited for our future, and we can't wait for what the new year brings."[10][11]

In January 2017, they re-signed with Epic Records as a quartet; the same month, the group announced the Asian leg of the 7/27 tour[12] and also made their first appearance as a four-piece at the 43rd People's Choice Awards on January 17. During the show, they performed an edited version of "Work from Home", and went on to win the award for "Favorite Group" for the second consecutive year.[13] During an interview with Billboard, member Ally Brooke stated that the group for the first time was having "a lot of creative control and input," and that it is something they "are so excited about."[14] On April 12, 2017, the quartet appeared on the cover for Galore magazine where they discussed the concept and sonority present on their third album, "We've been creating sounds that we've been wanting to touch base on. Some R&B tones, some rhythmic tones. It's been amazing to create with one another because we're so different when it comes to music," Dinah Jane said. "We love different genres. So to vibe together and create this Fifth Harmony sound is what makes it so special."[15][16][17]

Writing and recording

"The very exciting thing about going into this album is that we know the story we want to tell. We draw from our personal experiences. We've been in the studio, and we've had a lot of creative control. And through that, we've been able to co-write more than half of our album. It was an amazing process to have that creative freedom. It's great to put in our voices and our words on this album."

–Ally Brooke about their songwriting experience for Fifth Harmony[18]

The recording sessions for the album began in January 2017. During the creative process the members had more involvement co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas during the production.[19] The group collaborated with several record producers and songwriters, including The Stereotypes, Skrillex, Poo Bear, The Monsters and the Strangerz, Ester Dean, Ammo and DallasK, Dreamlab, Harmony Samuels, Tommy Brown.[20] According to member Lauren Jauregui, those collaborators created "safe spaces," where they could try ideas without "fear of judgment."[19] In an interview with Official Charts Company, Dinah Jane also commented about working with the producers, stating that they knew what the group was going to do and respected their ideas and decisions. "We're all in an environment where we can creatively open up to each other and not be afraid. There are no boundaries, and that comes through in the music. We've taken risks."[21]

During the process the group worked in pairs: each pair stayed in a room with a specified producer and songwriter; in the room they could listen to the process of the songs and then brainstorm ideas for the lyrics. Concerning the writing process with the group, the producer Leah Haywood of production team Dreamlab told Billboard, "It's not like they came in at the end and started riffing. We sat and wrote verses together, because they're empowered women who want to be pushing the agenda." The group first hinted at the studio album with Skrillex and Poo Bear in March 2017,[22] according to Poo Bear, they were "hungry and excited and seemed like they had a serious new point to prove."[19] The album was recorded in seven weeks at Windmark Recording Studios.[19]

Composition

Music and lyrics

"With this album, we're really experimenting with kind of a lot different sounds. We got some strong pop melodies but there's also very dark urban sound as well as some flavor and some R&B flares. It really is pretty versatile and it's a wide range, you hear different elements in this album more than ever before. We’ve definitely reached a point where we’re so involved that we’re proud of what we’re doing and we’re really connected in a way that I don’t feel we have been before."

 — Ally Brooke and Lauren Jauregui on the album's sound and production.[23]

In terms of music, Fifth Harmony consists mostly of R&B and pop songs that exhibits elements of tropical and hip hop music on its beats and productions.[24] The melody presents in the album is diverse, exploring uptempo songs in contrast with emotional ballads.[21] It explores a diversity of music genres including trap music, Rnbass, dancehall and reggae.[25][24][26] Matt Collar from AllMusic noted that the album that picks up on the "slick, electronic vibe of 7/27 with a focus on songs for grown-ups."[27] The lyrical content has been described as most "genuine" and "authentic" in comparison to their previous works which the group felt a lack of creative fulfillment.[28] Although the album talk about themes also explored in their previous albums like love, womanhood and sexual empowerment, it dives into an emotional and personal zone, with the group also singing about heartbreak and fragility. In an interview for Zach Sang, the member Lauren Jauregui commented: "This music, we’re much more connected to because we were able to be part of it. All of the songs that we didn’t particularly write ourselves, we curated, we chose for this project."[29] The album contains 10 tracks and has a length of thirty-three minutes,[30][26] a reduced number in comparison to their Reflection and 7/27 albums which comprised more tracks and an additional deluxe edition.[31]

Songs and lyrical content

The two initial tracks "Down" and "He Like That" demonstrates the presence of the tropical sonority in the album. "Down" is a dancehall-influenced song that uses snare drums, synthesizers and percussion.[19][32] The song contains an additional rapped verse by Gucci Mane during the bridge, it's the only track presents in the album that contains a guest appearance.[30] Although "Down" regards a romantic relationship, Normani Kordei explained that with the song the group "kind of connect with each other because we've been through so much and we've always held each other 'Down'."[33] Time editor Raisa Bruner called it a "party anthem" that gives "each singer a chance to stretch her voice over a spare and addictive beat."[18] "He Like That" is built on a bass guitar groove. It contains a danceable beat that exhibits influences from reggae and urban music styles.[26][34] Lyrically, the group praises a seductive male figure describing his characteristics and what makes him sexually attractive using a interpolation from MC Hammer's "Pumps and a Bump" during the pre-chorus and bridge.[35] "Sauced Up" merges trap and synthpop elements before veering into a pop chorus that Chris DeVille from Stereogum website described as "bright" and "gargantuan."[32] The song is melodically quite,[21] characterized by uses of heavy bassline, synthesized finger snaps and synths pairing around its beats.[36] Described as a "party anthem",[27] "Sauced Up" allude to socialization at parties.[35] It contains references to alcoholism in lines as "Blame it on drunk love" and "Cause when I get sauced up I be like, so what."[25]

The sexual empowered track "Make You Mad" contains lyrics that promises to a guy a good sexual time.[27][2] Chris Willman from Variety perceived that the track is not about "making a guy angry" but making "him mad with desire."[37] A tropical-tinged song, "Make You Mad" fuses electronic music with a Caribbean flavor,[38][32] using a predominant synthesized marimba sound, steelpan drums and a synth-line.[38] Having a retro nature, the fifth track, "Deliver", is a throwback to 1990s R&B;[27][2] its production incorporates influences of soul and gospel music genres as well as modern trap-inflected beats.[32][39] The sonority of the track that bears resemblance to Mariah Carey's musical style, uses a backing piano riff and soft vocal harmonies.[35] Lyrically, "Deliver" conveys a sexual vibe with Fifth Harmony singing about express feelings to a man confessing that he knows and appreciates their devotion to him.[32] Thematically, it is one of the songs in the album that shows the group's typical empowerment themes in favor of a comfort with a partner.[40]

Described as a "rocker-reggae" song,[40] the track "Lonely Night" uses progressive guitar chords, it's constructed on a transitive musical dynamic with a beat that drops during the chorus, similar to "Make You Mad".[32][35] Its lyrical content is about "giving a guy a breakdown of what you need from him in order to [be] with him."[35] Explaining the track lyrically, Dinah Jane explained: "Lonely Night" is something about your man — you’re basically warning him, like, "If you try to do this, just know that you’re going to have to have a lonely night. And if you want me, you’re going to have to do this to have me, to keep me."[40] "Don't Say You Love Me" and "Messy" are mid-tempo ballads that explores a vulnerable side of the group. The former is a melancholic torch song that finds the group asking for an honest relationship over a "island" dembow rhythm and an melodic acoustic guitar.[38][41][32] Performed in an emotive tone, the song runs though a moderate drumbeat.[34][42] Entertainment Weekly's Marc Sneticker felt the song shows off their "vocal excellence when allowed some breathing room."[36] "Messy" is a classic pop and R&B ballad with a vulnerable lyrical content.[21] It shows Fifth Harmony's members exploring their own complexities and fragility.[27][32] Explaining the song lyrically, Ally Brooke said that "Messy" expresses the group "just us as people, as humans, as women" and further commented about the connection with themselves personally: "We have a lot in ourselves, and it’s a beautiful part of us and who we are, and the music fits perfectly with it. It’s so magical."[40] Normani Kordei compared its aesthetic to The Pussycat Dolls's song "Stickwitu".[21]

The track "Angel" distinguish itself from the rest of the album sonically and lyrically.[35][40] Its "sparse" trap production features pitched-shifted vocal synths,[25] distorted effects, heavy bass and double hi-hat rolls.[24] The song is about being in a relationship based on unrealistic expectations with Fifth Harmony shattering a false "angelical" image created by an abusive partner.[43] The group delivers a rapped performance during the first and second verses.[2] "Bridges" was described as a moment of "unity" in the album.[35] Expressing a message of positivity, the track delivers a political criticism tone, serving as a response to Donald Trump's immigration policy telling that is necessary to build "bridges instead of walls" making a clear reference to the Executive Order 13767 that directs a wall to be built along the Mexico–United States border.[44][45][46] Instrumentally, "Bridges" uses electric guitar, clicks, percussive drums and a handclapped rhythm. In an interview with Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, Dinah Jane stated that the group wanted to create a song based on social issues presents in contemporary society: "It’s definitely a message that needs to be shared out there into the world. Something we wanted to share with everybody and let them know is that we know love can conquer hate."[40]

Release and promotion

Fifth Harmony performing at the Los Angeles Country Fair 2017 event on September 15, 2017.

On July 24, 2017, the group performed "Down" on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, during which host Jimmy Fallon announced the album's title and release date.[47] Buyers who pre-ordered the album online would received exclusive access to autograph signing events for the album in two cities located in the state of California, Fullerton on August 14, 2017 and San Francisco on August 15.[48] The signing event also arrived at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City on August 29, 2017.[49] Coinciding with the album release date, the group made an appearance in a specified live event promoted by the Vevo team; the event was held at a small room in Hollywood's NeueHouse. During the conversation, the accompanying music video for "He Like That"' was premiered for streaming.[50] On August 27, 2017, the group appeared at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards where they started by singing "Angel" followed by "Down" which featured an appearance by Gucci Mane.[51]

For online marketing, Fifth Harmony's Twitter account announced three challenges which fans had to unlock special videos by accumulating enough save and stream data for the album on Spotify. In their website, fans also could track the challenge's progress meter.[52] As result, a behind the scenes from the official music video for "Angel" and "He Like That" and a special video where they documented the creative process for their VMAs performance were unlocked.[53][54][55] The group later appeared at the Good Morning America on August 29, 2017, where they sang "He Like That" and reflected about their performance at the VMAs.[56] Serving as special guest at The Late Late Show with James Corden on September 12, 2017, Fifth Harmony performed and also participated of a game called "Flinch."[57][58]

Tour

On August 9, 2017, the group announced the PSA Tour, an official concert tour to further promote the album. The tour began on September 29, 2017 in Santiago, Chile at the Movistar Arena[59] and ended on May 11, 2018 in Hollywood, Florida at the Hard Rock Live. Becky G was announced as a supporting act for some of the Latin American dates, while the Lost Kings were planned to support the group in Australia before the dates were cancelled.[60] The tour's setlist includes all ten songs from the album in addition to several of their songs from previous albums.

Singles

The song, "Down", was released to all major streaming services and digital platforms on June 2, 2017, as the lead single from the album.[61] Commercially, it debuted at its peak position of number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached top fifty in charts from others countries, including the UK, Ireland, Canada, France, Portugal and Slovakia. The accompanying music video for "Down" premiered on Fifth Harmony's Vevo channel on June 8, 2017. Directed by James Larese, the video contains a neon-inspired aesthetic intercepted with scenes where the group performs a choreographed dance.[62] Its music video earned them their fourth Video Music Award at the 2017 ceremony for Best Pop Video.[63]

"He Like That" was released as the second single from the album. It officially impacted Mainstream radio in the U.S. on September 19, 2017.[64] The official video for "He Like That" was released on their Vevo channel on August 25, 2017.

"Por Favor" was released as the third single from the album, their duet with Pitbull, was released on October 27, 2017.[65] The song was later included on the album's Spotify re-release.[66] The song was performed several times, such as on Dancing with the Stars, Showtime at the Apollo and at the 2017 Latin American Music Awards.

Promotional singles

"Angel" was released as the first promotional single on August 10, 2017, with the pre-order of the album.[67] It was produced by Skrillex and Poo Bear. The first verse, pre-chorus, and main lyric of the chorus was performed at the VMAs before they performed their first single, "Down", featuring Gucci Mane.

The group later released "Deliver" as the second promotional single from the album on September 8. Its music video premiered the same date and has a black and white color. The group performed the song that same month on Live with Kelly and Ryan, alongside their single "He Like That".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[68]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[27]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[36]
The New York Times80/100[69]
Idolator3/5[2]
Pitchfork5.3/10[30]
Rolling Stone[24]
Spin6/10[25]
The Guardian[34]

Fifth Harmony has received generally positive reviews from music critics.[68] Marc Snetiker from Entertainment Weekly believed that the album echoes like a "B side" to their previous album 7/27 but delivers only "a faint aftershock of its quake." According to him, the album feels "cut from the same cloth as its predecessor but doesn’t wear it as well, relying even more heavily on overproduced turn-ups about lovers and clubs, predictably cheeky innuendo, and house breakdowns custom-manufactured for young ears and playlists."[36] Brittany Spanks from Rolling Stone gave the album three-half of five stars commenting that it's the group's "most cohesive album yet" and considered it as a "satisfying introduction to what Fifth Harmony can be capable of in their new era as a quartet."[24] AllMusic's Matt Collar described the album as "sophisticated" and opined that its "undistinguished production" finds the group completing the transformation "from a youthful pop outfit into a mature, adult contemporary R&B entity."[27] In review for The Guardian website, Michael Cragg wrote that the album simultaneously feels like "a statement of intent and a hastily cobbled together swansong." He further praised the album's divergence of sounds and opined that there are also some real "will this do?" moments spread over the album, concluding saying it is "overall, a mixed bag."[34]

Writing for The New York Times, Jon Caramanica expressed a positive opinion about the album, commenting that Fifth Harmony is "potent and overflowing with sugary pleasures," full of "military-grade pop production and laser-targeted singing."[69] Idolator's Mike Nied named it as their most "eclectic" release and further commented the album is a "statement" for the group.[2] In a mixed review, Spin's Katherine St. Asaph felt it as "a workmanlike pop album, vocally immaculate and sonically au courant, but seldom more than functional", adding the group "focused on functional, micromanaged pop tracks that it doesn’t allow the women a personality besides "vaguely, anonymously sassy.""[25]

Commercial performance

Fifth Harmony debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 46,000 album-equivalent units according to Nielsen SoundScan. It reached the same peak as 7/27, making it Fifth Harmony's fourth consecutive top ten album and third top five, equalling the number of top 10 sets from all-female acts Destiny's Child and Dixie Chicks. They are only behind The Supremes, who achieved eight top ten albums. In terms of pure sales, the album was the second-highest entry on the chart in the week of its debut, with only 32,000 pure copies sold.[70] In total, the album spent four weeks on the Billboard 200 beginning at 4 and descending to 34, 100, and 162 in each following week.[71]

In South Korea, the album debuted at number 97 on the Gaon Album Chart, and at number 10 on the International chart for its physical copies.[72][73] In Japan, the album debuted at number 70 on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums, and in its fourth week, peaked at number 51. The album also debuted at number 33 on Billboard Japan Top Albums for its estimated physical sales of 1,677 units.[74][75] The album debuted at number 22 on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart on September 12, 2017, and peaked at number 19 a day later.[76][77]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from iTunes[78] and Qobuz.[79]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Down" (featuring Gucci Mane)
2:45
2."He Like That"
3:37
3."Sauced Up"
3:17
4."Make You Mad"
2:54
5."Deliver"3:26
6."Lonely Night"3:25
7."Don't Say You Love Me"
  • Nate Cyphert
  • Ian Kirkpatrick
  • Henrik Barman Michaelsen
  • Edvard Forre Erfjord
  • Lisa Scinta
  • Kirkpatrick
  • The Electric
3:13
8."Angel"3:09
9."Messy"
  • Dreamlab
  • Ruffian
3:14
10."Bridges"
  • Brown
  • Jones
4:03
Total length:33:03
Spotify bonus track[66]
No.TitleLength
11."Por Favor" (with Pitbull)3:18
Total length:36:21
Japanese edition[80]
No.TitleLength
11."Down" (Instrumental Version)2:43
Total length:35:46

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer.
  • ^[b] signifies a vocal producer.
  • ^[c] signifies an additional producer.

Sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[104] Gold 20,000
Indonesia (IFPI)[105] Platinum 10,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Various August 25, 2017[106]
Japan September 13, 2017[107] CD Sony Japan

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