1998 studio album by Five
5ive Released 22 June 1998 (1998-06-22 ) Recorded 1997 (1997 ) –1998 (1998 ) Genre Pop , pop rap , dance , teen pop , rap rock Length 66 :00 (UK version) 45 :54 (US version) Label RCA (International)Arista (US / Canada)Producer Simon Cowell (exec. ), Cutfather & Joe , Julian Gallagher , Eliot Kennedy , Tim Laws, Tim Lever , Kristian Lundin , Steve Mac , Max Martin , Denniz Pop (also exec.), Mike Percy , Jake Schulze, Richard Stannard , TTW, Nigel Wright
Five (stylized as 5ive ) is the debut studio album by English boy band Five . It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 June 1998 and charted at number one the UK Albums Chart , becoming the band's only album to do so. The album was later released in the United States on 14 July 1998, where it charted at number 27 on the Billboard 200 , making it the most successful album by the band in the region.
Largely produced by Jake Schulze and Denniz Pop – the latter who also served as the executive producer with Simon Cowell – the album spawned six singles , of which all but one reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart , the exception – "It's the Things You Do " – having only been released in the United States. On 4 December 1998, the British Phonographic Industry awarded the album a Platinum certification, an accolade later matched by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album has since gone on to earn double platinum status in the UK and sold in excess of 3.3 million copies worldwide.
Singles
The first single, "Slam Dunk (Da Funk) ", was released on 1 December 1997, and peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart . It was also chosen as the new NBA theme song after its release in the United States. The second single, "When the Lights Go Out ", was released on 2 March 1998. It peaked at No. 4 in the UK, and also made it to number two in Australia, number seven in Sweden, number ten in the United States and number eleven in Ireland. The third single, "Got the Feelin' ", was released on 8 June 1998 and peaked at No. 3 in the UK, number two in New Zealand, number twelve in Sweden, number six in Austria and number four in Ireland and the Netherlands.
The fourth single, "Everybody Get Up ", was released on 21 August 1998. It was the album's most successful single, debuting at number one in New Zealand, which gave Five their first ever number-one. The song also made it to number two in the UK, becoming Five's highest-charting song in the UK at the time. Other chart positions included number four in Germany, number nine in the Netherlands and number five in Austria and Sweden. The fifth single, "It's the Things You Do ", was released in the United States only, on 27 October 1998. It was unsuccessful, only making it to number 53. The sixth and final single, "Until the Time Is Through ", was released on 16 November 1998. It became Five's second UK number-two single, while also making it to number three in Ireland, number eight in Germany, number eleven in Sweden, number 14 in New Zealand and number 15 in the Netherlands.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Slam Dunk Da Funk " Denniz Pop , Max Martin , Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow Pop, Martin, Schulze 3:38 2. "When the Lights Go Out " Eliot Kennedy , Tim Lever , Mike Percy , John McLaughlin, FiveKennedy, Lever, Percy 4:10 3. "Everybody Get Up " Herbie Crichlow, Alan Merrill , Jake Hooker , Five Pop, Schulze 3:26 4. "Got the Feelin' " Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher , J Brown , Sean Conlon , Abs Breen Stannard, Gallagher 3:28 5. "It's the Things You Do " Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow, George Shahin, Five Martin, Schulze, Lever[a] , Percy[a] 3:36 6. "Human " (The Five Remix) James Harris III, Terry Lewis Stannard, Gallagher 3:48 7. "Until the Time Is Through " Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson Martin, Kristian Lundin 4:15 8. "Satisfied" Tim Hawes , Keith Beauvais, FiveSteve Mac, Tim Laws[b] 4:14 9. "Partyline 555-On-Line" Denniz Pop, Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow, Five Pop, Schulze 4:22 10. "That's What You Told Me" Wayne Hector , Ali Tennant , Mich Hedin Hansen , Joseph Belmaati, FiveCutfather & Joe 3:44 11. "It's All Over" Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, Five Kennedy, Lever, Percy, Nigel Wright[b] 4:12 12. "Don't You Want It" Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Five Pop, Martin 3:43 13. "Shake" (featuring Herbie) Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow, Five Schulze 3:26 14. "Cold Sweat" Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Five TTW 4:06 15. "Straight Up Funk" Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow Pop, Schulze 3:58 16. "My Song" Denniz Pop, Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow, Five Pop, Schulze 3:53 17. "Switch" (hidden track) Denniz Pop, Jake Schulze, Five Pop, Schulze 4:00 Total length: 66:00
Japanese edition bonus track[1] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 18. "Can You Jam" Topham, Twigg, Five TTW 4:01
Australian edition bonus tracks[2] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 18. "You and I" Hector, Tennant, Hansen, Belmaati Cutfather & Joe 3:33 19. "Can You Jam" Topham, Twigg, Five TTW 4:01
Special edition bonus disc: I Have Seen the Light EP[3] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "You and I" Hector, Tennant, Hansen, Belmaati Cutfather & Joe 3:33 2. "When the Lights Go Out" (Blacksmith Hip Hop Mix) Kennedy, Lever, Percy, McClaughlin, Five Kennedy, Lever, Percy, Blacksmith 6:20 3. "Slam Dunk Da Funk" (extended mix) Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow, Schulze Pop, Martin, Schulze 7:29 4. "Can You Jam?" Topham, Twigg, Five TTW 4:01 Total length: 21:24
Malaysian special edition bonus disc[4] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Until the Time Is Through" (single mix) Max Martin, Carlsson Martin, Lundin, Mac[b] 4:15 2. "Megamix" Stannard, Gallagher, Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow, Carlsson, Kennedy, Lever, Percy, McClaughlin, Hooker, Merrill Work in Progress[b] 6:20 3. "Stop Pushing Me" Mac, Laws, Five Mac 3:01 4. "Coming Back for More" Stannard, Gallagher, Brown, Conlon, Breen Stannard, Gallagher 3:49 Total length: 16:18
American edition[5] Title Writer(s) 1. "When the Lights Go Out " (remix) Eliot Kennedy , Tim Lever , Mike Percy , John McClaughlin, Five4:07 2. "That's What You Told Me" Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant, Mich Hedin Hansen , Joseph Belmaati, Five 3:44 3. "It's the Things You Do" (remix) Max Martin, Herbie Crichlow, George Shahin, Five 3:29 4. "When I Remember When" (remix) Shelly Peiken , Friedman4:05 5. "Slam Dunk " Denniz Pop , Max Martin , Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow 3:38 6. "Satisfied" Tim Hawes , Keith Beauvais, Five4:14 7. "It's All Over" Kennedy, Percy, Lever, Five 4:12 8. "Partyline 555-On-Line" Denniz Pop, Herbie Crichlow, Schulze, Five 4:22 9. "Until the Time Is Through" (remix) Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson 4:15 10. "Everybody Get Up " (radio mix) Herbie Crichlow, Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker , Five 3:26 11. "My Song" Denniz Pop, Herbie Crichlow, Schulze, Five 3:53 12. "Got the Feelin' " (radio mix) Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher , J Brown , Sean Conlon , Abs Breen 3:27 Total length: 45:54
Notes
American singles
"When the Lights Go Out " (US remix)
"It's the Things You Do " (US remix)
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk) "
"Until the Time Is Through" (single version)
"When I Remember When" (US remix) – radio promo
Credits and personnel
Note: Track numbers are according to the international edition of the album.
Main producers
Simon Cowell – executive production
Denniz Pop – executive production; production on tracks 1, 3, 9, 12, 15, 16 and 55
Jake – production on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 16 and 55
Additional producers
Additional production personnel
Matt Sime – recording and mixing on tracks 4 and 6
Tim Laws – additional production and additional mixing on track 8
Chris Laws – engineering on track 8
Robin Sellars – mix engineering on track 8; remix engineering on track 11
Dave Walters – additional engineering on track 8
Andy Kowalski – additional mix engineering on track 8
Fred Defaye – engineering on track 9
Joe Belmaati – recording on track 10
Mads Nilsson – mixing on track 10
Nigel Wright – remix on track 11
Chris McDonnell – engineering on track 14
Paul Waterman – mixing on track 14
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (1998)[25] [26] [27]
Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)
24
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
49
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)
34
Italian Albums (FIMI)
29
UK Albums (OCC)
25
Chart (1999)
Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)
33
Certifications
Release history
References
Studio albums Compilation albums Singles Tours Related articles