Five (Five album)

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.

5ive
Studio album by Five
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 chronology
5ive (1998) Invincible (1999)
Singles from 5ive
"Slam Dunk (Da Funk)" Released: 2 December 1997 "When the Lights Go Out" Released: 2 March 1998 "Got the Feelin'" Released: 8 June 1998 "Everybody Get Up" Released: 21 August 1998 "It's the Things You Do" Released: 27 October 1998 "Until the Time Is Through" Released: 16 November 1998

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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, Five	Kennedy, 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, Five	Steve 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, Five	Cutfather & 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]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Can You Jam"	Topham, Twigg, Five	TTW	4:01

Australian edition bonus tracks[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"When the Lights Go Out" (remix)	Eliot Kennedy, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, John McClaughlin, Five	4:07
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, Friedman	4:05
5.	"Slam Dunk"	Denniz Pop, Max Martin, Jake Schulze, Herbie Crichlow	3:38
6.	"Satisfied"	Tim Hawes, Keith Beauvais, Five	4:14
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

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remixer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• "Slam Dunk Da Funk" contains a sample from "Clap Your Hands", performed by Herbie.
• "Everybody Get Up" contains a sample from "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", performed by Joan Jett & The Black Hearts.
• "Switch" contains a sample from "Every Guy", performed by Take That.

American singles

1. "When the Lights Go Out" (US remix)
2. "It's the Things You Do" (US remix)
3. "Slam Dunk (Da Funk)"
4. "Until the Time Is Through" (single version)
5. "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 Max Martin – production on tracks 1, 5, 7 and 12 Eliot Kennedy – production on tracks 3 and 11; mixing on track 3 Tim Lever – production on tracks 3 and 11; mixing on track 3; remix on track 5 Mike Percy – production on tracks 3 and 11; mixing on track 3; remix on track 5 Richard Stannard – production on tracks 4 and 6 Julian Gallagher – production on tracks 4 and 6 Kristian Lundin – production on track 7 Steve Mac – production and mixing on track 8 Cutfather & Joe – production and mixing on track 10 TTW (Topham Twigg and Paul Waterman) – production on track 14

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 Chart (1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 4 Canadian Albums (RPM) 38 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 11 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 2 Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[11] 5 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 16 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] 9 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[14] 9 Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 3 Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 6 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 61 Malaysian Albums (IFPI)[18] 8 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[20] 25 Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 6 Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[23] 1 UK Albums Chart (OCC)[24] 1 US Billboard 200 27

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

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	3× Platinum	250,000[29]
Belgium (BEA)[30]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[31]		120,000[32]
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	Gold	50,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[34]	2× Platinum	200,000[35]
Netherlands (NVPI)[36]	Gold	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37]	Platinum	15,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[38]	Platinum	80,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
United States (RIAA)[40]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[41]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
Australia[42]	13 July 1998	CD, cassette	RCA
Ireland[43]
New Zealand[44]
United Kingdom[45]
United States[46]

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