"She Looks So Perfect"
Single by5 Seconds of Summer
from the album5 Seconds of Summer
Released	21 February 2014 (2014-02-21)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop-punk power pop pop rock
Length	3:22
Label	Capitol Hi or Hey
Songwriters	Ashton Irwin Michael Clifford Jake Sinclair
Producers	Jake Sinclair Eric Valentine
5 Seconds of Summer singles chronology
"Out of My Limit" (2012) "She Looks So Perfect" (2014) "Don't Stop" (2014)
Music video
"She Looks So Perfect" onYouTube

"She Looks So Perfect" is a song and extended play by Australianpop rock band5 Seconds of Summer, taken from theirself-titled debut album (2014). The song wasdigitally released in Australia on 23 February 2014 and in Europe on 23 March 2014 throughCapitol Records andHi or Hey Records, as their debut single with a major record label.^[1] The accompanying music video was released on 24 February 2014. The song peaked at number one inAustralia,New Zealand,Ireland and theUnited Kingdom.^[2] It was certified 8× platinum by theAustralian Recording Industry Association for selling 560,000 equivalent units.^[3] The song also won "Song of the Year" at theARIA Music Awards in 2014.Ed Sheeran covered the song onCapital FM.^[4]

"She Looks So Perfect" has been described aspop punk,^[5][6]power pop^[5] andpop rock.^[7] It was written by band members Michael Clifford and Ashton Irwin along withJake Sinclair, who also produced the song, with additional production byEric Valentine.^[8] The single is the leading track on the band'sShe Looks So Perfect EP, and is the first track onthe band's self-titled debut studio album.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Digital Spy	[10]

Lewis Corner ofDigital Spy gave the song a mixed review, stating that:

"While their influences clearly nod towards pop-punk godfathersGreen Day andBlink-182, 5SOS's official debut 'She Looks So Perfect' is strewn with teen heartthrob clichés. "We worked too damn hard for this just to give it up now," Luke tells his flame over a plucky electric guitar, before the song bursts into a lofty chorus and further promises of diamond rings and plane tickets. It's the age-old tale of a forbidden romantic runaway; trouble is, with this anthem poised to scale the chart, slipping away unnoticed will soon prove slightly more difficult.^[10]

The Wire wrote that the song sounds as if it were purposely crafted aspower pop to appeal to fans of aboy band, but an "infinitesimally edgier" boy band thanOne Direction.^[5]Billboard called the song "school rock" and described it as a "slick crowd pleaser" performed live for the2014Billboard Music Awards show.^[11] Rachael McArthur ofRenowned for Sound gave a mixed review stating, "The vocals are very polished and boy-bandy and delivered with great enthusiasm." However, McArthur was critical of the lyrics more specifically the line, "I'm so down" during the chorus calling it, "a little annoying."^[12] In 2018, the song was ranked twentieth byBillboard in their compilation of the 100 Greatest Boyband Songs of All Time.^[13]

Anextended play was released on 21 March 2014, containing five tracks: "She Looks So Perfect", "Heartache on the Big Screen", "The Only Reason", "What I Like About You", and "Disconnected".^[14]

AB-side was released in 2016 which contains nine tracks: three "She Looks So Perfect" versions (Acoustic, Ash demo, Mikey demo), "Heartache on the Big Screen", "The Only Reason", "Disconnected", "Wherever You Are", "500 Years of Winter - Pizza Song", and "What I Like About You (Studio Mix)".^[15]

On 1 March 2014, "She Looks So Perfect" debuted at number three on the AustralianARIA Singles Chart, being kept off the top spot byClean Bandit's "Rather Be" andPharrell Williams' "Happy".^[16] The song finally reached number one on its fifth week on the chart, as well as being certified Platinum for sales of 70,000 copies.^[17] Likewise, it debuted at number four on theNew Zealand Singles Chart and in its fifth week, the song jumped from number nine to number one. The week after, it was certified Gold.^[18]

"She Looks So Perfect" debuted at number one on theIrish Singles Chart on 27 March 2014.^[19] On 30 March, it debuted at number one on theUK Singles Chart with about 94,000 copies sold in first week.^[20] It was the fourth UK number one single by a band from Australia and the first sinceMadison Avenue's "Don't Call Me Baby", topped the chart in May 2000.^[21] In its second week, "She Look So Perfect" dropped to tenth place, which is the biggest drop from the top spot sinceMcFly's double single "Baby's Come Back"/"Transylvania", who tie this record withElvis Presley's re-release "One Night"/"I Got Stung" from 2005 and dropped from number one to number 20 in April 2007.

"She Looks So Perfect" entered on the USBillboard Hot 100 on 12 April 2014. On 24 May 2014, six weeks after their debut, "She Looks So Perfect" reached number 37. A week later, the track reached its peak position at number 32, becoming the band's first top 40 single.^[22] As of December 2014, the single has sold 925,000 copies in the US.^[23]

The EP debuted at number two on the USBillboard 200 and number one on theCanadian Albums Chart.^[24]

The official music video was directed by Frank Borin. It was released toYouTube on 24 February 2014. It features the band singing in an alley, while men and women start dancing and removing clothing at stores, classrooms, a prison and a diner. As of June 2023, the video has accumulated over 315 million views on YouTube.^[25]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Credits adapted from CD single inserts.

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