Five (Hollywood Undead album)

Five (stylized as V) is the fifth studio album by American rap rock band Hollywood Undead. It was released on October 27, 2017 through MDDN and BMG. It is the first album to not feature Matthew "Da Kurlzz" Busek who departed from the band in early 2017. It is also the first release for BMG Rights Management since they departed from Interscope Records, successor of A&M Octone Records, its first label they signed, after release of Day of the Dead. The album features guest vocal appearances from B-Real.

Five
Studio album by Hollywood Undead
Released	October 27, 2017
Length	52:23
Label	MDDN BMG
Producer	Sean Gould Griffin Boice Jorel "J-Dog" Decker Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell
Hollywood Undead studio album chronology
Day of the Dead (2015) Five (2017) New Empire, Vol. 1 (2020)
Singles from Five
"California Dreaming" Released: July 24, 2017 "Whatever It Takes" Released: August 25, 2017 "Renegade" Released: September 29, 2017 "We Own the Night" Released: October 13, 2017

Background

Vocalist Johnny 3 Tears spoke about the album title, stating "We’re five brothers, and this is our fifth record. Nothing gets to the essence of the music like this number does. Numerology has a lot of power. When we said Five, it just made sense. The fact that we could all agree on one word codifies who we are."[1][2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Express & Star	[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"California Dreaming"	Sean Gould, Hollywood Undead	3:54
2.	"Whatever It Takes"	Hollywood Undead	3:07
3.	"Bad Moon"	J-Dog, Danny, Charlie Scene, Funny Man	3:52
4.	"Ghost Beach"	J-Dog, Danny	3:54
5.	"Broken Record"	Charlie Scene, Danny, Johnny 3 Tears	3:39
6.	"Nobody's Watching"	J-Dog, Danny	3:58
7.	"Renegade"	Courtney Ballard, Johnny 3 Tears, J-Dog, Funny Man	3:03
8.	"Black Cadillac" (featuring B-Real)	Funny Man, J-Dog, Johnny 3 Tears	3:47
9.	"Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)"	Griffin Boice, Johnny 3 Tears	4:24
10.	"Cashed Out"	Christian Dold, Funny Man, J-Dog, Charlie Scene	3:29
11.	"Riot"	Terrel	3:47
12.	"We Own the Night"	Gould, Hollywood Undead	4:02
13.	"Bang Bang"		3:40
14.	"Your Life"	Ballard, Jarod Poythress, Danny, J-Dog, Charlie Scene, Johnny 3 Tears	3:25
Total length:			52:23

Personnel

Hollywood Undead

• Jorel "J-Dog" Decker – vocals, background vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synth, programming, producer
• Dylan "Funny Man" Alvarez – vocals, hype vocals, soundboards
• George "Johnny 3 Tears" Ragan – vocals, bass
• Jordon "Charlie Scene" Terrell – vocals, guitars, producer
• Daniel "Danny" Murillo – vocals, piano, guitars, bass guitar

Additional musicians

• B-Real – rap vocals on "Black Cadillac"
• Oliver Clinger – additional vocals on "California Dreaming"
• Liam Clinger – additional vocals on "California Dreaming"
• MUSYCA Children's Choir – additional vocals on "California Dreaming"
• Dean Butterworth – drums on "California Dreaming", "We Own the Night" and "Bang Bang"
• Tommy Lee – drums on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)"
• Griffin Boice – guitars, piano and strings on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)", producer
• Danny Lohner – guitars and bass on "Pray (Put 'Em in the Dirt)"
• Collin Swanky – drums on "Renegade"
• Henry Flury – guitars on "Renegade"

Additional personnel

• Sean Gould – producer
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC – mastering

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	42
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	159
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9]	11
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[10]	19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11]	17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]	24
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13]	26
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[14]	5
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15]	40
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	40
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	31
US Billboard 200[19]	22
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[20]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[21]	3

References

1. "Hollywood Undead unveil their five least favourite Halloween costumes - NME". NME. October 30, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
2. "Hollywood Undead to Release Lucky Album 'Five'". Loudwire. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
3. Christopher Monger, James. "Five Hollywood Undead". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
4. Sanders, Leigh. "Album Review: Hollywood Undead - Five (V)". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. "Australiancharts.com – Hollywood Undead – Five". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Hollywood Undead – Five" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
7. "Ultratop.be – Hollywood Undead – Five" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
8. "Ultratop.be – Hollywood Undead – Five" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
9. "Downie, The Hip, Kelly Clarkson Hot On The Albums Chart This Week". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
10. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201744 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
11. "Hollywood Undead: Five" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
12. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hollywood Undead – Five" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
13. "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2017. 44. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
14. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
15. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Hollywood Undead – Five". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
19. "Hollywood Undead Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
20. "Hollywood Undead Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
21. "Hollywood Undead Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.