Punk Goes Pop Volume 5

Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 is the thirteenth compilation album in the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records and the fifth installment in the Punk Goes Pop series to contain bands covering mainstream pop music. It was released on November 6, 2012 through Fearless Records. The album debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200, selling more than 21,000 copies within its first week.[2] The album spawned three singles to date. The first single off the album was Memphis May Fire's cover of Grenade by Bruno Mars, which was released on October 2, 2012. The album's second single off the album was Mayday Parade's cover of Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye featuring New Zealand artist Kimbra, which also featured guest vocals by Vic Fuentes of the band Pierce The Veil, it sold more than 15,000 copies within the album's first week of release, debuting at numbers eighteen and nineteen on the Billboard Rock Songs and Heatseekers Songs charts, respectively.,[3] it was released on October 16, 2012. The third single off the album was SECRETS cover of Ass Back Home by Gym Class Heroes featuring English artist Neon Hitch, which was released on December 12, 2012.

Punk Goes Pop Volume 5
Compilation album by
"Punk Goes..."
Released1 November 2012
RecordedVarious
GenrePost-hardcore, alternative rock, metalcore, electronicore, pop punk
Length52:09, (Japanese Edition) 33:29
LabelFearless
ProducerVarious
"Punk Goes..." chronology
Punk Goes Pop Volume 4
(2011)		 Punk Goes Pop Volume 5
(2012)		 Punk Goes Christmas
(2013)
Singles from Punk Goes Pop Volume 5
  1. "Grenade"
    Released: 2 October 2012
  2. "Somebody That I Used to Know"
    Released: 16 October 2012
  3. "Ass Back Home"
    Released: 12 December 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Punknews.org[1]

Additionally Japan's edition contains a second CD featuring Japanese bands covering American pop songs.

Track listing
# Title Artist Original Artist(s) Length
1. "Grenade" Memphis May Fire Bruno Mars 3:41
2. "Call Me Maybe" Upon This Dawning Carly Rae Jepsen 3:28
3. "Somebody That I Used to Know" Mayday Parade featuring Vic Fuentes of Pierce the Veil Gotye featuring Kimbra 3:25
4. "Glad You Came" We Came as Romans The Wanted 3:03
5. "Some Nights" Like Moths to Flames Fun 4:40
6. "Billie Jean" Breathe Carolina Michael Jackson 4:02
7. "We Found Love" Forever the Sickest Kids Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris 4:21
8. "Boyfriend" Issues Justin Bieber 3:15
9. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" The Maine featuring Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday Cyndi Lauper 4:50
10. "Payphone" Crown the Empire Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa 4:17
11. "Paradise" Craig Owens Coldplay 3:55
12. "Mercy" The Word Alive Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz 5:24
13. "Ass Back Home" Secrets Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch 3:48

Sampler Track listing

Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 also included a bonus sampler CD featuring 11 previously released songs by bands from the Fearless Records label.

# Title Artist Album Length
1. "Devil's Night" Motionless in White Infamous 3:55
2. "Mark My Words" For All Those Sleeping Outspoken 3:30
3. "Go To Hell" Go Radio Close the Distance 3:31
4. "Listening" Tonight Alive What Are You So Scared Of? 2:53
5. "Life Cycles" The Word Alive Life Cycles 4:20
6. "A New Beginning" Upon This Dawning featuring Chris Motionless of Motionless in White To Keep Us Safe 3:31
7. "Hell Above" Pierce the Veil Collide with the Sky 3:44
8. "We Bring an Arsenal" Lostprophets Weapons 3:27
9. "In Friends We Trust" Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! Something for Nothing 3:27
10. "40 Days..." Blessthefall Awakening 4:17
11. "Tempt Me, Temptation" A Skylit Drive Identity on Fire 3:31

Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 (Japanese Edition)

Additionally Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 was released in Japan with a bonus CD containing 9 songs by Japanese bands Noisemaker, New Breed, Lost, Ashley Scared The Sky, Her Name In Blood, Secret-Line, The Game Shop, Your Last Diary, and Fake Face covering mainstream Pop songs by artists such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Daft Punk, and Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen.

Track listing

The Japanese Edition included a second CD with the following bonus tracks.

# Title Artist Original Artist(s) Length
1. "Rude Boy" Noisemaker Rihanna 3:56
2. "Marry You" New Breed Bruno Mars 3:48
3. "Live While We're Young" Lost One Direction 3:34
4. "Party Rock Anthem" Ashley Scared The Sky LMFAO featuring GoonRock and Lauren Bennett 4:19
5. "This Love" Her Name In Blood Maroon 5 3:28
6. "Baby" Secret-Line Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris 3:12
7. "One More Time" The Game Shop Daft Punk 4:24
8. "Good Time" Your Last Diary Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen 3:39
9. "So Sick" Fake Face Ne-Yo 3:03

Charts and release history

Charts[4]

ChartPeak position
The Billboard 20016
Top Digital Albums6
Top Independent Albums4
Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums2
Top Rock Albums5

Releases[5]

RegionDateFormat
World WideNovember 1, 2012CD, digital

References
  1. Punknews.org review
  2. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/retail/chart-moves-glee-grease-tribute-album-debuts-1008016812.story
  3. https://www.billboard.com/music/mayday-parade/chart-history/heatseekers-songs
  4. "Various Artists Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 5 Awards". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. "Various Artists Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 5 Releases". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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