5 Seconds Of Summer - Teeth (official Video) | LEGIT |
: The song won Song of the Year at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards.
: Reviewers from Rolling Stone and Billboard highlighted the band's growth, noting that "Teeth" successfully pushed them "a step further than Youngblood" into a more mature, alternative rock sound.
The video centers on a dystopian "experiment-gone-wrong" where the band members are subjected to a consciousness-altering sedative in a clinical, lab-like setting. This triggers a series of vivid hallucinations, depicting each member trapped in a personal "hellscape": : Trapped in a claustrophobic, foggy room. 5 Seconds of Summer - Teeth (Official Video)
: The track features a sharp, distorted bass line and aggressive synths that set an urgent tone.
: It gained significant visibility as part of the soundtrack for 13 Reasons Why (Season 3) . : The song won Song of the Year
: Luke Hemmings utilizes powerful falsetto and gritty belts to emphasize the "tumultuous" nature of the lyrics. Reception and Cultural Impact
Critics have noted that these surreal visuals—reminiscent of films like Inception or the fear simulations in Divergent —cleverly mirror the song’s lyrical themes of being trapped in a toxic, "tug-of-war" relationship. This triggers a series of vivid hallucinations, depicting
: Shown desperately climbing a seemingly endless, tall ladder.