Order Chaos Order

Order Chaos Order
Studio album by
Released13 June 2025
Length38:37
Label
Producer
Singles from Order Chaos Order
  1. "Don't Forget You Love Me"
    Released: 11 April 2025[1]
  2. "Call Me When You Know Better"
    Released: 9 May 2025[2]
  3. "Sunsetter"
    Released: 13 June 2025[3]

Order Chaos Order (stylised as ORDER chaos ORDER) is the debut studio album by Australian musician Calum Hood. It was announced on 11 April 2025 alongside the album's lead single and released on 13 June 2025.[1] Two singles were released in anticipation of the album: "Don't Forget You Love Me" and "Call Me When You Know Better". The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[4]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Don't Forget You Love Me", was released via EMI Music Australia on 10 April 2025.[1] "Call Me When You Know Better" was released on 8 May 2025 as the second single from the album.[4] The third single, "Sunsetter", was released coincide the album on 13 June 2025.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rolling Stone Australia[5]

Neil Griffiths from Rolling Stone Australia said the album was "worth the wait" saying "The 5 Seconds of Summer member breaks out on his own for a diverse debut solo LP exploring indie-pop, new wave, and more."[5]

Track listing

Order Chaos Order track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Forget You Love Me"TMS3:27
2."Call Me When You Know Better"Day Wave3:40
3."Sweetdreams"
  • Hood
  • Phillips
Day Wave3:56
4."I Wanted to Stay"
  • Hood
  • Phillips
Day Wave3:42
5."Sunsetter"
  • Hood
  • David Burris
Burris3:59
6."All My Affection"
  • Hood
  • Burris
Burris4:31
7."Endless Ways"
  • Hood
  • Elijah Noll
  • Phillips
Day Wave4:05
8."Streetwise"
  • Hood
  • Noll
  • Phillips
Day Wave3:41
9."Dark Circles"
  • Hood
  • Phillips
Day Wave2:58
10."Three of Swords"
  • Hood
  • Phillips
Day Wave4:26
Total length:38:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]

  • Calum Hood – vocals, bass (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 1–4, 7–10), programming (2–4, 7–10), keyboards (7)
  • Michael Freeman – mixing
  • Joe LaPortamastering
  • Adam Christgau – drums (all tracks), guitar (5, 6)
  • Peter Kelleher – background vocals, keyboards (1)
  • Ben Kohn – background vocals, percussion (1)
  • Tom Barnes – background vocals, synthesizer (1)
  • Jack LaFrantz – background vocals (1)
  • Connor Riddell – guitar (1)
  • Jackson Phillips – background vocals, guitar, keyboards, programming, engineering, vocal production (2–4, 7–10)
  • David Burris – guitar, keyboards, programming, engineering, vocal production (5, 6)
  • Justin Gariano – additional mixing (1)

Charts

Chart performance for Order Chaos Order
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 134
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 20
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 54
US Billboard 200[15] 179

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Paul, Larisha (11 April 2025). "5 Seconds of Summer's Calum Hood Gives in to Heartbreak on Solo Debut "Don't Forget You Love Me"". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Calum Hood Redials Past Mistakes on New Single "Call Me When You Know Better"". Rolling Stone. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Calum Hood's Order Chaos Order is out now on Capitol Records, featuring new single "Sunsetter"". Out Now Magazine. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Congratulations are in Order". ARIA Charts. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Calum Hood Is the Last 5SOS Member to Go Solo. His Debut Album Is Worth the Wait". Rolling Stone Australia. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Calum Hood / Order Chaos Order / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Calum Hood – Order Chaos Order". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Calum Hood – Order Chaos Order" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Calum Hood – Order Chaos Order" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Calum Hood – Order Chaos Order" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Calum Hood – Order Chaos Order" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  12. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 13.06.2025–19.06.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  15. ^ @billboardcharts (23 June 2025). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Twitter.