Punk Goes Pop 5 – out now!
Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 is available now at Hot Topic, Best Buy, FYE, Walmart, and digitally on iTunes.
With all 13 tracks premiering in advance to release day with the help of MTV, Tilly’s, Young & Reckless, Purevolume, CBS Local networks, and more, the highly-anticipated compilation is currently debuting at #4 on the iTunes Overall Chart, and #1 on the iTunes Alternative Chart.
Get an exclusive look at the making of Mayday Parade’s cover of “Somebody That I Used To Know” below!
Tracklist for Punk Goes Pop 5:
1. Memphis May Fire – “Grenade”
2. Upon This Dawning – “Call Me Maybe”
3. Mayday Parade – “Somebody That I Used To Know” (ft. Vic Fuentes)
4. We Came As Romans – “Glad You Came”
5. Like Moths To Flames – “Some Nights”
6. Breathe Carolina – “Billie Jean”
7. Forever The Sickest Kids – “We Found Love”
8. Issues – “Boyfriend”
9. The Maine – “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” (ft. Adam Lazzara)
10. Craig Owens – “Paradise”
11. Crown The Empire – “Payphone”
12. The Word Alive – “Mercy”
13. Secrets – “Ass Back Home”
ABOUT PUNK GOES… – The alternative rock genre’s most highly-anticipated compilation, Punk Goes Pop, returns with another incredible collection of covers of today’s biggest hits. Punk Goes Pop 5 offers a selection of the hottest rock bands such as Mayday Parade, Breathe Carolina, The Maine, and We Came As Romans, covering the major chart hits from the likes of Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, and Rihanna. In the twelve years since it’s launch, the Punk Goes… series has gone to sell over 800,000 albums and 4 million singles. Prior volumes in the Punk Goes… series include Punk Goes Pop 1, 2, 3, & 4, Punk Goes Classic Rock, Punk Goes Crunk, Punk Goes Acoustic 1 & 2, and have featured hit bands such as The All-American Rejects, Rise Against, Never Shout Never, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T’s, Jack’s Mannequin, Relient K, Taking Back Sunday, Thrice, A Day To Remember, All Time Low, and more. Punk Goes Pop 5 will feature 13 of the hottest pop-rock and hardcore bands covering major chart hits with their own flair. Highlights on this album include Breathe Carolina’s dance-party version of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, and The Maine’s euphoric re-working of Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” (Feat. Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday).
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