If you’re not kicking your feet and grinning ear to ear by the end of Michael Clifford’s new music video for “give me a break!” featuring Waterparks, then it clearly wasn’t made for you. The 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist leans into the chaos, charm, and outrageousness of fan fiction on the collaborative track.
“I’d been really wanting to create something unique with Awsten and Waterparks,” Clifford shares. “Awsten became my person that I would vent to about different things in life and I think that that’s the kind of the energy that this song has. It’s very authentic to us.”
“When Michael asked me to be involved with his album, I was beyond flattered; I’ve been a fan of his for so long, and hearing he was doing a solo album instantly got my brain spinning,” Waterparks frontman Awsten Knight adds. “Writing with him was fun because we pushed every line to the limit. It’s been really sick to watch him grow this album from the early stages and can’t wait to see how much people love it.”
“I wanted to make sure that we glorified fan fiction and how beautiful it is that people write these incredible farfetched stories about their favourite artists and publish them for the world to see,” Clifford shares of the video. “It’s a celebration of the dedication of the people who love us and how unorthodox their support can be sometimes.”
Watch the official music video for “give me a break!” below.
Clifford has also officially announced his debut solo record, SIDEQUEST, which will arrive on July 25 via Hopeless Records. The 10-track record includes last month’s single “cool,” plus features from Waterparks, Porter Robinson, and Ryan Hall. Check out the full tracklisting below, and pre-save or preorder the album now.
SIDEQUEST Tracklisting:
- kill me for always (feat. Porter Robinson)
- cool
- give me a break! (feat. Waterparks)
- remember when
- enough
- fashion
- thirsty
- nosebleed
- if i had a choice (feat. Ryan Hall)
- eclipse
