History Music / Five

* Slam Dunk (Da Funk) (1997)
* When the Lights Go Out (1998)
* Got the Feelin' (1998)
* Everybody Get Up (1998)
* It's the Things You Do (US Only) (1998)
* Until the Time Is Through (1998)
* If Ya Gettin' Down (1999)
* Keep On Movin' (1999)
* How Do Ya Feel (Pepsi Campaign Only) (1999)
* Don't Wanna Let You Go (2000)
* Don't Fight It Baby (US Only) (2000)
* We Will Rock You (2000)
* Let's Dance (2001)
* Rock the Party (2001)
* Closer to Me (2001)

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: J's appeal runs on this, but the entire group also embodies it from time to time, particularly in the music videos for Everybody Get Up, If Ya Gettin' Down and Don't Wanna Let You Go.
** The opening line to their debut single Slam Dunk Da Funk is even "Five bad boys with the power to rock you!"

* BadassLongcoat: Ritchie and Sean in the Don't Want To Let You Go music video, and Ritchie again in the If Ya Gettin' Down music video. They all wore them onstage during their 2000 Live Tour.

* BreakUpSong: The uncharacteristically slow ballad Until The Time Is Through. This was one of the few singles written without the contribution of J, Abz and Sean and is sung by Scott and Ritchie.

* GreatestHitsAlbum: ''Greatest Hits'' was rushed out upon the band's breakup. It was a good release for fans though, as it did include a previously unreleased track "Set Me Free", the somewhat rare "When I Remember When", and a couple of remixes. The album was promoted with the singles "Closer to Me" and "Rock the Party" which also were on their most recent album Kingsize.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video for Don't Wanna Let You Go tells the story of a crazed fan kidnapping J into a Matrix-style reality and the other four searching for him. This storyline came about due to J suffering a nervous breakdown on the first day of shooting and having to be taken away to be sedated, leaving the others to come up with an explanation for his absence. A body-double for group shots and the kidnapping storyline worked, but if you watch J's few appearances in the video, he is considerably less energetic than he is in other videos, most likely due to said breakdown.

** Abz - a muscular guy of Turkish origin with Asperger's (though undiagnosed until long after the band's heyday).

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader - J
** TheLancer - Abz
** TheSmartGuy - Sean
** TheBigGuy - Scott
** TheChick - Ritchie

* TheMeanBrit: The band were managed by Simon Cowell, and by all accounts he was good to them. Unfortunately, Abz fell out with him, which meant his solo career didn't go the way he wanted it to.

** "We Will Rock You" (a cover of Music/{{Queen}}'s !We Will Rock You" but with additional raps and new guitar from Music/BrianMay) on ''Invincible''.

Five (aka 5ive) are a boyband formed in the late 90s to early 2000s. They were one of the most successful boybands to come out of the UK, until Music/OneDirection smashed many of their previous records.

** Sean got into the band by playing his own composition on piano, two things nobody else did. Of course, being in a boyband you don't see him do this onstage.

** The music video for Let's Dance features a cardboard cut-out of Sean, who had left the band due to a mental breakdown. According to an interview with Ritchie some years later, the other band members hadn't been informed of Sean's departure and simply thought that he was off sick with glandular fever.

* SubvertedTrope: Despite being a Boyband, the band had a fair amount of autonomy:

** The band didn't try to overly romanticise themselves and were honest with interviewers. The band members had girlfriends and were not shy about drinking and taking drugs on tour. They also have not been shy to complain about each other, their management and record labels, without fear of consequence.

** In the Big Reunion Documentary, Scott outright said that he sometimes hated J, stating that while J could be very sweet at times, he had two sides to him, one of which was "a complete cock". He also implied that he was angry at J for not rejoining the band for the tour. J confirmed tension between him and Scott during the band's run.

* WordSaladLyrics: A lot of J and Abs' raps, due to an attempt to sound street and kid-friendly at the same time, tend to be filled with nonsense phrases. Abs' first verse from "Let's Dance" is such an example:

** Abz - a muscular guy of Turkish origin

** Sean - a black, nerdy guy of Trinidadian and Irish origin

* VocalTagTeam: J and Abz are the lead singers/rappers, while Sean, Ritchie and Scott often sing during the band's slower songs and ballads.

** In the Big Reunion Documentary, Scott outright said that he sometimes hated J, stating that while J could be very sweet at times, he had two sides to him, one of which was "a complete cock". He also implied that he was angry at J for not rejoining the band for the tour.

* BadassLongcoat: Ritchie and Scott in the Don't Want To Let You Go music video, and Ritchie again in the If Ya Gettin' Down music video. They all wore them onstage during their 2000 Live Tour.

* DespairEventHorizon: Sean's exit from the band happened so abruptly that it messed up their plans for ''Kingsize'', especially as it became clear it was because of J bullying him. It only served to cause more arguing in the band, and the image of unity they had built their fanbase on was clearly not there. Once this happened fans knew what was coming, and the band broke up only a few months later, with ''Kingsize'' having much poorer sales compared to their earlier work.

** '''The Bad Boy''' - Jay

** '''The Older Brother'''> - Abz

* {{Boyband}}: Formed by Bob Herbert, just like the Music/SpiceGirls were, and managed/executive produced by Simon Cowell.

** The music video for Let's Dance features a cardboard cut-out of Sean, who had left the band due to a mental breakdown. According to an interview with Rich some years later, the other band members hadn't been informed of Sean's departure and simply thought that he was off sick with glandular fever.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The music video for Don't Wanna Let You Go tells the story of a crazed fan kidnapping J into a Matrix-style reality and the other four searching for him. This storyline came about due to J suffering a nervous breakdown on the first day of shooting and having to be taken to the hospital, leaving the others to come up with an explanation for his absence. A body-double for group shots and the kidnapping storyline worked, but if you watch J's appearances in the video, he is considerably less energetic than he is in other videos, most likely due to said breakdown.
** The music video for Let's Dance features a cardboard cut-out of Sean, who had left the band due to a mental breakdown. According to an interview with Rich some years later, the other band members hadn't been informed of Sean's departure and simply thought that he was off sick with the flu.

* HarsherInHindsight: The music video for Don't Wanna Let You Go has J kidnapped by a crazed internet fan, with the others searching for him. Half-way through the video the other four meet up and Rich states "Let's get J back". Becomes this trope when, come the 2013 Big Reunion, J refused to rejoin the band, mostly due to not wanting to return to the public eye, in particular not wanting to engage online in social media.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: As mentioned above, the music video for Don't Wanna Let You Go tells a story of a crazed fan kidnapping J into a Matrix-style reality and the other four searching for him. This storyline came about due to J suffering a nervous breakdown on the first day of shooting and having to be taken to the hospital, leaving the others to come up with an explanation for his absence. A body-double for group shots and the kidnapping storyline worked, but if you watch J's appearances in the video, he is considerably less energetic than he is in other videos, most likely due to said breakdown.

* HarsherInHindsight: The music video for Don't Wanna Let You Go has J kidnapped by a crazed internet fan, with the others searching for him. Half-way through the video the other four meet up and Rich state "Let's get J back". Becomes this trope when, come the 2013 Bug Reunion, J refused to rejoin the band, mostly due to not wanting to return to the public eye, in particular having to engage online in social media.