# Punk Goes Pop Volume 5

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Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 is the thirteenth compilation album in the Punk Goes... series created by Fearless Records and the fifth installment in the Punk Goes Pop series to contain bands covering mainstream pop music. It was released on November 6, 2012 through Fearless Records. The album debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200, selling more than 21,000 copies within its first week. The album spawned three singles to date. The first single off the album was Memphis May Fire's cover of Grenade by Bruno Mars, which was released on October 2, 2012. The album's second single off the album was Mayday Parade's cover of Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye featuring New Zealand artist Kimbra, which also featured guest vocals by Vic Fuentes of the band Pierce The Veil, it sold more than 15,000 copies within the album's first week of release, debuting at numbers eighteen and nineteen on the Billboard Rock Songs and Heatseekers Songs charts, respectively., it was released on October 16, 2012. The third single off the album was SECRETS cover of Ass Back Home by Gym Class Heroes featuring English artist Neon Hitch, which was released on December 12, 2012.
Additionally Japan's edition contains a second CD featuring Japanese bands covering American pop songs.

## Track listing

| # | Title | Artist | Original Artist(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Grenade" | Memphis May Fire | Bruno Mars | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Call Me Maybe" | Upon This Dawning | Carly Rae Jepsen | 3:28 |
| 3. | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Mayday Parade featuring Pierce the Veil's Vic Fuentes | Gotye featuring Kimbra | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Glad You Came" | We Came as Romans | The Wanted | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Some Nights" | Like Moths to Flames | Fun | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Billie Jean" | Breathe Carolina | Michael Jackson | 4:02 |
| 7. | "We Found Love" | Forever the Sickest Kids | Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Boyfriend" | Issues | Justin Bieber | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | The Maine featuring Taking Back Sunday's Adam Lazzara | Cyndi Lauper | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Payphone" | Crown the Empire | Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Paradise" | Craig Owens | Coldplay | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Mercy" | The Word Alive | Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz | 5:24 |
| 13. | "Ass Back Home" | Secrets | Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch | 3:48 |

## Sampler Track listing

Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 also included a bonus sampler CD featuring 11 previously released songs by bands from the Fearless Records label.
| # | Title | Artist | Album | Length |
| 1. | "Devil's Night" | Motionless in White | Infamous | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Mark My Words" | For All Those Sleeping | Outspoken | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Go To Hell" | Go Radio | Close the Distance | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Listening" | Tonight Alive | What Are You So Scared Of? | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Life Cycles" | The Word Alive | Life Cycles | 4:20 |
| 6. | "A New Beginning" | Upon This Dawning featuring Chris Motionless of Motionless in White | To Keep Us Safe | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Hell Above" | Pierce the Veil | Collide with the Sky | 3:44 |
| 8. | "We Bring an Arsenal" | Lostprophets | Weapons | 3:27 |
| 9. | "In Friends We Trust" | Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! | Something for Nothing | 3:27 |
| 10. | "40 Days..." | Blessthefall | Awakening | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Tempt Me, Temptation" | A Skylit Drive | Identity on Fire | 3:31 |

## Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 (Japanese Edition)

Additionally Punk Goes Pop Volume 5 was released in Japan by Triple Vision Entertainment with a bonus CD containing 9 songs by Japanese bands Noisemaker, New Breed, Lost, Ashley Scared The Sky, Her Name In Blood, Secret 7 Line, The Game Shop, Your Last Diary, and Fake Face covering mainstream Pop songs by artists such as Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Daft Punk, and Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen.

### Track listing

The Japanese Edition included a second CD with the following bonus tracks.
| # | Title | Artist | Original Artist(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Rude Boy" | Noisemaker | Rihanna | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Marry You" | New Breed | Bruno Mars | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Live While We're Young" | Lost | One Direction | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Party Rock Anthem" | Ashley Scared The Sky | LMFAO featuring GoonRock and Lauren Bennett | 4:19 |
| 5. | "This Love" | Her Name In Blood | Maroon 5 | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Baby" | Secret-Line | Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris | 3:12 |
| 7. | "One More Time" | The Game Shop | Daft Punk | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Good Time" | Your Last Diary | Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen | 3:39 |
| 9. | "So Sick" | Fake Face | Ne-Yo | 3:03 |

## Charts and release history

Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| The Billboard 200 | 16 |
| Top Digital Albums | 6 |
| Top Independent Albums | 4 |
| Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums | 2 |
| Top Rock Albums | 5 |
Releases
| Region | Date | Format |
| World Wide | November 1, 2012 | CD, digital |