Charlie Duncan Green V, known online as CG5, is a composer, vocalist and producer, currently residing in Phoenix, Arizona. He is best known for creating songs themed around trends in pop culture, several of which have been about Minecraft or the culture surrounding it. He has collaborated with Minecraft YouTubers CaptainSparklez, BadBoyHalo, Skeppy, CaptainPuffy and Tubbo, and animation teams Cubical and Phyre.
Charlie's style crosses a variety of genres, from synthpop to trap to alternative rock to nu disco.
Minecraft songs[]
- I See a Dreamer (2021) - one of his most-viewed songs, an upbeat pop rock track about the manhunt/speedrun videos of Dream, GeorgeNotFound, BadBoyHalo and Sapnap, reacted to and praised by many members of the Dream SMP at the time. (Co-produced by DHeusta, composed alongside Max Cooper and lyrics written alongside Dallin Haymore and CKG, guitars by RichaadEB and a video illustrated by Shadowlux100 and produced by Andrew Duemig).
- sleeping in the nether (2021) - a short more comedic pop song, mostly about memes of the time but also, as the title implies, sleeping in the Nether and it being a bad idea.
- Gone Away (2021) - an acoustic indie pop song written about the Dream SMP. (Composed alongside Axie, with guitars by Ryan Lafford, with a video illustrated by Tanghaly and produced by Andrew Duemig).
- Phoenix of the Sea (2021) - a bright EDM pop about the axolotl, released not long after the addition of axolotls to Minecraft, which brought more attention to the species. (Executive production by Axie, guitars by RichaadEB and animation by Ratparty6995).
- Vibrant Eyes (2021) - another acoustic Dream SMP themed song. (Animation by Shyshui4914)
- MUFFIN (2021) (with BadBoyHalo and Hyper Potions, featuring Skeppy and CaptainPuffy - a trap pop song mostly about confectionery-themed metaphors for love (as a reference to BadBoyHalo using 'muffin' as a censor for swear words) but with a full Minecraft-animated music video by the team Phyre Productions. (Produced and composed alongside Hyper Potions with lyrics by Dallin Haymore).
- Injustice (2021) - another acoustic Dream SMP themed song.
- Lonely King (2022) - another Dream SMP song (produced and composed alongside Bryan Atkinson, with guitar by Tyler Rydosz, viola by Rhea Hossany and saxophone by Adam Dib and an animation by DICE Shimi).
- Hold The Mine (2025) - A song about surviving the night in Minecraft.