There are two bands with this name: A sludge-metal duo from Boston, USA and a UK Pop band now known as Five.

5ive (sludge) consists of Ben Carr on guitars and Charlie Harrold on drums. The duo has brought out three albums and an EP, their latest release being Hesperus in February 2008. The band has also released the EP The Hemophiliac Dream and a split EP with Kid606 under the name 5ive's Continuum Research Project.

5ive (pop) was put together in early 1997 by the same team who formed the Spice Girls. They enjoyed fair success worldwide, but particularly in the UK, parts of Europe, Russia, parts of Asia, Brazil, Israel and Australia. They disbanded on September 27, 2001, after selling close to 20 million records, and having 11 top ten singles and 4 top ten albums in the UK. The five members were Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Jason 'J' Brown, Richard 'Abz' Breen and Sean Conlon. Four of the five original members briefly reformed the group on September 27, 2006, but only 7 months after announcing a comeback, Five made an announcement via their official website they would again disband.