5 Colours in Her Hair
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| Single by McFly | ||||
| from the album Room on the 3rd Floor | ||||
| Released | 29 March 2004 | |||
| Format | CD, 7" picture disc | |||
| Genre | Pop Rock | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Craig Hardy, Tim Speight | |||
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"[5 Colours in Her Hair]" is the debut single from the British pop band McFly. This was also their first number one in the UK Singles Chart. It stood at the top for two weeks. The song was written by two of the band members, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, and their friend from Busted James Bourne. The track is especially well known for its "Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do!" lyrics, played from the beginning and ending of the song. The track is an homage to As If actress, Emily Corrie. The CD features a duet with Busted. Overall it spent twelve weeks in the UK Chart. It also reached no 7 in Ireland.
The song was inspired by Suzanne Lee, a character in the TV series As If, played by actress Emily Corrie, who wore coloured dreadlocks.[1][2] The music itself is indebted to 1960's surf and beat music.
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[edit] Track listings
| CD 2 MCSXD40357 | |||||||||
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| 1. | "5 Colours in Her Hair" | 3:00 | |||||||
| 2. | "Saturday Nite" | 2:48 | |||||||
| 3. | "The Guy Who Turned Her Down" | 3:58 | |||||||
Includes "5 Colours in Her Hair" video and double sided band poster
| 7" picture disc MCS40357 | |||||||||
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| 1. | "5 Colours in Her Hair" | 2:58 | |||||||
| 2. | "Lola" (feat. Busted) | 4:13 | |||||||
[edit] Chart performance
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| Irish Singles Chart |
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[edit] Music video
McFly shot the video for their debut single "5 Colours in Her Hair" just after Christmas 2003. Simon Amstell recorded an interview and footage behind the scenes for Channel 4 music show, Popworld.
The video begins by introducing the band members in a comical style, by getting Danny and Dougie's names wrong. It also features the band messing around at various different scenes, but telling the overall main story about a girl with 5 colours in her hair, who was miserable. They eventually drag her into the TV where she joins the band in a club setting where the band are playing to a crowd. They also shoot various well known scenes as a tribute to their main influences including The Beatles and the Beach Boys. The video was shot in front of a green screen.
[edit] U.S. version
A remixed version of the song appeared on the Just My Luck album, McFly's debut album in the US. It also features minor lyrical alterations. The song was included on the Please, Please single release in the UK, as well as on the All The Greatest Hits deluxe fan edition.
[edit] References
- ^ "TV teen drama actress joins Navy". BBC News. 2009-10-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8297791.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "CBBC Newsround: HOTSEAT. In the hotseat: McFly". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/chat/hotseat/newsid_3579000/3579127.stm#q2. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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| Preceded by "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil' Jon |
UK Singles Chart number one single 10 April 2004 - 23 April 2004 |
Succeeded by "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon |
