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'''McFly''' are an [[England|English]] pop band who formed in 2003. The band consists of [[Tom Fletcher]] ([[singing|lead vocals]], [[electric guitar|guitar]] and [[piano]]), [[Danny Jones]] (lead vocals and guitar), [[Dougie Poynter]] ([[singing|backing vocals]] and [[bass guitar]]), and [[Harry Judd]] ([[drum kit|drums]]). They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.<ref name="SuperRecords">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/2008/05/17/we-re-gonna-mcfly-solo-lads-tell-record-label-89520-20420212/ |title=We're gonna McFly solo lads tell record label Tag|work=[http://themirror.co.uk/ The Mirror.co.uk] |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=17 May 2008}}</ref> The band rose to fame after fellow band [[Busted (band)|Busted]], who&mdash;in 2004&mdash;helped launch them by inviting them to tour. To date, McFly have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. In 2005, they won the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Pop Act.<ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/mcfly "McFly BRITs Profile"]. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref> McFly's debut album ''[[Room on the 3rd Floor]]'' debuted at number 1 in the [[UK Album Chart]] and is certified as [[British Phonographic Industry|double platinum]];<ref name="BPI-RTTF">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31989 |title=BPI Certification for Room on the Third Floor|accessdate=2007-11-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071018091349/http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31989 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> this led to them becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number 1&mdash;a title taken from [[The Beatles]].<ref name="ilike">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/pop/McFly_The_Heart_Never_Lies_Greatest_Hits-4181/2 |title=McFly - The Heart Never Lies single / Greatest Hits Album| accessdate=2007-11-23}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour.<ref name="RTTF Tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=411|title=Only a few tickets left for McFly tour!|work=[http://www.mcflyofficial.com/ McFlyOfficial.com]|date=2004-08-25|accessdate=2007-11-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070709061729/http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=411 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>
'''McFly''' are an [[England|English]] pop band who formed in 2003. The band consists of [[Tom Fletcher]] ([[singing|lead vocals]], [[electric guitar|guitar]] and [[piano]]), [[Danny Jones]] (lead vocals and guitar), [[Dougie Poynter]] ([[singing|backing vocals]] and [[bass guitar]]), and [[Harry Judd]] ([[drum kit|drums]]). They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.<ref name="SuperRecords">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/showbiz/3am/2008/05/17/we-re-gonna-mcfly-solo-lads-tell-record-label-89520-20420212/ |title=We're gonna McFly solo lads tell record label Tag|work=[http://themirror.co.uk/ The Mirror.co.uk] |accessdate=2008-05-18 |date=17 May 2008}}</ref> The band rose to fame after fellow band [[Busted (band)|Busted]] helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. To date, McFly have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. In 2005, they won the [[Brit Award]] for Best British Pop Act.<ref>[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/mcfly "McFly BRITs Profile"]. Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref> McFly's debut album ''[[Room on the 3rd Floor]]'' debuted at number 1 in the [[UK Album Chart]] and is certified as [[British Phonographic Industry|double platinum]];<ref name="BPI-RTTF">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31989 |title=BPI Certification for Room on the Third Floor|accessdate=2007-11-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071018091349/http://bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31989 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-18}}</ref> this led to them becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number 1&mdash;a title taken from [[The Beatles]].<ref name="ilike">{{cite web|url=http://www.ilikemusic.com/pop/McFly_The_Heart_Never_Lies_Greatest_Hits-4181/2 |title=McFly - The Heart Never Lies single / Greatest Hits Album| accessdate=2007-11-23}}{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref> A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour.<ref name="RTTF Tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=411|title=Only a few tickets left for McFly tour!|work=[http://www.mcflyofficial.com/ McFlyOfficial.com]|date=2004-08-25|accessdate=2007-11-23 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070709061729/http://www.mcflyofficial.com/news/index.php?id=411 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>


The band's second album, ''[[Wonderland (McFly album)|Wonderland]]'', which was released in 2005, also charted at number 1 in the UK.<ref name="T40-Wonderland">{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/album/16942 |title=McFly Wonderland Music charts|accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref> Their third album, ''[[Motion in the Ocean]]'', was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK.<ref name="Top40Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_albums_last.php?week=53&end=12/11/2006%20-%2018/11/2006&dare |title=The Official UK Charts Company 11/12/2006|work=[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ theofficialcharts.com]|date=2006-12-11|accessdate=2007-11-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229050035/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_albums_last.php?week=53&end=12/11/2006+-+18/11/2006&dare <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-29}}</ref> McFly released their ''[[All the Greatest Hits]]'' compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK.<ref name="T40-GH">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6618 |title=McFly Greatest Hits |accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> The band's fourth studio album, ''[[Radio:Active]]'', was given away for free as a supplement in ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 22 September 2008. As of November 2010, McFly has had eighteen consecutive [[Top 40|top twenty]] singles, seven of which reached number 1 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles.
The band's second album, ''[[Wonderland (McFly album)|Wonderland]]'', which was released in 2005, also charted at number 1 in the UK.<ref name="T40-Wonderland">{{cite web| url=http://acharts.us/album/16942 |title=McFly Wonderland Music charts|accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref> Their third album, ''[[Motion in the Ocean]]'', was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK.<ref name="Top40Albums">{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_albums_last.php?week=53&end=12/11/2006%20-%2018/11/2006&dare |title=The Official UK Charts Company 11/12/2006|work=[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ theofficialcharts.com]|date=2006-12-11|accessdate=2007-11-24 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071229050035/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_albums_last.php?week=53&end=12/11/2006+-+18/11/2006&dare <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-12-29}}</ref> McFly released their ''[[All the Greatest Hits]]'' compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK.<ref name="T40-GH">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=6618 |title=McFly Greatest Hits |accessdate=2009-07-09}}</ref> The band's fourth studio album, ''[[Radio:Active]]'', was given away for free as a supplement in ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 22 September 2008. As of November 2010, McFly has had eighteen consecutive [[Top 40|top twenty]] singles, seven of which reached number 1 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles.

Revision as of 21:52, 10 January 2013

For other uses, see McFly (disambiguation).

McFly
(L-R) Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher
(L-R) Harry Judd, Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher
Background information
OriginUnited Kingdom
GenresPop,[1] pop rock
Years active2003–Present
LabelsIsland, Super
MembersTom Fletcher
Danny Jones
Dougie Poynter
Harry Judd
Websitewww.mcfly.com

McFly are an English pop band who formed in 2003. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals and guitar), Dougie Poynter (backing vocals and bass guitar), and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.[2] The band rose to fame after fellow band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. To date, McFly have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. In 2005, they won the Brit Award for Best British Pop Act.[3] McFly's debut album Room on the 3rd Floor debuted at number 1 in the UK Album Chart and is certified as double platinum;[4] this led to them becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number 1—a title taken from The Beatles.[5] A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour.[6]

The band's second album, Wonderland, which was released in 2005, also charted at number 1 in the UK.[7] Their third album, Motion in the Ocean, was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK.[8] McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK.[9] The band's fourth studio album, Radio:Active, was given away for free as a supplement in The Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 22 September 2008. As of November 2010, McFly has had eighteen consecutive top twenty singles, seven of which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles.

In 2006, McFly appeared as themselves in the film Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine.[10] They released a U.S. album, Just My Luck, which was also used as the film's soundtrack.[11] The group has also performed at various charity projects such as Comic Relief, Children in Need, Live 8, and Sport Relief.

History

2002-04: Formation and Room on the 3rd Floor

Co-Lead singer and guitarist Danny Jones met Tom Fletcher at auditions for V.

McFly were named by frontman Tom Fletcher after the character Marty McFly from the 1985 movie Back to the Future after he auditioned for Busted,[12] but lost out on the place to Charlie Simpson (who later went on to co-found post-hardcore band Fightstar). Originally, Fletcher was accepted as part of Busted's line-up; however, the Island record label went on to reassess the situation, eventually deciding to have the band as a threesome rather than a foursome. Though the record label decided against offering Fletcher a place in Busted, it was intrigued by his songwriting talents and later offered him a place on the Busted's songwriting 'team', alongside band member (and already accomplished songwriter) James Bourne; Fletcher has since stated that it was Bourne who taught him how to "properly" structure songs and how to "come up with good, poppy melodies".[citation needed]

While writing Busted's second album, A Present for Everyone, Fletcher was asked by the record label if he was available to film auditions for a new band, V. It was at this time that Danny Jones and Fletcher met for the first time; Jones went to the audition mistaking the band to be an instrumental band rather than the conventional, all-singing, all-dancing boyband, for which they were intended.[13] Fletcher was impressed with Jones' unique style and so approached and invited him to write with himself and Bourne. When writing projects for Busted had come to an end, the two began collaborating for their own (as of yet, unnamed) band and, eventually, moved into the InterContinental Hotel in London for two months, (while still receiving help from Bourne)[14] to concentrate on writing together. Bassist Dougie Poynter and drummer Harry Judd were subsequently recruited via a classified advertisement in the NME magazine.[12] The pair, both Essex lads, coincidentally turned up at the same audition and got to talking over their shared appreciation of the band The Starting Line, after Poynter noticed their name and logo was printed on Judd's t shirt. The name McFly was eventually decided upon as the band name. Fletcher proposed the idea, based on his love for the American science-fiction comedy Back to the Future and Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly. At first, Jones didn't agree with the name, but after watching the movie, he changed his mind. Especially after he saw that the side of the manure truck says "D. Jones" on it.[15]

McFly's early sound was surf/pop rock. Their debut single, "5 Colours in Her Hair", released 29 March 2004, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 1 in April 2004 and stayed there the following week.[16] In July 2004 their second single, "Obviously", also topped the charts.[17] This was followed by the album Room on the 3rd Floor debuting at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart.[13] It would go on to be certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[4] The album broke records, as McFly earned an award from Guinness World Records for being the youngest band to have a debut album enter the charts in the top position, a distinction previously held by The Beatles.[5] The idea for the album name came from where Jones and Fletcher wrote most of the songs for the album: room 363 in the InterContinental Hotel in London.[14] The third single, "That Girl", was released on 6 September 2004, placing at number 3.[18] The fourth single, Room on the 3rd Floor, the album's title track, was released on 15 November 2004 and reached number 5.[19] McFly supported Busted on their nationwide arena tour[13] along with V in February 2004 and then had their first headlining tour in September 2004.[6]

2004–07: Wonderland and Motion in the Ocean

Tom Fletcher of McFly performs at T4 on the Beach in Weston-super-Mare in 2006.

In March 2005, McFly released a double A-side of "All About You/You've Got a Friend" from their second album, Wonderland, which featured a 60-piece orchestra. The single reached number 1 for a week on 13 March 2005,[20] with all profits donated to Comic Relief.[21] The video for "You've Got a Friend" was shot in Uganda, Africa, which McFly visited for the charity appeal.[22][23] Several months later, on 2 July, McFly co-headlined Live 8 Japan, with Björk and Good Charlotte.[24][25] The second single from Wonderland, "I'll Be OK", was released in the UK on 15 August 2005 and scored them their fourth UK number 1.[26] The album itself was released on 29 August 2005 entering at number 1.[7] The third single from Wonderland, "I Wanna Hold You", was released on 17 October 2005 with an unknown song Easy Way Out on the single and it gave them their 6th top 3 single.[27] Their fourth and final single, "Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K" from Wonderland was released on 12 December 2005 and reached number 9.[28] McFly headlined their Wonderland Arena Tour, which started on 15 September 2005, supported by Tyler James and Famous Last Words. A DVD of the tour, recorded live at the MEN Arena in Manchester, was released on 28 November.[29] The band also played at the 2005 Royal Variety Performance.[30] Nemesis, an inverted roller coaster at the Alton Towers theme park was renamed Wonderland for a month in 2005 to celebrate the album's release. The band were filmed riding Nemesis with competition winners by music show CD:UK.[31]

In 2006, McFly turned their attentions to America, appearing in the Lindsay Lohan movie Just My Luck,[10] released on 12 May, three days after the soundtrack of the movie, which comprised McFly songs taken from both Room on the Third Floor and Wonderland,[11] as well as a new version of "Five Colours In Her Hair". The band played several gigs in Los Angeles and New York,[32] as well as attending the American premiere of Just My Luck in Hollywood.[11]

McFly's first single of 2006 was "Please, Please", released in the UK as a double A-side with a cover of the Queen hit "Don't Stop Me Now" on 17 July as the official song for Sport Relief 2006.[33][34] It reached number 1 in the UK charts on 23 July,[35] making it the band's fifth number 1 single of their career. On 14 September 2006, it was confirmed via an email newsletter from McFly's official website that the third album would be called Motion in the Ocean.[36] The album was released on 6 November 2006 and reached number 6.[8] The second release from the album, "Star Girl" was released on 23 October 2006, to promote the album.[37] "Star Girl" reached number 1 in its first week.[38] The third release from the album, "Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night", was released on 18 December 2006, and reached number 3 in the UK singles charts.[39] "Friday Night" is featured in the movie Night at the Museum, which was released on 22 December 2006, in Canada and the US and 26 December 2006, in the UK.[40] Their next single, "Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania", was released on 7 May 2007, becoming the band's seventh number 1.[41] The original single release date was due to be 26 February,[42] but the band took up the offer to return at that time to the town of Kamwokya in Uganda, which they previously visited for Comic Relief in 2005.[43] "Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania" holds the record for the biggest fall from number one for a non-limited edition single. It fell from number 1 to number 20 after a week, matching a limited edition Elvis Presley single, "One Night".[44]

McFly held their Motion in the Ocean tour from 17 September 2006 and were supported by The Click Five and Nylon.[45][46] They also held their McFly Up Close and Personal tour, supported by Lil' Chris,[47] which started on 20 March 2007, and consisted of performing in twenty four locations not covered by their arena tours over thirty four dates.[48] Motion in the Ocean was re-released as a double disc edition with "Baby's Coming Back" and DVD from the Wembley show on 14 May 2007 and reached number 14.[49][50]

2007–09: All the Greatest Hits, touring and Radio:Active

McFly's All the Greatest Hits compilation album was released on 5 November 2007 and reached number 4 in the charts.[9] The first single from the album, The Heart Never Lies, which reached number 3 in the UK singles chart,[51] was premiered at the V Festival in August.[52] The album also featured two new songs alongside "The Heart Never Lies", "The Way You Make Me Feel" and "Don't Wake Me Up". The band went on a 26-date Greatest Hits tour for a month, starting near the end of November 2007[53] supported by Elliot Minor[54] and Saving Aimee,[55] in order to promote the album.

On 23 February and 1 March 2008, they performed two small gigs at the Annandale Hotel in Sydney, Australia while recording Radio:Active. They performed the same set list as for their Greatest Hits tour. It was here where they recorded the crowd singing "we don't care" which was later used on their single "One for the Radio".[citation needed] A compilation album of B-Sides was also released on 3 December 2007, The Greatest Bits: B-Sides & Rarities, which contains 12 B-sides of their UK singles.

On 20 May 2008, McFly confirmed that their fourth studio album would be titled Radio:Active (typeset as Radio:ACTIVE). It was recorded in Australia, and given away for free as a supplement in The Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008. It was subsequently released in stores on 22 September 2008 with four additional tracks, a DVD and a 32-page booklet. The album was announced after McFly confirmed that they had left Island Records as they were unhappy with some of the decisions that the label was making for them.[56] Since announcing the launch of their new record label, the band have said that they "won't rule out" signing other acts, but that for the moment they're just concentrating on releasing their "own stuff".[57] Radio:Active mixes their love of vintage rock with a British twist on the modern pop-rock sound.[58]

The first single released from the Radio:Active album was "One for the Radio",[59] a song about as the band's "constant struggle for critical acceptance".[60] The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1's Switch with Nick Grimshaw on 1 June 2008[61] and was released on 14 July 2008.[62] As of 25 June 2008, "One for the Radio" was included in Radio 2's A list,[63] meaning that it receives primary airplay during the daytime. The single charted at number 2 in the charts. The album was recorded, and produced in Australia. McFly performed a showcase concert on 10 July 2008 at Shepherds Bush Empire[64] and performed another concert at KOKO on 24 July 2008 as part of the iTunes Live Festival '08.[65] An EP of the performance, released 4 August 2008, was made available to download from the iTunes Store. The second single from the album, "Lies" was released on 15 September 2008 and reached number 4 in the charts.

McFly embarked on their sixth arena tour in 2008, starting from 7 November 2008, attending 14 dates,[66] supported by manufactured pop band Avenue and Indie pop rock band Reemer. They also performed four concerts in Brazil from 5 October 2008 to 11 October 2008. The third single from the album was "Do Ya/Stay With Me", released 23 November 2008. The song was released in aid of 2008's Children In Need and reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart, the lowest charting position of any of their singles to date, and their first single not to reach Top 10. In 2009 McFly decided to once again arrange a tour to situate smaller venues, this time being called Up Close... And This Time It's Personal starting on 18 April in Amsterdam. They then did 14 dates in the UK before going on to do 7 dates in South America including Brasil, Argentina and Chile. David Archuleta, the American Idol runner up, supported them on their UK stint.[67][dead link] They were due to also play in Mexico although this was cancelled due to the swine flu pandemic which started in this country.

McFly achieved their third number 1 album, Radio:Active, with the Radio:Active – Live at Wembley Tour DVD on 17 May 2009. The Up Close... And This Time It's Personal tour ended on 9 June. Later this month Mcfly did 3 shows for the forestry commission, which are concerts that take place every year in order to raise awareness of the UK forests. They were supported by indie-rock band Vagabond. Also in June, McFly made a surprise appearance at the Jonas Brothers' show at Wembley Stadium on 15 June, joining them on stage to sing "Star Girl".

2010–12: Above the Noise and Memory Lane... Best Of McFly

The first single from their fifth album, "Party Girl", was written in Atlanta with Dallas Austin.[68] It premiered on 14 July on BBC Radio 1 and was released on 5 September and reached number 6 in the UK charts. The "Party Girl" music video was voted number 1 by fans, in the 4music Video Honours of 2010.[citation needed] The album, Above the Noise, was released on 15 November. It debuted at number 20 in the album charts & reached number 7 in the album download charts. The second single released from the album was "Shine a Light", a song penned with Taio Cruz. "Shine a Light" reached number 3 in the UK charts. The third single, "That's the Truth", was released on 6 March 2011.

The band made a mini 40-minute long movie titled Nowhere Left to Run which has a vampire scene along with a sex scene involving Judd. The "Party Girl" video was taken from the movie. This was released on DVD on 29 November exclusively to HMV stores.

In August 2011, McFly announced that they will be doing a tour consisting of 26 dates around the UK in March/April 2012. On 1 November McFly teamed up with Gioia Jewellery to release their first official jewellery range designs include each member's SuperCity logo and more coming soon.[69] On 4 December, Dougie won the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[70] On 17 December, Harry won the ninth series of Strictly Come Dancing.

On the band's latest tour, entitled Keep Calm and Play Louder Tour, they showcased three brand new songs entitled "Do Whatcha", "Red" and "Touch The Rain", all of which will be on their sixth studio album.

Judd was invited to carry the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic Torch Relay Run for the 2012 London Olympics. August 9th 2012, McFly played for a crowd of 50,000 people at an outdoor show in Hyde Park as part of the Olympic BTLondonLive celebration.

In September 2012, McFly played four shows in America. Two at L.A.'s famed Roxy and two at New York's legendary Gramercy Theatre. All four shows sold out in less than a minute and fans lined up hours before the shows. In an interview with The Sun, they discussed how they hope to get a record deal in the United States so they can return soon but worst case scenario is that they got to "play some shows." On the American shows, they premiered another brand new song entitled Love Is Easy. In 2012, it was announced an autobiography entitled Unsaid Things: Our Story due for release on Amazon Stores in October 2012 and to concide with the autobiography, the band also announced that they would be releasing another Greatest Hits album. Tom Fletcher announced on Twitter that their next single would be "Red" as it had been so well received on the tour but this was later changed to "Love Is Easy", which was released on Nov. 11, 2012, a week before the new Greatest Hits compilation.

In September 2012, for the final Chris Moyles Show, the band put together a special video for Chris's feature McFly day, where he would normally play Star Girl every Friday (since January 2010), this final edition was called Star Boy as a tribute, thanking Chris Moyles for playing star girl every week.

In October 2012, it was announced that they would release a greatest hits which is titled Memory Lane: The Best of McFly featuring most of the bands hits and 3 brand new songs, Love Is Easy, "Do Whatcha" and "Cherry Cola". The album was released on 26 November 2012 and the new single "Love Is Easy" was released on 18 November 2012 it debuted at number 10 with the album following at number 21, A few weeks before "Love Is Easy" was due to go on sale, McFly announced that they would bring the release date forward a week, meaning that the new release date would be 11 November 2012. In November 2012, they also announced that they would be doing 18 tour dates across to UK around between March and April 2013 in support of the album.

On 11 October 2012, Mcfly published their first autobiography, "Unsaid Things" named after a song from their first album. The book was a tell-it-all story which featured exclusive information that they revealed for the first time from the bands start to their present.

2013–Present: Greatest Hits tour and sixth studio album

Mcfly confirmed that they would embark an original 18 tour date (21 later) to promote their 2012 greatest hits album which would run from March–April. In an interview with Billboard magazine McFly said their new album will be released in the summer of 2013.

Super Records

Super Records Ltd. is an independent label operated and owned by McFly. Initially, McFly were signed to major record outlet Universal Island Records. Although they have left Universal, McFly's singles are distributed by a company named "Absolute" who also distribute for acts like Cascada and Jay Sean and are part of the Universal Group.[71] Super Records was created after McFly decided to leave Island, Universal Records at the end of 2007. They returned to Island, Universal for their 2010 release of Above the Noise.

Television and film appearances

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McFly appeared in the movie Just My Luck. Their participation featured heavily in the marketing of the film in the UK.

In January 2005, the band guest-starred in an episode of the long-running British drama series Casualty.[72] In May 2006, they starred in the teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, which was released in the US on 12 May 2006 and in the UK on 30 June 2006.[10] They play themselves in the film and the soundtrack features a variety of their songs from their first two albums.[11] The band also recorded another song, "Just My Luck", which was to be included on the US-only album release of the same name. McFly held a concert at the London Hammersmith Apollo on 19 May 2005 which was used in the film.[73] The UK premiere of the film took place on 28 June 2006 in London.[74] The film generally did not receive good reviews, gaining a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[75] On 16 March 2007, McFly guest starred in the Top Gear comic relief show Top Gear of the Pops, where they were given a challenge to come up with a song from scratch without using the words 'love', 'baby', or 'heart'. In addition, they had to include in the song the words 'sofa', 'administration', and 'Hyundai'. It was later renamed 'Sofa, Hyundai Administration' and placed as a B Side on The Heart Never Lies Single. Near the end of the show they performed the song they named 'The Top Gear Blues'. On 23 June 2007, McFly made a cameo appearance in an episode of the science fiction series Doctor Who. The episode "The Sound of Drums", saw the band appearing in a spoof party political broadcast, which featured testimonials from British celebrities such as McFly and Sharon Osbourne showing their support for Mr Saxon (The Master played by John Simm) to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[76]

On 22 October 2007, McFly hosted the first annual Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards.[77] McFly also appeared on the show Ghosthunting with... in 2007.[78]

On 27 May 2008 McFly appeared on Gordon Ramsay's The F Word as the celebrity guests and cooked a three course meal for 50 customers. Their score was that 115 out of 150 dishes were paid for. On 20 July 2008, McFly also played at T4 on the Beach in Weston-super-Mare.[79]

McFly's performance at KOKO on 24 July 2008, as part of the iTunes Live Festival '08, was broadcast at Vue cinemas across the UK on the same day.

On 25 August 2008, McFly performed at the London 2012 Olympic Visa Party.[80][81] On 14 December, they were the headline music act for Miss World in South Africa, which had a predicted worldwide audience of over 2 billion viewers. Their hits "5 Colours In Her Hair" and "Lies" were played during the show. They appeared in teen soap Hollyoaks on Channel 4 on Friday, 8 May 2009 performing in the SU Bar with The Somethings as a support group. On 31 May 2009, McFly performed at the biggest TV show in Brazil Domingão do Faustão which had a predicted audience of over 30 million viewers. In June and July 2009, they did a Woodland tour, performing at forest venues around the UK. In October 2008 McFly performed on the 50th birthday programme of Blue Peter, live outside BBC Television Centre.

Furthermore, McFly have also been referenced on Television shows such as "Hope and Faith", "Skins" and "Pretty Little Liars" McFly made a cameo appearance in Derren Brown's Enigma tour in 2009-10. A recording of the live stage show first aired on Channel 4 on 6 January 2011. McFly made a return to T4 on the Beach in July 2011.

Tom Fletcher took on The Cube in a celebrity special in the 3rd season, and walked away with £100,000. The band's drummer, Harry Judd, won the 9th series of Strictly Come Dancing with his dance partner Aliona Vilani.[82] Dougie Poynter won the 11th series of the UK TV series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd appeared on the "Hunks Special" of Celebrity Juice in 1 March 2012. Danny Jones also participated in 2010's Popstar to Operastar, placing 5th.

The band had their own "McFly on the Wall" documentary series in 2011. It followed the band as they embarked on their latest UK tour. It ran for 6 episodes. The first episode aired on 5Star on 11 May, the last episode aired on 15 June. In 2012 McFly appeared on the celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal in which they won £10,000 for their chosen charities.

On Dec 8 2012 McFly appeared as themselves on ITV in a one-off special called The McFly Show. It featured special guests, comedy sketchs and the band perfoming their hit songs.

Discography

Main article: McFly discography

Members

Tours

  • McFly: The Tour (2004)
  • Wonderland (2005)
  • Motion in the Ocean (2006)
  • Up Close... and Very Personal (2007)
  • Greatest Hits (2007)
  • Radio:Active (2008)
  • Up Close... and This Time It's Personal (2009)
  • Before the Noise (2010)
  • Above the Noise (2011)
  • Keep Calm & Play Louder (2012)
  • The Best Of McFly Tour (2013)

Awards

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

  • 4Music Video Honours - Best Video of 2010 for Party Girl

2011

  • Nordoff Robbins - American Express Digital Innovation Award
  • In Rock Magazine - Best British Band

2012

  • Nordoff Robbins Music Awards - Best Live Act

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