McFly
McFly is a pop group based in the United Kingdom The band members are Danny Jones (born March 12, 1986), Dougie Poynter (born November 30, 1987), Tom Fletcher (born July 17, 1985) and Harry Judd (born December 23, 1985). McFly are often described as "mates with Busted" (Harry Judd and Charlie Simpson from Busted went to the same school, Uppingham), a boy band with a similar slightly rockier edge than more well-known boy bands such as Westlife.
In spite of this modern "boy band" and "pop" image and reputation, a lot of McFly's songs have the feeling of a good fun pop band, accentuated by the presence of all members of a typical four-piece rock band (unlike Busted, this includes a full time drummer). There are also a lot of evident influences from such popular classic (rather than modern) pop bands as The Beach Boys and The Beatles, and more recently Bruce Springsteen and The Who.
McFly are signed to the Island Records label and are managed by Prestige Management. Their first single, "5 Colours In Her Hair" entered the UK singles chart at number one in April 2004 and stayed there for two weeks. In July 2004 their second single, "Obviously", also reached the top, but only for one week. This was followed by the album "Room On The 3rd Floor" debuting at number one in the UK albums chart. The album broke records as they were the youngest band since the Beatles to have a debut album go straight to #1.
The third single, "That Girl", was released on September 6, 2004 and lost out in a very close battle for the top spot with Brian McFadden's "Real To Me". It went to #3, despite topping midweek sales charts. The fourth single, "Room On The Third Floor" (the album's title track), was released on November 15, 2004 and made #5.
In March 2005, McFly released "All About You/You've Got A Friend", the first single from their 2nd album. The single reached #1 for a week on 13 March, and the profits from the single were donated to Comic Relief.
The band starred in an episode of the hit British drama series Casualty. They are due to star in a film with Lindsay Lohan, "Just My Luck", coming out in November.
They are now recording for their second album, and will soon be on their second tour. Their new single, I'll Be Okay was released in the UK on the 15th August and has just scored then their 4th UK Number 1. Their second album "Wonderland" is due out on the 29 August.
McFly were winners of Best Pop Act at the 2005 Brit Awards.
Discography
Albums
Room On The 3rd Floor
Room On The 3rd Floor is the debut album by the British pop group McFly. It was released in the UK on 7th July 2004 - #1 UK
Wonderland
Wonderland is the second album by the British pop group McFly, which is to be released in the UK on 29th August 2005 - #? UK
Singles
- From Room On The 3rd Floor:
- Five Colours In Her Hair (April 2004) - #1 UK
- Obviously (July 2004) - #1 UK
- That Girl (Sep 2004) - #3 UK
- Room On The 3rd Floor (Nov 2004) - #5 UK
- From Wonderland:
- All About You/You've Got A Friend (Mar 2005) - #1 UK
- Although "All About You" is the only track from the release to be featured in "Wonderland"
- I'll Be OK (Aug 2005) - #1 UK
- All About You/You've Got A Friend (Mar 2005) - #1 UK
The Singles
Five Colours In Her Hair
Released: 29th March 2004
Track Listing:
CD1
- Five Colours In Her Hair
- Lola (Feat. Busted)
CD2
- Five Colours In Her Hair
- Saturday Night
- The Guy Who Turned Her Down
- Five Colours In Her Hair [Video] (Enhanced Section)
- [Double Sided Band Poster]
7” Picture Disc
- Five Colours In Her Hair
- Lola (Feat. Busted)
Obviously
Released: 21st June 2004
Track Listing:
CD1
- Obviously
- Get Over You
CD2
- Obviously
- Help
- Obviously [Mix]
- Interview (Part 1)
- Obviously [Video] [Enhanced]
- [Double Sided Band Poster]
7” Picture Disc
- Obviously
- Interview (Part 2)
That Girl
Released: 6th September 2004
Track Listing:
CD1
- That Girl
- She Loves You
CD2
- That Girl
- Obviously [Live From Liverpool Pops]
- She Loves You [Live From Liverpool Pops]
- That Girl [Live From Liverpool Pops]
- That Girl [Video] [Enhanced]
- Spiderman 2 Premiere Footage [Enhanced]
- [Includes a Harry Poster]
DVS
- That Girl [Audio]
- She Loves You [Live Performance From Olympic Torch Ceremony On BBC1]
- McFly Movie: The Life Of McFly
- Spiderman 2 Premiere Footage Part 2
- [Includes a Danny Poster]
Room On The Third Floor
Released: 15th November 2004
Track Listing:
CD1
- Room On The 3rd Floor
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
CD2
- Room On The Third Floor
- Five Colours In Her Hair [Live]
- Deck The Halls [Xmas Song]
- Room On The Third Floor [Live]
- Room On The Third Floor [Video] [Enhanced]
- Room On The Third Floor [Live Footage - Video] [Enhanced]
- [Includes Poster]
DVS
- Room On The Third Floor
- Obviously [Video]
- McFly Home Movie
- Guitar Lesson With Tom And Danny
- [Includes Poster]
PICTURE 7" Tracklist unknown
All About You / You’ve Got A Friend
Released: 7th March 2005
Track Listing:
CD Maxi
- All About You
- You've Got A Friend
- Room On The 3rd Floor
- All About You [Orchestral Version]
- All About You [Video] [Enhanced]
- [Includes Comic Relief Inlet]
I’ll Be OK
Released: 15th August 2005
Track Listing:
CD1
- I’ll Be OK
- No Worries
CD2
- I’ll Be OK
- Nothing
- Pinball Wizard [Home Recording Audio]
- I’ll Be OK [Video] [Enhanced]
- Home Footage - Danny's Disco [Enhanced]
- [Includes Poster]
DVS
- I’ll Be OK [Audio]
- All About You [Audio]
- Pinball Wizard [Home Studio Footage]
- All About You [Video]
- Home Footage - Dougie with Ziggy, his lizard
- [Includes Poster]
References
- Official Site
- Interview with Children's BBC
- Interactive Mcfly and Busted Fanfiction
- A McFly Slash Site
- Interactive Mcfly Fics
- Mcfly And Busted Fan Site
- Fan site
- Another fan site
- BBC News - "Pop act McFly have starred in Casualty"
- McFly Music Source - Fansite
- McFly American Fanbase
- McFly Maniacs Fansite
by the way have you seen dannys hair! its bloody great huh? :) zedus@hotmail.co.uk