Busted (band)
Busted are a British pop group made up of three members: James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Jay. They are signed to Universal Island and have released seven singles and two albums in the UK Charts. Their sound can be described as "pop-rock" or "pop-punk". They could also be described as a boyband, however they do sing live and in all but their earliest songs play their own guitars.
The band were formed in 2001 by James and Matt, with Charlie joining a few months later after answering an advert in NME magazine. Their first single, What I Go To School For was released on September 17 2002 and got to number three in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album was released on October 1 2002 with mixed success in the beginnings, debuting in the Top 40 Album Chart, but drifting out fairly soon after.
In 2003, the band released another single, Year 3000, reaching number two in the charts, and prompting a resurgence in album sales. Two more singles from the first album were released later in 2003. A second album was released in October 2003, with the first single, Crashed the Wedding reaching number one in the charts. A second single Who's David? also reached number 1, but the third single Air Hostess only reached number 2. They finally returned to #1 with Thunderbirds Are Go/3am, the first song being from the soundtrack of the movie "Thunderbirds", and the second being the third song from their album. None of their previous number one singles have stayed at number one for longer than a week, with this single staying at #1 for two weeks.
A series about Busted's attempts to break America, America or Busted, started on MTV in the UK in November 2004.
Busted are also known for their feuds with other pop groups including Girls Aloud and Kelly Osbourne.
McFly, a similar group and friends of Busted, also enjoyed chart success. Busted have recently released a live album, called A Ticket For Everyone. They are also going to release a new single, She Wants To Be Me.
On 4 December, 2004 Busted's "Thunderbirds" won the public vote for Record of the Year 2004 in the UK in a live show on ITV.
Discography
Singles (UK chart positions)
- What I Go to School For – #3
- Year 3000 – #2
- You Said No – #1
- Sleeping with the Light On – #3
- Crashed the Wedding – #1
- Who's David? – #1
- Air Hostess – #2
- Thunderbirds Are Go/3am – #1
Albums (UK chart positions)
- Busted – #2
- A Present For Everyone – #1