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"I'll Be OK"
CD1 single
Single by McFly
from the album Wonderland
Released15 August 2005 (2005-08-15)[1]
Length3:22
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Hugh Padgham
McFly singles chronology
"All About You" / "You've Got a Friend"
(2005) 		"I'll Be OK"
(2005) 		"I Wanna Hold You"
(2005)

"I'll Be OK" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released on 15 August 2005 as the second single from their second studio album, Wonderland (2005). The single became the group's fourth number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. Despite its initial popularity, it plunged to number eight during its second week on the chart and spent only a month inside the UK top 40.

Background

The song was written by band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones. The single started its life out as two tracks, one written by Jones and the other by Fletcher and then by placing their "best" parts of their songs together, they had written I'll Be OK. In an interview, Tom Fletcher stated "It gives people a positive message, by saying that you should always reassure yourself, even when things do go wrong".[citation needed] The single also includes a new track—"No Worries"—written by former Busted members Charlie Simpson and James Bourne.

The opening of the song is similar to the opening "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who, who McFly were influenced by at the time.[citation needed] Another of The Who's songs, "Pinball Wizard", was also covered by McFly for an "I'll Be OK" B-side.

Music video

The music video features the band in various situations that are considered bad, sometimes following along with the lyrics. The video also shows the band on a rooftop playing their instruments. The video is said to have taken inspiration from the 2004 song "The Love of Richard Nixon" by Manic Street Preachers.[2]

Track listings

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 13 August 2005. p. 23.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 10 August 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ I'll Be OK (UK CD1 liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSTD 40428, 987 335-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ I'll Be OK (UK CD2 liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSXD 40428, 987 335-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ I'll Be OK (UK DVD single liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSVD 40428, 987 335-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 36. 3 September 2005. p. 101. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'll Be OK". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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