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McFly are a British Pop Rock band who were successfully launched into the music scene in early 2004 with their number one single, " 5 Colours In Her Hair ". The band was founded by Tom Fletcher (born 17 July 1985 ) and also consists of Danny Jones (born 12 March 1986 ), Dougie Poynter (born 30 November 1987 ) and Harry Judd (born 23 December 1985 ). They are signed to the Island Records label and are managed by Prestige Management . As of May 2007 , McFly have an impressive chart record of twelve Top Ten singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and two number one albums, their debut being '' Room On The 3rd Floor '' followed by '' Wonderland ''. Their third album, '' Motion In The Ocean '', was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number six. An announcement was made on their MySpace page in April 2007 that the band will be releasing a Greatest Hits so Far compilation on November 5th 2007 , and a fourth studio album in March 2008. The name "McFly" was chosen by Tom Fletcher, the band's founding member, based on his love for the American science-fiction comedy '', after Marty McFly's enemy from the Back to the Future movie. Fletcher had originally auditioned for and was asked to come along to film auditions for a new band, V. Jones came along to the audition mistaking it for an audition for a Busted-like band. Fletcher spoke to Jones afterwards and Jones and Fletcher moved into the Intercontinental Hotel in London for 2 months, and the two began writing songs along with Bourne. To complete the band, they held auditions at London's Covent Garden for a drummer and a bass player. Coincidentally, Poynter and Judd both auditioned on the same day. Thus, McFly was formed McFly Soundgenerator biography . ''Room on the 3rd Floor'' McFly's early sound was a mixture of pop and rock. Their debut single, " 5 Colours In Her Hair ", released 29 March 2004 , 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 topped the charts. 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 McFly were the youngest band to have a debut album enter the charts in the top position, beating The Beatles . The third single, " That Girl ", was released on 6 September 2004 and lost the battle for the top spot to Brian McFadden 's " Real To Me ". It went to number three, despite topping midweek sales charts. The fourth single, Room On The 3rd Floor (the album's title track), was released on 15 November 2004 and made number five. The idea for the album name ''"Room on the Third Floor"'' came from where Danny and Tom wrote most of the songs for the album. They wrote them while staying in a room on the third floor. This also gave them the idea for the song "Room on the Third Floor". ''Wonderland'' In March 2005, McFly released " All About You/You've Got A Friend ", a Double A-side of their sixth and seventh singles and the first release from their second album, '' Wonderland '', which features a 60-piece orchestra. The single reached number one for a week on 13 March 2005 and the profits from the single were donated to Comic Relief . The video for "You've Got a Friend" was shot in Uganda , Africa , which McFly visited for the charity appeal. They completed their first arena tour in October 2005. The second single from ''Wonderland'', " I'll Be OK ", was released in the UK on the 15 August 2005 and scored them their fourth UK number one. The album itself was released on 29 August 2005 entering at number one. The third single from ''Wonderland'', " I Wanna Hold You ", was released on 17 October , giving them their sixth top three single, missing out on number one to the Arctic Monkeys . Their fourth single, " Ultraviolet/The Ballad Of Paul K " was released on 12 December 2005 and reached number nine. ''Motion in the Ocean'' The first single from , was released on the 7 May 2007 , becoming the band's seventh number one. The original single release date was due to be 26 February , 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 2005. "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 one to twenty after a week, matching a limited edition Elvis Presley single, "One Night". ''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 . ''Greatest Hits'' McFly's fourth studio album is due to be released on November 5 , 2007 . The first single from the album, Heart Never Lies , can be heard on the radios from September 10 , 2007 . The track was premiered at the V Festival in August. [http://mcflyofficial.com/news/?id=1317 Heart Never Lies on Ant & Dec Show]. MUSICAL STYLE McFly's style has been dubbed by themselves and others in the music business as "Nu-Pop" Profile of pop music band McFly but is possibly more commonly considered Pop or Pop Rock . Despite the band's pop image and reputation, there are musical differences from other contemporary Boybands . Influence is apparent from bands such as The Raspberries (particularly Eric Carmen -penned material), The Beach Boys , and The Beatles (particularly Paul McCartney -penned material). Lyrically, however, their style is closer, though not quite similar, to other contemporary guitar pop bands such as Busted . McFly are often considered similar in style to the now defunct Busted, with whom they shared a record label and were generally considered to be friends. Indeed, James Bourne of Busted and Son Of Dork , has had a hand in writing several of McFly's biggest hits, and Tom Fletcher had also written tracks for bands James Bourne has been involved with including Busted's hit single 'Crashed the Wedding'. However, though similar, Busted evidence greater influence from Pop Punk bands such as Blink 182 , Sum 41 , and Green Day than 1960s Rock , in addition to their clear pop overtones. COVER SONGS McFly have recorded and performed a variety of officially released and unreleased Cover Version s of well-known songs. 2004 McFly collaborated with Busted for a cover of The Kinks ' song "Lola" (which was a B-side on the " 5 Colours In Her Hair " single) and a version of " Build Me Up Buttercup " by The Foundations from Busted's " Crashed The Wedding " single. Their cover of " Help! ", originally by The Beatles , was featured on the " Obviously " single while " She Loves You ", also by The Beatles, was featured on the " That Girl " single. " Crazy Little Thing Called Love ", originally by Queen , was featured on the " Room On The Third Floor " single. 2005 McFly released " " Pinball Wizard ", which they performed on Movie Music Mania on 12 November 2005 . Get tickets to see McFly on Movie Music Mania McFly also performed a version of The Used's "On My Own" on 15 December 2005 at a Harrods Winter Signing. Winter Wonderland With McFly At Harrods 2006 McFly performed a version of tour 2006, they were joined onstage by Queen guitarist Brian May at Wembley Arena , who also performed the opening riff to " 5 Colours In Her Hair ". Matt Willis also despite "Don't Stop Me Now" with the band at Wembley Arena and Manchester Evening News Arena . Also on the tour, they performed " Fight For Your Right (To Party) ", originally by the Beastie Boys and the " Ghostbusters " theme tune, originally by Ray Parker Jr . A few weeks later, they opened Children In Need 2006 with " I Wanna Hold Your Hand " by The Beatles. The song " Rockin' Robin ", originally by Bobby Day , was featured on the " Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night " single, and the band also performed it at the Top Of The Pops Christmas Special. 2007 On the 23 February 2007 , McFly performed Primal Scream's "Rocks" with Charlotte Church on The Charlotte Church Show . They also covered "Baby's Coming Back", originally by Jellyfish , which is the double A-side to "Transylvania", out 7 May 2007 . This double-A single was number one in the Official UK Top 40 , before dropping nineteen places to chart at #20 in only its second week of release. It is their 7th number one. McFly recorded the song "You're The One That I Want", from ''Grease'' for an album which was recorded in just five days, '' Over The Rainbow ''. The proceeds from the Challenge Anneka album go to childrens' hospices across the UK. McFly are among a long list of artists who have recorded a track for Radio1’s forthcoming 40th birthday celebrations. Each artist contributing to the album had to choose a song from a given year in the last 40. McFly were handed 1982 and chose to cover The Jam classic Town Called Malice . Radio 1's new covers' album TELEVISION AND FILM APPEARANCES In 2005, the band guest-starred in an episode of the long-running '' with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine , which was released in the US on 12 May 2006 and in the UK on 30 June 2006 and was critically panned. They play themselves in the film, the soundtrack features a variety of their songs from both albums plus their latest song "Just My Luck" at the time. McFly held a concert at the London Hammersmith Apollo on 19 May 2005 which was used in the film. The ''Just My Luck'' UK premiere took place on 28 June 2006 in London. McFly made a Cameo Appearance on June 23 , 2007 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 Testimonial s from British celebrities such as McFly and Sharon Osbourne showing their support for Mr Saxon to become Prime Minister . TOURS , Dublin , in October 2006 as part of the ''Motion in the Ocean'' tour.]] McFly have played four major tours to date:
DISCOGRAPHY See Also: McFly discography AWARDS In 2004, McFly won five Music Awards for 2006. Virgin.net Music Awards 2006 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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