| Busted |
The
band on the cover of second album A Present for Everyone
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| Background information |
| Origin |
 London, England |
| Genre(s) |
Pop rock
Pop |
| Years active |
2001—2005 |
| Label(s) |
Mercury |
| Website |
Busted.com |
| Members |
James
Bourne
Charlie Simpson
Matt
Willis |
- For the Joanne song, see Busted
(song). For the slang word for the
action of getting caught by law enforcement, see Arrest.
Busted was an English band
consisting of James Bourne (rhythm
guitar; born 13 September 1983), Charlie
Simpson (lead guitar and occasionally drums; born 7 June 1985), and Matt
Willis (then called Matt Jay; bass guitar; born 8 May 1983) which formed in
2001 and disbanded on 14 January 2005. In some countries (including The
Netherlands) the band was known as Bust. Busted may also be recognised
as the originating forces behind the breakout act McFly.
They earned a place in the Guinness World Record by selling out
London's Wembley Arena 6 nights in a row.
Former band member Charlie Simpson has gained mass appeal as Cosmo UK
named him one of the sexiest men alive in both 2003 and 2005. He was
however not successful in retaining this place in 2006, wherein the
award went to rival group Kill Time guitarist Joel Godden.
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Contents
- 1 America
or Busted
- 2 Split/Solo
careers
- 3 Discography
- 4 External
links
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America or Busted
The TV series "America or Busted", about Busted's
attempts to achieve success in the United States, debuted on MTV
UK and Ireland in November 2004. Over the course of the
series, the audience see Busted's attempts to 'break' America dwindle
as interviews fall through and performances remain limited both in
terms of audience size and press attention.
Split/Solo careers
After the failure of the US tour, rumours soon began to
surface that a split was imminent. Charlie Simpson announced that he
had Fightstar
(a post-hardcore
band which differs greatly from the music Busted recorded). The group
then formally disbanded at a press conference on 14 January
2005. Simpson
declared that he had become restless with the band members and the
'stupid' image he was expected to uphold and that he wanted to
concentrate fully on Fightstar. His current project has since left its
US record label and expects to go to America in the coming months as
Simpson feels America to be much more welcoming of their musical style.
James Bourne went on to release music through his rock band Son of
Dork and having attempting copy acts such as Bowling
for Soup on the hugely successful 'Get Happy Tour'. Matt Willis has
also set up a solo career, having released his first single "Up All
Night" in May 2006. However neither have reached anywhere near the
success they achieved in Busted. Bourne and Willis are cited as still
maintaining a friendship while it appears Simpson sees them very
rarely. "Hey
Kid" was Willis' next single release. The track is also the leading
track on the soundtrack to American teen comedy drama John
Tucker Must Die. Matt Willis released another
track called "Don't Let It Go To Waste", several days after he was
declared the winner of the latest series of I'm a
Celebrity, Get Me out of Here!. "Don't Let It Go To Waste" is also the
name of his debut album. Matt Willis' fourth single "Crash" featured in
the film "Mr. Beans Holiday".
Discography
(with UK chart positions)
Albums
- Busted (2002) – #2
- A Present for Everyone
(2003) – #2
- Busted Live: A
Ticket For Everyone (2004) – #11
- Busted (US)
(2004)
Singles
- "What I Go to School For" (2002) – #3 UK, #22
AUS, #32 Austria, #34 GER, #20 IRE, #40 USA Airplay
- "Year
3000" (2003)
– #2 UK, #15 Austria, #5 Belgium, #21 GER, #9 NETH, #9 Taiwan, #2 IRE,
#19 NOR, #10 DEN, #43 Australia
- "You Said No" (2003) – #1 UK, #38 GER, #27 NETH, #3 IRE, #15
DEN
- "Sleeping with the Light
On" (2003) –
#3 UK, #4 IRE
- "Crashed the Wedding" (2003) – #1 UK, #28
NETH, #3 IRE, #14 Japan, #6 Spain, #3 DEN
- "Who's David?" (2004) – #1 UK, #9 IRE
- "Air Hostess" (2004) – #2 UK, #12 IRE
- "Thunderbirds Are Go"/"3am" (2004) – #1 UK, #6 IRE,
#1 Japan
- "She Wants to Be Me" (2004) Ineligible
To Chart (Limited Edition 3" Single)
External links
