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Busted
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Pop rock
Years active 2001—2005
Label(s) Mercury
Website Busted.com
Members
James Bourne (Rhythm Guitar and Vocals)
Charlie Simpson (Lead Guitar and Vocals)
Matt Willis(Bass Guitar and Vocals)
Former members
Owen Doyle
Ki McPhail
For other uses, see Busted (disambiguation). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September, 1983 in Southend, Essex, England) is a singer/songwriter and co-founder of the Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June, 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was the youngest member of the reasonably successful Matthew James Willis who is married to Emma Griffiths (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English Singer-songwriter

Busted were an English band consisting of James Bourne (rhythm guitar), Charlie Simpson (lead guitar and occasionally drums), and Matt Willis (then called Matt Jay; bass guitar). England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September, 1983 in Southend, Essex, England) is a singer/songwriter and co-founder of the Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June, 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was the youngest member of the reasonably successful Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Matthew James Willis who is married to Emma Griffiths (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English Singer-songwriter The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the They sold over 1 million singles and 2 million albums in the UK, winning BRIT Awards, Record Of The Year and performing on several sellout arena tours. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards Busted are often said to have changed the face of British pop music.

Contents

History

Formation

The band's initial line-up consisted of James Bourne on Guitar and Vocals, Matt Sergeant (Willis) on Drums, Owen Doyle on Bass and Vocals, and Ki Fitzgerald on Guitar and Vocals [1] called The Termites. The latter two members were sacked later that year.

The Termites went through a name change to Busted and briefly placed Tom Fletcher as Lead Guitar and Vocals alongside Matt Jay (Sergeant, Willis) on Bass and Vocals and James Bourne on Rhythm Guitar and Vocals. Thomas "Tom" Michael Fletcher (born 17 July 1985 in Harrow, London) is one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in the British Although after two days in the band, Tom was replaced by Charlie Simpson. Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June, 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was the youngest member of the reasonably successful However, Fletcher was kept on for other projects which led to him becoming a member and main songwriter for his own band, McFly, who supported Busted on their UK tour in the early part of 2004. He also co-wrote, with James, both albums that Busted released.

With Charlie on board, they set about looking for a record deal in late 2001. At one point they were offered a big deal with Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell on his SycoMusic label, which they turned down for many reasons. Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer It was Simon Cowell's intention to make Busted the next Monkees. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The band finally signed with Universal Island in early 2002 without a drummer, so had to employ relief drummers.

First album (2002-03)

The band were launched in August 2002, making their first appearance on the cover of Smash Hits with the headline: "Meet Busted: They're Going To Be Bigger Than Rik Waller!", making it a first for any pop band to appear on the magazine's cover before releasing a single. This article is about a magazine For the compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, see Smash Hits (album. Their debut single, "What I Go To School For", a song written about a teacher Matt had at school, was finally released in September 2002, reaching #3 in the UK charts and beaten to number 1 by Pink's "Just Like A Pill". " What I Go to School For " is the debut single by UK pop/rock band Busted released in 2002 Pink is a pale Red Color that was first recorded in the 17th century to describe the pale red Flowers of pinks, Flowering plants " Just like a Pill " is the third single released from P!nk 's second Album M!ssundaztood. Their debut eponymous album was then released, initially charting only around the Top 30, but receiving favourable reviews from The Guardian and Q magazine. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007

The follow up, "Year 3000" which was written about James Bourne's obsession with the film Back To The Future then followed in January 2003, and was a massive success, reaching #2 and ending up as one of the biggest selling singles that year. " Year 3000 " is a song by British pop/rock group Busted, released as part of the album Busted in 2002 and as a single Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg. By this point, the band's success was going stratospheric as they embarked on a small theatre tour that sold out quickly. In April, their third single, "You Said No" (originally titled "Crash & Burn" on the first edition of the album, but then renamed after the Space Shuttle disaster in America that month), they finally reached #1, and Guinness Hit Singles certified them as the first band to have their debut three singles enter the top 3 in an ascending order. " You Said No " is a song by British pop rock band Busted, first released as " Crash and Burn " on their debut album Busted in Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's

Shortly after, recording began for their second album while the debut album was re-released with new tracks and an enhanced CD section. It would go onto sell 1. 2 million copies by the end of the year, making Busted the second-biggest selling band in the UK after Coldplay. The debut album's final single, "Sleeping With The Light On", hailed as "a post-Bon Jovi hair pop classic" reached #3 in August 2003, beaten to number 1 by Blu Cantrell's Breathe. " Sleeping with the Light On " is a song by British pop rock band Busted. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. Blu Cantrell (born Tiffany Cobb on March 16, 1976) is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter.

Second album (2003-04)

The band started the autumn of 2003 with a win for Favourite Newcomer at the National Music Awards, as well as Best Band at that year's Disney Channel Kids' Awards. For the Disney Channel in other countries see Disney Channel around the world. After this, the band launched the promotional trail for their new album, "A Present For Everyone" and its lead single "Crashed The Wedding", which beat off stiff competition from Britney Spears' comeback single with Madonna to send them to #1 for the second time that year. A Present for Everyone is the second studio album by British pop rock band Busted. " Crashed the Wedding " is a song by British pop rock band Busted, composed by James Bourne and Tom Fletcher. Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American More edgy than their previous album, Charlie said that it had some "harder, Good Charlotte type vibes coming through on this album". This album would also go on to reach sales of over 1 million copies. The band ended 2003 with a nomination at Record Of The Year for "Year 3000" (they lost out to Westlife, who won with their #1 "Mandy"), the announcement of an arena tour for February the following year, and a Monkees style Christmas TV special on ITV1, which attracted good ratings for its 4pm time slot. Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. " Mandy " (or " Brandy " in 1971 was a 1974 hit song for Barry Manilow. For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present

2004 was to start successful, but prove to be their final year together as a band. Things started off very well, as the band's arena tour (with support from label and management allies V and McFly) was met with exceptional reviews and massive ticket sales, and aside from another #1 and another top 3 hit (those being "Who's David?" and "Air Hostess" respectively, the second and third singles from their new album) they also picked up Best British Breakthrough Act and Best Pop Act at that year's BRIT Awards. V was a UK five-piece Boy band consisting of Antony Thomas Brant, (born 18 January 1983) " Who's David? " is a single by UK pop band Busted, released in 2004 " Air Hostess " is a song by the British power pop trio Busted. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards James had even been noted at this point as one's of pop's key songwriters by The Observer, alongside the likes of Max Martin and Xenomania. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Martin Karl "Max Martin" Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) is an ASCAP -awarded and Grammy -nominated Swedish pop-dance Xenomania is one of the UK 's leading pop production houses put together by writer and producer Brian Higgins.

They then headed over to America to release a self titled album that was a mixture of their first and second album. Their exploits were captured for the TV series "America or Busted", about Busted's attempts to achieve success in the United States, which debuted on MTV UK and Ireland in November of that year. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the MTV One is part of MTV Networks Europe. The channel is broadcast in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Over the course of the series, it saw Busted's attempts to 'break' America dwindle as interviews fall through and performances remain limited both in terms of audience size and press attention, although radio had started to pick up airplay by December of that year, almost too late.

Whilst the band was out in America, they were then invited to record the theme tune to the brand new "Thunderbirds" movie that was coming out that summer. Thunderbirds is a 2004 Science fiction - Adventure film based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s directed Released as a double-a-side with the album track, "3am", it gave them their fourth and final #1 in August 2004, staying at the top for two weeks, the longest they had ever spent at the top, and would later go onto win them "Record Of The Year" in December that year. " Thunderbirds "/" 3am " is a double A-side single by UK pop band, Busted released in 2004 However, the release of the 5th single from their second album, "She Wants To Be Me" failed to chart due to its lone formats being a download and a limited edition pocket sized CD, both of which breached chart regulations at the time. Perhaps more worryingly, their live album "A Ticket For Everyone" could only reach #11 in November. The band embarked on another sell-out tour that November, but fans began to fear the worst.

Split

Charlie Simpson's time spent outside the band with other bands was beginning to cause tensions within the band, illustrated when he failed to turn up for several appearances over the course of 2004. Rumours then started to circulate that bitter rows not too dissimilar to that of when All Saints broke up escalated, but these have all subsequently denied by the band in their later solo ventures.

Simpson announced to the other Busted members on 24 December 2004 over a phone call that he was no longer a member of the band. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Although this was never talked about Matt and James feared this would happen after an announcement on their last sell-out night in Wembley Arena for "A Ticket For Everybody. Wembley Arena is a famous Entertainment venue located in Wembley, London, UK. . . Else Tour" from their managers that Charlie may be leaving to pursue Fightstar full time. Fightstar are a four-piece Post-hardcore band from London, England. On the 13 January 2005, Busted's record label announced a press conference was to be held in London the following day. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The next day, the 14th, it was then announced to everyone present that Busted were splitting up after Charlie’s departure weeks before. After two and a half years of success Busted would be no more.

Solo careers

Matt Willis had a brief solo career after Busted broke up.
Matt Willis had a brief solo career after Busted broke up.

Charlie, is currently in Fightstar (a post-hardcore band which differs greatly from the music Busted recorded). Fightstar are a four-piece Post-hardcore band from London, England. Post-hardcore evolved from Hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader Punk rock movement They formed a year prior to Busted's split, which was then the force behind the split. Fightstar have released 1 EP and 2 Albums, They Liked You Better When You Were Dead, Grand Unification and more recently One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours, all being released in both the UK and the US. They Liked You Better When You Were Dead is the debut Album from British Post-hardcore band Fightstar. Grand Unification, grand unified theory, or GUT refers to any of several very similar unified field theories or models in Physics that One Day Son This Will All Be Yours is the second full length album by British Post-hardcore quartet Fightstar.

James went on to release music through his punk band Son of Dork. Son of Dork were a British pop band formed by James Bourne after his previous band Busted, split in January 2005 2 of 5 of the members have now left the band after reports that the band hadn't met up for months. There are reports that the band has disbanded for good, and Bourne is now pursuing a solo career after his performance in NYC. As well as working on Son Of Dork Bourne has been writing for many artists including Melanie C, McFly, JC Chasez, Pat Monahan and the Jonas Brothers. Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an Joshua Scott Chasez, better known as JC Chasez, is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer, and occasional Actor Irish American singer Patrick "Pat" Monahan was born February 28 1969 in Erie ( Waterford) Pennsylvania. The Jonas Brothers are a VMA -nominated American Boy band. They gained their popularity solely from the television network Disney Channel

After a brief stint in rehab after the Busted split Matt set up a solo career, releasing singles in 2005 and 2006, Up All Night, Hey Kid, Don't Let It Go To Waste, and Crash for the film Mr Bean's Holiday, all except the latter of which came with his album Don't Let It Go To Waste. " Up All Night " is Matt Willis 's debut single as a solo artist " Hey Kid " is the second official single from Matt Willis, released on August 21 2006. " Crash " is a song written by The Primitives band members Paul Court Steve Dullaghan and Tracy Tracy Mr Bean's Holiday (also known as Bean 2, Bean on Holiday and French Bean) is a Comedy film starring Matt also appeared on, and was crowned winner of the 2006 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn After a failing Solo Career Matt has turned to presenting. So far he has presented The Brits and more recently ITV 2's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here Now! alongside his girlfriend Emma Griffiths, the pair are due to get together again for E! presenting the BAFTAs Willis also confirmed at the V Festival 2007 that he will be putting together a new band for late 2008. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of Emma Willis (born on 20 March 1976) is a TV presenter She was born in Sutton Coldfield and attended John Willmott School. E! Entertainment Television (or simply E!) is an American Cable television and Direct broadcast satellite network The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The V Festival is an annual music festival in England, the first to be held simultaneously at two sites - currently Hylands Park in Chelmsford and

Court Case

James Bourne, Matt Willis and ex-manager Richard Rashman faced a £10 million royalty battle with former members Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle who claimed to have written three of bands key singles. James Elliot Bourne (born 13 September, 1983 in Southend, Essex, England) is a singer/songwriter and co-founder of the Matthew James Willis who is married to Emma Griffiths (born 8 May 1983 in Tooting, South London) is an English Singer-songwriter What I Go To School For, Sleeping With The Light On and Year 3000 all gained top three status in the UK charts. " What I Go to School For " is the debut single by UK pop/rock band Busted released in 2002 " Sleeping with the Light On " is a song by British pop rock band Busted. " Year 3000 " is a song by British pop/rock group Busted, released as part of the album Busted in 2002 and as a single Album track Psycho Girl was another track included in the case. It began in February 2008 and included the likes of Simon Cowell as a potential witness and was dismissed in June 2008. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer A witness is someone who has firsthand knowledge about a Crime or dramatic event through their Senses (e [2]

On Friday June 6th 2008 it was announced that Ki McPhail and Owen Doyle had lost the court battle, with the judge calling them both 'unreliable witnesses'. They are planning an appeal. Bourne and Willis released the following statement: "This was an opportunistic attempt by Doyle and McPhail to cash in on our success. Their claims were a complete fabrication and we are delighted that the judge has seen through this and totally dismissed them. Our position has been completely vindicated and our achievements with Busted remain untarnished. " [3]

Discography

Albums

Date of Release Title Label Peak Position
30 September 2002 Busted Island Records 2
17 November 2003 A Present For Everyone Island Records 2
1 November 2004 A Ticket For Everyone Island Records 11
12 October 2004 Busted (US) Unvd Labels -

EPs

Date of Release Title Label Peak Position
December 2003 Red Room Session EP Island Records -
22 June 2004 Air Hostess EP Island Records -

Singles

Date Song UK Singles Chart Album/EP
2002 "What I Go To School For" 3 Busted
2003 "Year 3000" 2 Busted
2003 "You Said No" 1 Busted
2003 "Sleeping With The Light On" 3 Busted
2003 "Crashed The Wedding" 1 A Present For Everyone
2004 "Who's David?" 1 A Present For Everyone
2004 "Air Hostess" 2 A Present For Everyone
2004 "Thunderbirds Are Go / 3AM" 1 A Present For Everyone
2004 "She Wants To Be Me " - A Present For Everyone

Trivia

References

  1. ^ bbc.co.uk: Busted members in royalties fight
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7439000/7439725.stm
  3. ^ http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2284418,00.html

External links

Dictionary

busted

-adjective

  1. (slang) Broke; having no money.
  2. (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
  3. (slang) Tired.
  4. (slang) Broken.

-interjection

  1. Indicates that the person addressed has been caught in the act, whether by the speaker or a third party.

-verb

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of bust.
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