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McFly

McFly are an British pop band who broke into the music scene in early 2004 with their number one single, Five Colours in Her Hair. The band was founded by Tom Fletcher.

The band consists of:

They are signed to the Island Records label and are managed by Prestige Management.

As of July 2006, McFly have had ten top ten singles, six of which were 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 November 6, 2006 and charted and number six.

MCFLY ARE SHIT

MCFLY ARE GAY

Cover songs

McFly have recorded and performed a variety of officially released and unreleased cover versions of well-known songs. Their cover of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", originally by Queen was featured on the Room on the Third Floor single while "Help!", originally by The Beatles, was featured on the "Obviously" single. McFly also recorded the 2004 hit "Mr Brightside", originally by The Killers, which is featured on the "I Wanna Hold You" single, and "I Predict A Riot", originally by The Kaiser Chiefs, which they performed at Radio 1's Live Lounge session and is also featured on the "Ultraviolet" single.

McFly also released covers of songs as singles such as The Who's "Pinball Wizard", which they performed on Movie Music Mania on November 12, 2005 [1]. They also released "You've Got A Friend", originally by Carole King, which McFly recorded as part of the official 2005 Comic Relief song, along with "All About You", where the video sees the band visiting children in Uganda affected by AIDS[2]. The band also released a cover of "Don't Stop Me Now", originally by Queen, which was recorded to raise money for Sport Relief 2006 as the official song along with "Please, Please"[3]. When performing this cover on their Motion In The Ocean tour 2006, they were joined onstage by Queen guitarist Brian May at Wembley, who also performed the opening riff to "5 Colours in Her Hair". Matt Willis performed "Don't Stop Me Now" with the band at Wembley Arena and Manchester Evening News Arena. They also performed "Fight for Your Right", originally by the Beastie Boys and the "Ghostbusters" theme tune.

McFly teamed up with Roger Daltrey of The Who in September, 2005 to re-record the 1965 hit, "My Generation" to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and to launch HMV Digital's new download service [4].

McFly also performed a version of Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town" at The Prince's Trust on May 20th , 2006[5] and The Used's "On My Own" on December 15, 2005 at a Harrods Winter Signing[6]. McFly have also covered The Beatles song, "She Loves You".

Acting career

In 2005, the band guest-starred in an episode of the long-running British drama series Casualty[7]. They also starred in the teen comedy film Just My Luck with Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine, which was released in the US on May 12, 2006 and in the UK on June 30, 2006. 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 May 19, 2005 which was used in the film. The Just My Luck UK premiere took place on June 28, 2006 in London.

Tours

McFly have played four major tours to date;

Discography

UK Albums

Cover Album Information
Room on the 3rd Floor
Wonderland
Motion In The Ocean

Other Albums

Cover Album Information
File:Just My Luck Album Cover.jpg Just My Luck

DVD's

Awards

In 2004, McFly won five Smash Hits Awards including Stars of the Year, Best UK Band, Best Album (Room on the 3rd Floor), Best Video (That Girl), Best Stars of the Year and Danny Jones won Most Fanciable Male [10]. McFly beat their number of awards in the 2005 Smash Hits Awards by winning Stars of the Year, Best UK Band, Best Single (All About You), Best Album (Wonderland) while Danny Jones won Most Snoggable Male and Dougie Poynter won Top Mop [11]. Also in 2005, McFly won Best Pop Act at the Brit Awards [12].

References

  1. ^ Get tickets to see McFly on Movie Music Mania
  2. ^ McFly in Africa for Comic Relief
  3. ^ Sport Relief
  4. ^ McFly and Roger Daltrey team up on 1965 classic
  5. ^ The Prince of Wales - News & Events
  6. ^ Winter Wonderland With McFly At Harrods
  7. ^ Pop act McFly to star in Casualty
  8. ^ BPI Certification: Room on the 3rd Floor
  9. ^ BPI Certification: Wonderland
  10. ^ McFly rule at Smash Hits awards
  11. ^ McFly storm the Smash Hits awards
  12. ^ Brit Awards 2005

Fansites

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