Busted (2002 Busted album)
Busted | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 30 September 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 37:17 | |||
Label | Universal Island | |||
Producer | ||||
Busted chronology | ||||
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Singles from Busted | ||||
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Busted is the self-titled debut album by English
Busted was the 8th best-selling album of 2003 in the UK. The album has sold over 1.2 million copies and been certified as 4× Platinum in the UK.[1] The album spent 77 weeks on the UK Top 75 Albums chart.[2]
Both "What I Go to School For" and "Year 3000" were covered by the Jonas Brothers, and released on their 2006 album It's About Time.
Background
With the original line-up of Busted having broken up in 2001, guitarist James Bourne and bassist Matt Willis set about finding a new band member. Charlie Simpson and Tom Fletcher both originally made it in, but the latter was cut from the final lineup.[3][4]
Six tracks on the album were co-written with John McLaughlin and Steve Robson, who often collaborate with each other.[5] The other remaining songs were written by the band themselves.[6]
Singles
The first single released from Busted was "
A European-only single, "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt", was released on the same date as "You Said No" was released in the UK.
"You Said No" is titled "Crash and Burn" on the original album release, but its title was changed for the single release because of the
On the cassette release of the album, "Losing You" is advertised as a single. However, the song never was released as a single, and it is unknown whether it was planned to be or if this was a mistake. In 2018, Willis said that they would never play the song live, stating "We've never played that song. For a very good reason – we don't like it. It's not very good, it's quite embarrassing."[11]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
Melodic | [13] |
AllMusic states: "[Busted] slide smoothly between... dull teen pop ballads with the sickeningly overwrought vocals typical of the genre... and relatively more creative stuff that punches up the formula with pop-ternative production and smirking, yet still squeaky clean lyrical witticisms. At best it's BBMak with better cheekbones; at worst, Busted is a neutered Sum 41".[6] On bbc.co.uk, Jacqueline Hodges wrote: "Think a younger, British Wheatus or Blink-182 junior and you will be along the right lines. Their cheeky and geeky Green Day-type lyrics... are endearingly refreshing in these days of Gareth Gates and Ronan Keating mush".[14] Q was more positive, Dan Stubbs writing: "Tales of copping off, time travel and a five-fingered fantasy about a schoolteacher with a nice bottom are delivered through inspired one-liners and clever gimmicks".[15]
B-sides
Busted recorded a number of B-sides for their album campaign, including a number of classic covers, including cover versions of "
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "What I Go to School For" |
| Steve Robson | 3:30 |
2. | "You Said No" |
| Robson | 2:47 |
3. | "Britney" |
| Robson | 3:31 |
4. | "Losing You" |
| Robson | 3:54 |
5. | "Year 3000" |
| Robson | 3:17 |
6. | "Psycho Girl" |
| Robson | 3:51 |
7. | "All the Way" |
| Robson | 2:26 |
8. | "Sleeping with the Light On" |
| Robson | 3:38 |
9. | "Dawsons’s Geek" |
| Robson | 2:27 |
10. | "Without You" |
| Robson | 4:09 |
11. | "Loser Kid" |
| Robson | 3:48 |
Total length: | 45:57 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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10. | "When Day Turns into Night" | Simpson • Bourne | Steve Robson | 3:35 |
11. | "Everything I Knew" | Bourne • Willis | Steve Robson | 3:10 |
13. | "Extra Exceedingly Fitness" (Interlude) | Bourne • Simpson | James Bourne | 0:18 |
Total length: | 52:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Hurra, hurra, die Schule brennt" | Schlasse • Klein • Hönig • Larson • Möller | Steve Robson | 3:35 |
- "You Said No" was originally titled "Crash and Burn" prior to the album's re-issue.
Personnel
- production
- Charlie Simpson – guitars, vocals, drums
- Matt Willis – bass, vocals
- synths
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[30] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "John McLaughlin: Songwriter". The Writers. Windswept Pacific. Archived from the original on 14 June 2002.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Jeff C (12 February 2003). "Busted Rename New Single After Shuttle Disaster". Pop Dirt. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- CBBC. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Wilson-Taylor, James (4 November 2016). "INTERVIEW: Busted Reveal All On Jonas Brothers Covers, "Dated" Pop Punk & Their Whole New Sound". PopBuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Earp, Catherine (30 November 2018). "Busted reveal songs they'll never play live". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ Roth, Kaj (28 October 2003). "Busted - s/t". Melodic. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ Hodges, Jacqueline (20 November 2002). "Busted Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Stubbs, Dan, Busted, review, Q, December 2002.
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