Don't Stop Me Now / Please, Please

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"Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please"
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Single by McFly
from the album Motion in the Ocean
Released17 July 2006 (2006-07-17) [1]
Length
  • 3:09 ("Please, Please")
  • 3:20 ("Don't Stop Me Now")
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
McFly singles chronology
"Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K"
(2005)
"Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please"
(2006)
"Star Girl"
(2006)

"Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" (or "Please, Please" / "Don't Stop Me Now") is the first single from English pop band McFly's third album, Motion in the Ocean (2006). It was released as a double A-side and premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 7 June 2006. "Please, Please" is an original track while "Don't Stop Me Now" is a cover of the 1978 Queen song. The double A-side entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on 23 July 2006, knocking "Smile" by Lily Allen off the top spot. It also reached number 15 in Ireland.

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Song information

"Please, Please" was written by McFly and Jason Perry. The song is about actress Lindsay Lohan because the lyrics mention a girl named Lindsay with red hair and green eyes, like Lohan, and the nurse in the video is named Lindsay Allbright while, in the film Just My Luck , Lindsay's on-screen character is called Ashley Allbright. A recurring line in the song is "Please, please, Lindsay, please". While filming Just My Luck, tabloids published articles reporting that McFly drummer Judd had a romantic relationship with her. Jones was unsure, saying, "He had a dream about it but thought it actually happened!" Tom Fletcher revealed on the DVD single that it was the most fun video shoot other than "5 Colours in Her Hair". [2] "Don't Stop Me Now" is a cover of Queen's 1978 single Don't Stop Me Now", written by Freddie Mercury.

Music video

The video for "Please, Please" was the band's most "enjoyable video shoot". It was shot in an old hospital and featured each of the members McFly being admitted to hospital with various injuries and being taken care of by a red-headed nurse named Lindsay Albright. The video caused some controversy as the band appear naked in one scene, and BBC and Channel 4 both refused to show the video even though T4 on Channel 4 showed the exclusive of the video. Fletcher said, "I wasn't at all embarrassed about being naked – we're used to stripping off in front of each other. But there was one sticky moment where I didn't realize how low my guitar was and I almost flashed everything on camera!" [3]

Charity

Some of the money from any version of the single went to Sport Relief and as a result their version of "Don't Stop Me Now" was played across the BBC's sport programmes, including highlights from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. It also was the theme for the "Sport Relief Mile", which McFly also took part in. Judd also travelled to India for Sport Relief with a collection of other British celebrities including presenter and comedian Nick Hancock and radio DJ and presenter Chris Evans. Whilst out in India, Harry took part in a cricket tournament, travelling across India's poorest areas and playing with everyone from the kids to the professionals, all in aid of Sport Relief.

Track listings

Charts

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