Radio:Active

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Radio:ACTIVE
Mcflyradioactivealbumcover.jpg
Standard artwork
Studio album by
McFly
Released22 September 2008
Recorded2008, Studios 301, Australia
Genre
Length36:19 ( Mail on Sunday )
48:09 (deluxe)
59:12 (Woolworths Deluxe)
Label Super / EMI Brazil / Avex Trax (Japan) / EMI International
Producer Jason Perry, Danny Jones
McFly chronology
Motion in the Ocean
(2006)		Radio:ACTIVE
(2008)		 Above the Noise
(2010)
Singles from Radio:Active
  1. "One for the Radio"
    Released: 9 July 2008
  2. "Lies"
    Released: 15 September 2008
  3. "Do Ya/Stay With Me"
    Released: 24 November 2008
  4. "Falling in Love"
    Released: 10 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Sunday Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Virgin Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Radio:Active (stylised as Radio:ACTIVE) is the fourth studio album by English pop rock band McFly. It is the band's first album under their new, self-created label, Super Records. [5] The album was first released via a promotion with the Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008. The album was officially released on 22 September 2008, with the official release being branded the 'Deluxe Edition'.

Contents

Since its release, Radio:Active has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It has also received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK. [6]

Background

McFly made the decision to first issue the album free with the Mail on Sunday . More than 2.4 million copies of the album were given away free, which represented a 300,000 copy increase from the paper's average circulation. [7] Tom Fletcher revealed the strategy: "We get to put it into almost three million homes, which is an incredible opportunity for us. Hopefully the three million people will all enjoy the music and they'll decide to see us when we go on tour." Mail on Sunday managing director Stephen Miron said both "the band and the paper were very happy with the sale". [7] The album was officially released in shops on 22 September 2008. [8] Compared to The Mail on Sunday version, this version contained four extra tracks (including new single "Lies"), but removes the single "The Heart Never Lies". This edition also includes a bonus DVD and a 32-page booklet.

On 29 September 2008, British chain Woolworths issued an exclusive version with three bonus acoustic tracks. On 8 December 2008, a single disc version of the album was released, removing the bonus DVD and the song lyrics in the booklet. At this point, the 'deluxe version' was discontinued. In Japan, the album was available with three different covers, as way of an incentive to collect all three editions. Each edition also contained a different bonus track or DVD feature. [9] [10]

Song information

Fletcher explained each track in a track-by-track interview.

Singles

Track listing

Radio:Active — Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lies" Tom Fletcher • Danny Jones • Dougie Poynter 3:45
2."One for the Radio"Fletcher3:06
3."Everybody Knows"Fletcher • Jones • James Bourne 3:15
4."Do Ya"Fletcher • Jones • Bourne2:54
5."Falling in Love"Jones4:29
6."POV"Fletcher3:55
7."Corrupted"Fletcher • Lauren Christy • Graham Edwards • Scott Spock • Gary Clark 3:41
8."Smile"Fletcher3:17
9."The End"Fletcher • Christy • Edwards • Spock • Clark3:44
10."Going Through the Motions"Jones • Poynter3:23
11."Down Goes Another One"Jones • Poynter • Fletcher4:17
12."Only the Strong Survive"Fletcher3:35
13."The Last Song"Fletcher • Jones •4:48
Radio:Active — Promo edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do Ya"Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne2:54
2."Falling in Love"Fletcher • Jones • Perry4:29
3."Everybody Knows"Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne3:15
4."Smile"Fletcher3:17
5."One for the Radio"Fletcher3:06
6."POV"Fletcher3:55
7."Corrupted"Fletcher • Christy • Edwards • Spock • Clark3:41
8."The Heart Never Lies"Fletcher3:26
9."Going Through the Motions"Fletcher • Jones • Poynter3:23
10."The Last Song"Fletcher • Jones • Poynter4:48
Radio:Active — Woolworths edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Do Ya" (acoustic)Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne2:56
15."Falling in Love" (acoustic)Fletcher • Jones • Perry4:09
16."POV" (acoustic)Fletcher3:56
Radio:Active — Green Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Falling in Love" (acoustic)Fletcher • Jones • Perry4:09
Radio:Active — Pink Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Do Ya" (acoustic)Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne2:56
15."POV" (acoustic)Fletcher3:56
16."Going Through the Motions" (live)Fletcher • Jones • Poynter3:22
Radio:Active — Blue Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Stay With Me" Rod Stewart • Ronnie Wood 4:27
Radio:Active — Townsend Records bonus downloads
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Lies" (Johnny Phonett remix)Fletcher • Jones • Poynter5:19
15."Lies" (Johnny Phonett dub)Fletcher • Jones • Poynter6:41
Radio:Active — Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Down Under with McFly – The Making of Radio:Active"1:00:00
2."Promoting Radio:ACTIVE – On the Road with McFly"1:00:00
Radio:Active — Blue Japanese edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Lies" (music video)3:44
2."One for the Radio" (music video)3:06
3."Do Ya" (music video)2:54
4."Lies" (Making of the video)5:30
5."Promoting Radio:Active – On the Road with McFly" (Japanese edit)1:00:00
Radio:Active — Pink Japanese edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Lies" (music video)3:44
2."One for the Radio" (music video)3:06
3."Do Ya" (music video)2:54
4."McFly in Brazil" (documentary)30:00
5."Promoting Radio:Active – On the Road with McFly" (Japanese edit)1:00:00
6."McFly's Message to the Fans"2:30

Personnel

Tour

The fifteen date Radio:ACTIVE tour took place throughout November 2008. A live concert DVD was filmed at Wembley Arena on 27 November 2008 and released on 11 May 2009.

  1. 7 November – Sheffield Arena
  2. 8 November – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
  3. 10 November – Belfast Odyssey
  4. 11 November – Dublin RDS
  5. 14 November – Birmingham NEC
  6. 15 November – Bournemouth International Centre
  7. 16 November – Plymouth Pavilions
  8. 18 November – Brighton Centre
  9. 19 November – Cardiff International Centre
  10. 21 November – Nottingham Arena
  11. 22 November – Manchester Arena
  12. 24 November – Aberdeen AECC
  13. 25 November – Glasgow SECC
  14. 27 November – London Wembley Arena
  15. 29 November – Liverpool Echo Arena
  1. "One for the Radio"
  2. "Everybody Knows"
  3. "Going Through The Motions"
  4. "Obviously"
  5. "Transylvania"
  6. "Corrupted"
  7. "POV"
  8. "Falling in Love"
  9. "Star Girl"
  10. "That Girl"
  11. "Do Ya"
  12. "Black Or White"
  13. "Room on the 3rd Floor"
  14. "All About You"
  15. "The Last Song"
  16. "Lies"
  17. "Five Colours in Her Hair"

Charts and certifications

Charts

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom22 September 2008Super RecordsDVD, CD, digital download
Ireland
Brazil [17] [18] 27 October 2008 EMI Music
Japan [19] 11 February 2009 Avex Trax
Mexico18 May 2009EMI Music
Argentina
Colombia
Latin America26 May 2009
Singapore12 June 2009 Warner Music
Philippines [20] November 2009
Spain1 December 2009EMI Music Spain

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