Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K

"Ultraviolet" / "The Ballad of Paul K"
CD1 single
Single by McFly
from the album Wonderland
Released	12 December 2005 (2005-12-12) [1]
Length	4:00 ("Ultraviolet") 3:18 ("Ballad")
Label	Island Universal
Songwriters	Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones ("Ultraviolet") Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter ("Ballad")
Producers	Hugh Padgham ("Ultraviolet") Steve Power ("Ballad")
McFly singles chronology
"I Wanna Hold You" (2005) "Ultraviolet" / "The Ballad of Paul K" (2005) "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please" (2006)
Music video
"Ultraviolet on YouTube

UK CD1 ^[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Ballad of Paul K"	Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher	3:18
2.	"Ultraviolet" (live version)	Jones, Fletcher	4:31
Total length:			7:49

UK CD 2 ^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Ballad of Paul K" (orchestral version)	Jones, Poynter, Fletcher	3:18
2.	"Ultraviolet"	Jones, Fletcher	4:00
3.	"I Predict a Riot" (live from Radio 1 Live Lounge)	Nick Hodgson, Rick Wilson, Andrew White, Simon Rix, Nicholas M. Baines	3:09
4.	"Ultraviolet" (video)	Jones, Fletcher	3:55
Total length:			14:22

UK DVD single ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Ballad of Paul K"	Jones, Poynter, Fletcher	3:17
2.	"Ultraviolet"	Jones, Fletcher	3:55
3.	"The Ballad of Paul K" (Video)	Jones, Poynter, Fletcher	3:24
4.	"Home Video" (video)		7:10
5.	"Out-Takes" (video)		1:54
Total length:			19:40

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA) [5]	25
Scotland Singles (OCC) [6]	7
UK Singles (OCC) [7]	9

References

1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 10 December 2005. p. 23.
2. Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K (UK CD1 liner notes). Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSTD 40442, 9875617.
3. Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K (UK CD2 liner notes). Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSXD 40442, 9875618.
4. Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K (UK DVD single liner notes). Island Records, Universal Records. 2005. MCSVD40442, 9875619.
5. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 24/12/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
7. "Official Singles Chart on 24/12/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.