"Crashed the Wedding" | ||||
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Single by Busted | ||||
from the album A Present for Everyone | ||||
B-side | ||||
Released | 8 November 2003 | |||
Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Steve Power | |||
Busted singles chronology | ||||
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"Crashed the Wedding" | ||||
"Crashed the Wedding" is a song by English pop punk band Busted. It was written by James Bourne and McFly's Tom Fletcher and produced by Steve Power. [1] It was released in Japan on 8 November 2003 and in the United Kingdom on 10 November as the lead single from Busted's second studio album, A Present for Everyone (2003).
"Crashed the Wedding" became Busted's second single to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart, with first week sales of 55,000, [2] as well as the final UK number one single to be available on cassette. The song is loosely based on the wedding scene in the 1967 film The Graduate and the line "I'm so rushed off my feet, looking for Gordon Street" is a reference to the 1993 film Wayne's World 2 . The song was nominated for the People's Choice Award at the 2004 Music Vision Awards.
The music video, which is all one shot, features Busted playing at a wedding in which nearly all the guests are portrayed by the band members. Busted then go on to destroy the wedding, wrecking the cake and knocking over tables. A scene involving one character spanking another was edited out when the video was aired during the daytime. Before the song begins, a muzak version of Busted's first single "What I Go to School For" is heard. Willis, Bourne and Simpson portray Adam Ant, Michael Jackson and Boy George impersonators respectively. Harry Judd from McFly plays the drummer in the video. [3]
The single was also promoted by appearances on Top of the Pops , Top of the Pops Saturday, CD:UK , Popworld , the Royal Variety Performance, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway , and as one of the interval acts at Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003.
In 2011, the single was chosen by listeners on BBC Radio 1's request show. The song was then campaigned to become the 2011 Christmas number one on Facebook.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration with McFly) | |
3. | "That's Entertainment" | |
4. | "Crashed the Wedding" (video) | |
5. | "Exclusive Tour Footage" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
2. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
3. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (video) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
2. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
3. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration with McFly) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration with McFly) | |
3. | "That's Entertainment" | |
4. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
5. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" |
Personnel are taken from the A Present for Everyone album booklet. [9]
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Japan | 8 November 2003 | CD | Universal Island | [25] |
United Kingdom | 10 November 2003 |
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On 23 June 2023, Busted released "Crashed the Wedding 2.0", in a collaboration with American band All Time Low. [27] [28] The single is expected to be included in their forthcoming studio album of remade Busted tracks.
Busted member Charlie Simpson said: "I've been listening to All Time Low since they released their debut EP Put Up or Shut Up back in 2006. It's so awesome to have them on board for reimagining one of our biggest songs." All Time Low added: "[We] had the pleasure of getting to know these guys when we worked together on a couple tracks for the McBusted album. Getting the call to come in and help recreate an iconic Busted song was a no-brainer. Loved being a part of this one!" [29]
"5 Colours in Her Hair" is the debut single by English pop rock band McFly. It was also the band's first UK number one. It stayed at the top for two weeks. The song was written by Tom Fletcher, James Bourne, Danny Jones and Ben Sargeant. The track is especially well known for its "Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo!" lyrics, played at the beginning and at the ending of the song. The CD and 7-inch formats features a duet with Busted singing a cover of the Kinks song "Lola".
"Obviously" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Room on the 3rd Floor. The single itself features a cover version of Beatles single, "Help!", as well as the band's first recorded interview—part one of which can be found on CD2, with part two appearing on a limited edition 7-inch picture disc. The single was the band's second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week. It also reached number 14 in Ireland.
"I'll Be OK" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released on 15 August 2005 as the second single from their second studio album, Wonderland (2005). The single became the group's fourth number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. Despite its initial popularity, it plunged to number eight during its second week on the chart and spent only a month inside the UK top 40.
"Room on the 3rd Floor" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released on 15 November 2004 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album of the same name (2004). The song debuted at number five in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 27 in Ireland. The song also appears as a B-side for the band's next single, "All About You/You've Got a Friend".
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"Round Round" is a song performed by British girl group Sugababes. It was written by group members Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Heidi Range, as well as Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, and Lisa Cowling. It samples the song "Tango Forte" by German production team Dublex Inc., so the songwriters of that track are credited as well. Produced by Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby, the song was released as the second single from the group's second studio album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002).
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"What I Go to School For" is the debut single of English pop rock band Busted. It was written by James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, Steve Robson, and John McLaughlin and produced by Robson. The track was inspired by a teacher that Matt Willis had a crush on at school. Released on 16 September 2002, the song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. A young Jade Ewen appears in the music video.
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