Who's David

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"Who's David"
Who'sdavid.jpg
Single by Busted
from the album A Present for Everyone
B-side
Released16 February 2004 (2004-02-16)
Length
  • 3:35 (uncensored album version)
  • 3:19 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Power
Busted singles chronology
"Crashed the Wedding"
(2003)		"Who's David"
(2004)		"Air Hostess"
(2004)

"Who's David" is a song by British pop punk band Busted. It was released on 16 February 2004 as the second single from their second studio album, A Present for Everyone (2003). It was co-written by Tom Fletcher of McFly. The single features the live version of "Teenage Kicks", which the band performed at the 2004 Brit Awards ceremony. In response to being frequently asked "who is David?", Willis claimed that David is the name of his facial mole. [1]

Contents

The song was written about experiences with a girl who is unfaithful. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's third number-one single and their second consecutive.

Critical reception

In August 2004, "Who's David" came 20th in a VH1 viewer survey of the worst number-one singles of all time. [2]

In her review of Busted's May 2016 show at Wembley Arena during the Pigs Can Fly Tour 2016, The Daily Telegraph 's Alice Vincent wrote: "Who's David, which paints its female muse crudely, has dated badly – especially when misogynistic epithets came from the mouths of now fully grown men." [3] When asked about it by Harriet Gibsone of The Guardian , Bourne seemed confused; Willis replied "Basically, it's not cool to call women bitches any more.", whilst Simpson said "[he was] not sure it ever was." [4]

Music video

The official music video features Busted before they go on stage for a gig at Wembley Arena. [5] The video begins with the band backstage, followed by thousands of fans piling into the arena. Busted are swamped by paparazzi as they go towards the stage, but are helped there by management. The video ends with Busted running up a ramp onto the stage. [6]

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the A Present for Everyone album booklet. [11]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom16 February 2004
  • CD
  • cassette
 [18]
Japan25 February 2004CD [19]

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