Busted

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Busted
The band on the cover of second album A Present for Everyone
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Pop Pop punk Pop rock
Years active	2001—2005
Website	Busted.com
Members
James Bourne Charlie Simpson Matt Willis

For the Joanne song, see Busted (song). For the slang word for the action of getting caught by law enforcement, see Arrest.

Busted was an English pop band consisting of James Bourne (rhythm guitar; born September 13, 1983), Charlie Simpson (lead guitar; born June 7, 1985), and Matt Willis (then called Matt Jay; bass guitar; born May 8, 1983) which formed in 2001 and disbanded on January 14th 2005. In some countries (including The Netherlands) the band was known as Bust. Busted may also be recognized as the originating forces behind the breakout act McFly. They earned a place in the Guinness World Record by selling out London's Wembley Arena 6 nights in a row. Former band member Charlie Simpson has gained mass appeal as Cosmo UK named him one of the sexiest men alive in both 2003 and 2005.

1 America or Busted
2 Split/Solo careers
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 Other Songs
- 4.1 Other appearances
5 External links

[edit] America or Busted

The TV series "America or Busted", about Busted's attempts to achieve success in the United States, debuted on MTV UK and Ireland in November 2004. Over the course of the series, the audience see Busted's attempts to 'break' America dwindle as interviews fall through and performances remain limited both in terms of audience size and press attention.

[edit] Split/Solo careers

After the failure of the US tour, rumours soon began to surface that a split was imminent. Charlie Simpson announced that he had to take a break to tour with his side-project, Fightstar (a band which differs greatly from the music Busted recorded). The group then formally disbanded at a press conference on 14 January 2005. Simpson declared that he had become restless with the sound and the 'clean' image he was expected to uphold and that he wanted to concentrate fully on Fightstar. His current project has since left it's UK record label and expects to come stateside in the coming months as Simpson feels America to be much more welcoming of their musical style.

James Bourne went on to release music through his notably popular pop punk band Son of Dork and having toured with acts such as Bowling for Soup on the hugely successful 'Get Happy Tour'. Matt Willis has also set up a solo career, having released his first single "Up All Night" in May 2006. However neither have reached anywhere near the success they achieved in Busted. Bourne and Willis are cited as still maintaining a friendship while it appears Simpson has distanced himself from both. "Hey Kid" was Willis' next single release. The track is also the leading track on the soundtrack to American teen comedy drama John Tucker Must Die. Another Matt Willis track called "Don't Let It Go To Waste" is the next single to be released.

Matt Willis was the winner of the latest series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here!.

[edit] Discography

(with UK chart positions)

[edit] Albums

Busted (2002) – #2
A Present For Everyone (2003) – #2
Busted Live: A Ticket For Everyone (2004) – #11
Busted (US) (2004)

[edit] Singles

"What I Go to School For" (2002) – #3 UK, #22 AUS, #32 Austria, #34 GER, #20 IRE, #40 USA Airplay
"Year 3000" (2003) – #2 UK, #15 Austria, #5 Belgium, #21 GER, #9 NETH, #9 Taiwan, #2 IRE, 19 NOR, #10 DEN, #43 Australia
"You Said No" (2003) – #1 UK, #38 GER, #27 NETH, #3 IRE, #15 DEN
"Sleeping with the Light On" (2003) – #3 UK, #4 IRE
"Crashed the Wedding" (2003) – #1 UK, #28 NETH, #3 IRE, #14 Japan, #6 Spain, #3 DEN
"Who's David?" (2004) – #1 UK, #9 IRE
"Air Hostess" (2004) – #2 UK, #12 IRE
"Thunderbirds Are Go"/"3am" (2004) – #1 UK, #6 IRE, #1 Japan
"She Wants To Be Me" (2004) Ineligible To Chart (Limited Edition 3" Single)

[edit] Other Songs

Runaway Train (2004) Fall At Your Feet (2004) Mummy Trade (2004) Where Is The Love (2004) Let It Go (2004) Peaches (2004) Teenage Kicks (2004) Brown Eyed Girl (2003) Fun Fun Fun (2002) Last Summer (2003) Late Night Sauna (2002) Mrs. Robinson (2002) My Good Friend(2003)