Motion in the Ocean

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Motion in the Ocean
Studio album by McFly
Released	November 6, 2006, May 14th, 2007 (Special Edition)
Genre	Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Length	51:26
Label	Island Records
Producer(s)	Julian Emery, Jason Perry
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McFly chronology
Wonderland (2005)	Motion in the Ocean (2006)

Motion in the Ocean is McFly's third album. Released in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2006. It was recorded over 2 weeks in July 2006. The first single from the album, "Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please", was released on July 17, 2006 in the UK and charted at number one in the UK Singles Chart. The album also includes the second single, "Star Girl". The third single from the album, "Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night", was released on December 18, 2006, and reached number three in the Christmas charts. The upcoming release of "Transylvania" will hit UK stores in May 2007. The band is planning to release a special edition of the album with the full length Wembley show on DVD and Baby's Coming Back for a similar price to the original. This version of the album will be released May 14th.

[edit] Track listing

1. "We Are the Young" (Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, James Bourne, Jason Perry, Julian Emery) — 3:54
2. "Star Girl" (Fletcher, Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry Judd, Perry, Emery, Daniel P Carter) — 3:28
3. "Please, Please" (Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Judd, Perry) — 3:09
4. "Sorry's Not Good Enough" (Fletcher, Poynter, Jones, Perry, Emery) — 4:27
5. "Bubblewrap" (Fletcher) — 5:12
6. "Transylvania" (Poynter) — 4:10
7. "Lonely" (Fletcher, Bourne) — 3:52
8. "Little Joanna" (Fletcher, Poynter, Jones, Fletcher) — 3:56
9. "Friday Night" (Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Perry, Emery, Carter) — 3:22
10. "Walk in the Sun" (Jones) — 4:35
11. "Home Is Where the Heart Is" (Fletcher, Jones, Perry) — 4:31
12. "Don't Stop Me Now" (Freddie Mercury) — 3:20 (Limited Edition only)
13. "Silence Is a Scary Sound" (Poynter) — 3:23 (hidden track)

[edit] Chart Performance

As of early February 2007, the album has sold 184,000 copies in the UK.