Ultraviolet/Ballad of Paul K

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"Ultraviolet/Ballad of Pauk K"
Single by McFly
from the album Wonderland
Released	December 12, 2005
Format	CD
Genre	Pop rock
Label	Island Records
Chart positions
#9 (UK)
McFly singles chronology
"I Wanna Hold You" (2005)	"Ultraviolet/Ballad of Paul K" (2005)	"Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please" (2006)

Ultraviolet/Ballad of Paul K is the final single released by McFly from their Wonderland album. It is a double A-side single and was released on December 12th 2005.

It charted at number nine in the official UK singles chart making it McFly's lowest chart position yet and their only single to miss the top five.

Contents 1 The Singles 2 Track Listing 3 The Videos 4 Performances & Promo

[edit] The Singles

Both Singles were written by McFly members Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones with "The Ballad of Paul K" being written also by Dougie Poynter. The Ballad of Paul K was based on each of McFly's dad. The song is about a middle-aged man coming to terms with his life. The name "Paul K" came from a boy Dougie knew at school. The song "Ultraviolet" was initially called "Summer Girls" after the lyrics; these summer girls are really something else.... Both songs feature on McFly's second studio album Wonderland.

[edit] Track Listing

CD1

1. 1. Ballad Of Paul K
2. 2. Ultraviolet
3. 3. Ultraviolet
4. 4. Ballad Of Paul K
5. 5. I Predict A Riot (Kaiser Chiefs Cover)
6. 6. Ultraviolet

CD2

1. 1. The Ballad Of Paul K
2. 2. Ultraviolet
3. 3. I Predict A Riot (From Radio 1 Live Lounge)
4. 4. Ultraviolet (Video)

DVD Single

1. 1. Ultraviolet
2. 2. Ballad Of Paul K
3. 3. Ballad Of Paul K (Live)
4. 4. Home Movie

• Some Tracks were Live from the Wonderland Tour, others were Acoustic and Orchestral

[edit] The Videos

The Ultraviolet video was simply a montage of clips filmed at Live at McFly's Wonderland Tour 2005, Manchester and Behind the Scenes of their first Arena tour.

The Ballad of Paul K video was a little different. The video uses a blend of live action and animation . Itis often considered to be in the style of Tim Burton movies especially The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride^{[citation needed]}. In a recent TV interview McFly admit that watching the video now does scare them slightly...

[edit] Performances & Promo

McFly performed Ballad of Paul K in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the 2005 Royal Variety Show.