5 Colours in Her Hair

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“5 Colours in Her Hair”
Single by McFly from the album Room on the 3rd Floor
Released	March 29, 2004
Format	CD
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:58
Label	Island
Producer	Craig Hardy, Tim Speight
McFly singles chronology
"5 Colours in Her Hair" (2004) "Obviously" (2004)
7" picture disc

"5 Colours in Her Hair" is the debut single from the British pop band McFly. This was also their first number one in the UK Singles Chart. It stood at the top for two weeks. The song was written by two of the band members, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones, and their friend from Busted James Bourne. The track is especially well known for its "Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do!" lyrics, played from the beginning and ending of the song. The track is an homage to As If actress, Emily Corrie. The CD features a duet with Busted. Overall it spent twelve weeks in the UK Chart.

Contents 1 Track listings 2 Music Video 3 U.S. Version 4 References

[edit] Track listings

CD1

1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"
2. "Lola" (feat. Busted)

CD2

1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"
2. "Saturday Night"
3. "The Guy Who Turned Her Down"
4. "5 Colours in Her Hair" [video] (enhanced section)

Double-sided band poster

7" picture disc

1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"
2. "Lola" (feat. Busted)

[edit] Music Video

McFly shot the video for their debut single "5 Colours in Her Hair" just After Christmas 2003. Simon Amstell recorded an interview and footage behind the scenes for Channel 4 music show, Popworld.

The video begins by introducing the band members in a comical style, by getting Danny and Dougie's names wrong. It also features the band messing around at various different scenes, but telling the overall main story about a girl with 5 colours in her hair, who was miserable. They eventually drag her into the TV where she joins the band in a club setting where the band are playing to a crowd. They also shoot various well known scenes as a tribute to their main influences including The Beatles and the Beach Boys. The video was shot in front of a green screen.

[edit] U.S. Version

A remixed version of the song appeared on the Just My Luck album, McFly's debut album in the US. It also features minor lyrical alterations. The song was included on the Please, Please single release in the UK, as well as on the All The Greatest Hits deluxe fan edition.

[edit] References

• Official site

v • d • e McFly Band members Tom Fletcher · Danny Jones · Harry Judd · Dougie Poynter Albums Room on the 3rd Floor · Wonderland · Just My Luck (US) · Motion in the Ocean · All the Greatest Hits · Radioactive Singles "5 Colours in Her Hair" · "Obviously" · "That Girl" · "Room on the 3rd Floor" · "All About You/You've Got a Friend" · "I'll Be OK" · "I Wanna Hold You" · "Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K" · "Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please" · "Star Girl" · "Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night" · "Baby's Coming Back/Transylvania" · "The Heart Never Lies" · "One for the Radio" DVDs The Wonderland Tour 2005 · All the Greatest Hits (The DVD) · Motion in the Ocean (Special Tour Edition) Related topics Discography · Island Records · Just My Luck

Preceded by "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil' Jon

UK Singles Chart number one single April 10, 2004 - April 23, 2004

Succeeded by "Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon