Please, Please

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“Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please”
“Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please” cover
Single by McFly
Released 17 July 2006
Format CD (CD1 & CD2), digital download, DVD
Genre Pop rock
Label Universal
McFly singles chronology
"Ultraviolet/Ballad of Paul K"
(2005)		 "Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please"
(2006)		 "Star Girl"
(2006)
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CD 2
CD 2
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"Please, Please" is a song by McFly from their third album Motion in the Ocean, released as a double A-side single with their cover version of the Queen song "Don't Stop Me Now". It was premiered on Radio One on 7 June 2006. and TG4 Spongebob SquarePants on TG4

The single entered the UK Singles Chart on 23 July 2006 at number one, knocking Smile by Lily Allen off the top spot. It was the 1038th UK number one single.

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[edit] Song information

"Please, Please" is written by all of McFly and J. Perry. And is about a redhead, assumed to be the actress Lindsay Lohan because the lyrics mention a girl with red hair and green eyes, just like Lindsay, and the nurse in the video is named Lyndsay Allbright and, in the film Just My Luck, Lindsay's on-screen character is called Ashley Allbright. (While filming the movie Just My Luck, tabloids published articles reporting that McFly drummer Harry Judd had a romantic relationship with her.) Danny wasn't so sure though; "He had a dream about it but thought it actually happened!"

[edit] Track listing

CD1 (20p going to Sport Relief)

  1. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  2. "Please, Please"

CD2 (30p going to Sport Relief)

  1. "Please, Please" (single version)
  2. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  3. "Five Colours in Her Hair" (American version)
  4. "Five Colours in Her Hair" (Live from the arena tour)
  5. Video - "Five Colours in Her Hair" (Live from the arena tour)
  6. Interactive - 2 minutes of Harry in India

DVD Single (20p going to Sport Relief)

  1. "Please, Please" (radio version)
  2. "Don't Stop Me Now"
  3. "I've Got You" (American version)
  4. Video - "I've Got You" (Movie video)
  5. Video - "Please, Please"
  6. Interactive - footage from video shoot

[edit] Charity

Some of the money from any version of the single went to Sport Relief and as a result their version of "Don't Stop Me Now" was played across the BBC's Sport Programmes, including highlights from the 2006 Football World Cup. It also was the theme for the "Sport Relief Mile", which McFly also took part in.

Also for Sport Relief band member Harry Judd travelled to India with a collection of other British celebrities including Presenter and Comedian Nick Hancock and radio DJ and presenter Chris Evans. Whilst out in India, Harry took part in a Cricket tournament, travelling across India's most poor area's and playing with everyone from the kids, to the professionals, all in aid of Sport Relief

[edit] Music video

The video for "Please, Please" was the bands most "enjoyable video shoot".[citation needed] It was shot in an old hospital and featured each of the members McFly being admitted to hospital with various injuries and being taken care of by a redheaded nurse named Lindsay Albright. The video for "Please, Please" caused some controversy as the band appear naked in one scene, and BBC and Channel 4 both refused to show the video even though T4 on Channel 4 showed the exclusive of the video.

[edit] Chart performance

While the song reached #1 in the UK, it dropped the next week to #6, and only spent 6 weeks in the UK Top 75.

Chart (2006) Peak
position
UK Top 75 Singles 1
Ireland Top 50 Singles 15
Preceded by
"Smile" by Lily Allen		 UK Singles Chart Number One Single
July 23, 2006 – July 30, 2006		 Succeeded by
"Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira


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