5 Colours in Her Hair

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

"5 Colours in Her Hair" is the debut single by English pop rock band McFly. It was also the band's first UK number one. It stayed 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 "Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo!" lyrics, played at the beginning and at the ending of the song. The track is an homage to As If actress, Emily Corrie. The CD also features a duet with Busted singing a cover of The Kinks song Lola. Overall, it spent twelve weeks in the UK Chart. It also reached #7 in Ireland. The song was inspired by Suzanne Lee, a character in the TV series As If, played by actress Emily Corrie, who wore coloured dreadlocks.[1][2] The music itself is indebted to 1960s surf and beat music. The song was also nominated for the Record of the Year in 2004, but remained in second place one point behind the winner Thunderbirds/3am by Busted.

Contents

Track listing

UK CD1 MCSTD40357
No. Title Length
1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"   2:58
2. "Lola" (featuring Busted) 4:13
UK CD2 MCSXD40357
No. Title Length
1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"   3:00
2. "Saturday Nite"   2:48
3. "The Guy Who Turned Her Down"   3:58
4. "5 Colours in Her Hair (Video)"   3:00
UK 7" Picture Disc MCS40357
No. Title Length
1. "5 Colours in Her Hair"   2:58
2. "Lola" (featuring Busted) 4:13

Chart performance

Chart Position
UK Singles Chart
1
Irish Singles Chart
7

End of year charts

End of year chart (2004) Position
UK Singles Chart 32
Preceded by
"Yeah" by Usher feat. Ludacris and Lil' John
UK Singles Chart number-one single
4 April 2004 (2 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon

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. It starred Molly Portsmouth as the 'Girl with 5 Colours in Her Hair'.

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.[3] This song is often the last song performed when McFly tour, but with a more of the U.S vibe than the official one.

References

Preceded by
"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil' Jon
UK Singles Chart number one single
10 April 2004 - 23 April 2004
Succeeded by
"Fuck It (I Don't Want You Back)" by Eamon