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The Billboard Tom Fletcher - vocals/guirar
Danny Jones - vocals/guitar
Harry Judd - drums
Dougie Poynter - bass
McFly's name was chosen by Tom Fletcher, the band's founding member, based on his love for the American science-fiction comedy Back to the Future and Michael J. Fox's character Marty McFly. Tom had originally auditioned for Busted, but was rejected. He then started writing songs with Busted member James Bourne and was asked to come along to film auditions for a new band V. Danny Jones came along to the audition mistaking it for an audition for a Busted like band. Tom spoke to Danny after and Danny then moved in with Tom and his parents, and the two began writing songs along with James Bourne of Busted. To complete the band, they held auditions at London's Covent Garden for a drummer and a bass player. Those who auditioned but were rejected included future Elements of Refusal bassist Steven Parker. Coincidentally, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd both auditioned on the same day.
McFly's early sound was a mixture of pop and punk. Their debut single, "5 Colours in Her Hair", which was released March 29, 2004, entered the UK Singles Chart at number one in April 2004 and stayed there for two weeks. In July 2004 their second single, "Obviously", also topped the charts. This was followed by the album Room on the 3rd Floor debuting at number one in the UK Albums Chart. The album broke records, as McFly were the youngest band to have a debut album enter the charts in the top position, beating The Beatles. The third single, "That Girl", was released on September 6, 2004. It went to number three, despite topping midweek sales charts. The fourth single, Room on the 3rd Floor (the album's title track), was released on November 15, 2004 and made number five.
In March 2005, McFly released "All About You/You've Got A Friend", a double A-side of their sixth and seventh singles and the first release from their second album, Wonderland, which features a 60-piece orchestra. The single reached number one for a week on March 13, 2005 and the profits from the single were donated to Comic Relief. The video for "You've Got A Friend" was shot in Uganda, Africa, which McFly visited for the charity appeal. They completed their first arena tour in October 2005. The second single from Wonderland, "I'll Be OK", was released in the UK on the 15 August 2005 and scored them their fourth UK number one. The album itself was released on 29 August 2005 debuting at number one. The third single from Wonderland, "I Wanna Hold You", was released October 17, giving them their sixth top three single, missing out on number one to the Arctic Monkeys. Their fourth single, "Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K" was released on 12 December 2005 and reached number nine.
The first single from Motion in the Ocean was named, "Please, Please", released in the UK as a double A-side with the Queen hit "Don't Stop Me Now" on July 17, 2006 as the official song for Sport Relief 2006. The double A-side reached number one in the UK charts on July 23, 2006 making it the band's fifth number one single of their career. After losing a bet to the owner of G-A-Y, McFly had to appear naked on stage as they did in their "Please, Please" video. On 14 September 2006, it was confirmed via an email newsletter from McFly's official website, that the third album would be called Motion in the Ocean. The album was released on November 6, 2006, and reached number 6. The second release from the album, "Star Girl" was released on October 23, 2006, to promote the album. "Star Girl" reached number one in its first week with 54,802 copies sold. The third release from the album, "Sorry's Not Good Enough/Friday Night", was released on December 18, 2006, and reached number three in the UK singles charts. "Friday Night" is featured in the movie Night at the Museum, which was released on December 22, 2006, in Canada and the US and December 26, 2006, in the UK. Their next single, Transylvania, is set to be released in April, 2007. The original single release date was due to be February 26th, but the band have taken up the offer to return to the village in Uganda for Comic Relief. McFLY visited the Ugandan village in 2005 for Comic Relief and had a hit single with the Official Comic Relief single, All About You/You've Got a Friend.
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