Fletcher was originally accepted as part of Busted's line-up, but Island Records went on to reassess the situation and eventually decided to have the band as a three-piece rather than a four-piece. In 2001, Tom Fletcher auditioned for Busted, but lost out on the place to Charlie Simpson. History 2002–2004: Formation and Room on the 3rd Floor
1.3 2007–2009: All the Greatest Hits, touring and Radio:Active.1.2 2004–2007: Wonderland and Motion in the Ocean.1.1 2002–2004: Formation and Room on the 3rd Floor.As of 2016, McFly have had 18 consecutive UK top 20 singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles. and more than 10 million records worldwide. Īccording to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), McFly has been certified for 2 million albums and 2.2 million singles in the UK.
Their sixth album, Young Dumb Thrills, was released in 2020. In September the band announced a new album of previously unreleased material and a concert at the O2 Arena in November 2019, followed by a 2020 come-back arena tour, this would however be delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2019, Poynter confirmed via a podcast that the band would be reforming that year with a new album and tour. After that, the band took an indefinite hiatus, with their Twitter account confirming that the boys were focusing on solo projects in 2018. After Simpson's return to Busted in November 2015, McFly made a return and sold out their Anthology Tour in September 2016. The only member of the original groups not to participate in the new lineup was former Busted singer Charlie Simpson. They played a 34-date tour with both Busted and McFly songs. In November 2013, it was announced that McFly would be joining forces with Busted to form the "supergroup" McBusted. Fifth album Above the Noise was released in November 2010 and charted at number 20.
The band's fourth studio album, Radio:Active, was given away for free as a supplement in the Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008, before being released in the conventional manner (via physical release) on 2 September 2008. McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean, was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK. The band's second album, Wonderland, which was released in 2005, also charted at number 1 in the UK making them the youngest band to have topped the UK album charts twice. A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour. McFly's debut album Room on the 3rd Floor debuted at number 1 in the UK Album Chart and is certified as double platinum this led to them becoming known as the youngest band ever to have an album debut at number one-a title taken from the Beatles. In 2005, they won the Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted, with whom they later formed McBusted, helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). The band took their name from the Back to the Future character Marty McFly. McFly are an English pop band formed in London in 2003.