Busted
Studio album by Busted
Released	September 30, 2002 (2002-09-30) (UK)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop, Pop rock
Length	44:26
Label	Universal Island Records
Producer	Steve Robson
Professional reviews
allmusic link bbc.co.uk (favourable) link Q
Busted chronology
Busted (2002) A Present for Everyone (2003)
Japanese cover

Busted is the first album by British pop rock band Busted. It was released in Britain in September 2002 and peaked at number 2 the following January after the success of second single "Year 3000". "What I Go to School For", "You Said No" and "Sleeping with the Light On" were also released as singles and all reached the top 3 of the UK Singles Chart.

A re-issue of the album noted the title change of "Crash and Burn" to "You Said No". On the European version of the release, the songs "When Day Turns Into Night", "Everything I Knew" and the interlude, "Extra Exceedingly Fitness", are missing.

Six tracks were co-written with John McLaughlin and/or Steve Robson,^[1] who often collaborate with each other.^[2] The other five songs were written by the band themselves.

Both "What I Go to School For" and "Year 3000" were covered by the Jonas Brothers, and released on their 2006 album It's About Time.

It was the 8th best selling album of 2003 in the UK.

The album has been certified as 3x Platinum in the UK.

[edit] Reception

Allmusic states: "[Busted] slide smoothly between... dull teen pop ballads with the sickeningly overwrought vocals typical of the genre... and relatively more creative stuff that punches up the formula with pop-ternative production and smirking, yet still squeaky clean lyrical witticisms. At best it's BBMak with better cheekbones; at worst, Busted is a neutered Sum 41".^[1]

On bbc.co.uk Jacqueline Hodges wrote: "Think a younger, British Wheatus or Blink-182 junior and you will be along the right lines. Their cheeky and geeky Green Day-type lyrics... are endearingly refreshing in these days of Gareth Gates and Ronan Keating mush".^[3]

Q was more positive, Dan Stubbs writing: "Tales of copping off, time travel and a five-fingered fantasy about a schoolteacher with a nice bottom are delivered through inspired one-liners and clever gimmicks".^[4]

[edit] Track listing

1. "What I Go to School For" (3:30)
2. "You Said No (originally Crash And Burn)" (2:47)
3. "Britney" (3:30)
4. "Losing You" (3:54)
5. "Year 3000" (3:17)
6. "Psycho Girl" (3:51)
7. "All the Way" (2:26)
8. "Sleeping with the Light On" (3:38)
9. "Dawson's Geek" (2:27)
10. "When Day Turns Into Night" (3:35)
11. "Everything I Knew" (3:10)
12. "Without You" (4:09)
13. "Extra Exceedingly Fitness" (0:18)
14. "Loser Kid" (3:48)

[edit] Chart History

[edit] Albums

Year	Chart	Peak Position
2003	Austrian Albums	#19
2003	Danish Albums	#9
2003	Dutch Albums	#51
2003	Europe Official Top 100	#92
2003	French Albums	#57
2003	Irish Albums	#9
2003	Swiss Albums	#88
2003	UK Top 75 Albums	#2

[edit] Singles

Year	Chart	Single	Peak Position
2002	UK Singles Top 75	"What I Go to School For"	#3
2002	Austria Top 40	"What I Go to School For"	#32
2002	German Top 40	"What I Go to School For"	#34
2003	Ireland Top 50	"What I Go to School For"	#20
2003	Australia Top 50	"What I Go to School For"	#22
2003	UK Singles Top 75	"Year 3000"	#2
2003	UK Singles Top 75	"You Said No"	#1
2003	UK Singles Top 75	"Sleeping With The Light On"	#3

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} allmusic
2. ^ Windswept
3. ^ bbc.co.uk
4. ^ Stubbs, D., Busted, review, Q, December 2002.

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