Busted were the British pop group made up of trey members: James Bourne, Charlie Simpson and Matt Jay and formed in 2001. It were signed to Universal Island & released seven singles and 2 albums in the UK Stock and index charts. Their healthy can be described when "pop-rock" or even "pop-punk". It may likewise exist as described as a boyband, although they sang survive & all told however their earliest songs played their have guitars. the band proclaimed at a news conference in January 14th 2005 that it was to split up.

History
Despite a band claiming to own known every more prior to forming around 2001, they acctually met inside the meeting by using Tim Byron (T-Inflict promotions; Manager of Steps, A1 etc.). It agreed to begin Busted by having the song Tim Byron got wait to exist when freed as their number 1 individual, What We Attend School For. A b& went around to a studio within mid-June to co-write and record the remainder of their foremost self coroneted album, Busted.

Their number 1 lone "What I Go To School For" was freed in September 16 2002 and got to total iii in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album was freed in September 30 2002 with mixed success in the beginnings, debuting in the Top Forty Album Chart, however drifting retired fairly shortly when.

Within 2003, the band freed a second individual, Month 3000, reaching dull deuce within the stock & index charts, and prompting the revivification in album sales. Both supplementary singles from either a number 1 album were freed late around 2003. Another album, a Present For Everyone was freed inside October 2003, using the 1st individual, Crashed a Wedding, reaching first in the stock and index charts. Another only, ''World health organization's David?, likewise reached number one, however a third individual, Hostess, single reached total Ii. It eventually returned to number one by owning Thunderbirds Come Go/3am'', a number 1 song existence from either a soundtrack of the flick "Thunderbirds", and a 2nd existence a third song from either their album. None of their last first singles develop stayed at first for yearn than a week, by having this individual staying at the top spot for fortnight.

The series just about Busted's tries to break Usa, America or Busted, started in MTV in the UK in November 2004.

Busted were likewise known for their feuds by owning more popular groups including Girls Aloud and Kelly Osbourne.

McFly, a similar class action & friends of Busted, besides enjoyed chart profits.

When deuce sold out arenthe tours inside of these seasin, performing to the quarter of the million humans on victims ii tours alone, Busted discharged a survive album, known as A Ticket For Everyone in late 2004. To promote this, it freed the limited edition Threesome" CD single, She Wants To Be Me.

On 4 December, 2004 Busted's "Thunderbirds" won the public vote for Record of the Year 2004 in the UK in a live show on ITV.

Busted were also winners of Best Pop and Best Breakthrough Act at the 2004 Brit Awards.

After months of speculation, and an announcement that Charlie Simpson was to 'take a break' to tour with his rock group, Fightstar, Busted called a press conference on January 14th 2005. It was announced that Busted were to split, as Charlie had become disillusioned with the band, and wanted to concentrate fully on Fightstar.

Busted's last venture together was as part of Band Aid 20, a charity group put together by Bob Geldof. The group released a new version of 80s hit Do They Know It's Christmas? in order to raise funds for the Darfur region in Sudan. The single spent several weeks at number one in the UK charts.

Simpson is now fully musically involved with Fightstar, Matt Jay plans to set up a solo career and is currently writing with Tom Delonge, Blink 182 guitarist. James Bourne is currently launching a band named Son Of Dork. Not much is known about either of the latter endeavours, but it has been announced that Son Of Dork's first single will be called 'The Single Ticket Outta Loserville' and is scheduled for release on November 7th 2005. A album, entited 'Loserville' has been scheduled for release on 21st November 2005.

Subsequent Statements By the Band

James Bourne; "I personally’m devastated that Charlie has chosen to quit Busted, however We've to respect his guide & We fully trend lines him & wish him all the right for the first. We would such as to say a portable thank that you to all a fans world health organization own manufactured the endure 3 years the better years of the life. We’ll remember these years forever."

Charlie Simpson, lead singer; "I personally’m implausibly pleased all about that i’ve achieved inside Busted. I’ve enjoyed a bit of of the better days inside my survives together. I personally wouldn’t vary 1 lone bit of it. This has been a really hard guide & I personally hope the fans might realize".

Matt Jay; "It’s the really sad day for tons of u.s. however you’ve universally said that whenever of these member left so i personally’d call it quits. A survive iiWe years use been unconvincing & I’d such as to say the massive thank busy people to completely my fans- wise shoppers’ve been amazing."

Discography

Albums (UK chart positions)