History Music / McFly

[=McFly=] have released 5 Studio Albums (6 if you count "Just My Luck" in the US), 3 Greatest Hits Albums (Two regular, one exclusively B-sides sold only in certain Woolworths stores), 3 live [=DVDs=] and one [[TheMovie movie]] (Not counting "Just My Luck").

* BreakupSong: "Bubblewrap". "POV", "Too Close For Comfort" too.

* {{Fanservice}}: The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYYDRFjlcwQ Please Please]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: iF U C Kate. If you didn't notice already, [[DontExplainTheJoke separate the i then bring the capital letters in the title together as one word]].

In 2006 they has supporting roles in ''Film/JustMyLuck'', alongside Creator/LindsayLohan. (It was there that [[RomanceOnTheSet Harry and Lindsay would have a supposed fling]], which inspired their song 'Please Please')

* PopPunk: Their fourth album, [=radio:ACTIVE=], dives head first into the genre.

* GenreThrowback: Their first album is very SurfRock heavy, clearly inspired by the likes of Music/TheBeachBoys.

* {{Supergroup}}: Matt and James joined them to become [=McBusted=] from 2013-2015, though they also performed 2 Busted songs and 1 [=McFly=] track at [=McFly's=] 10th anniversary concert and are credited both onstage and on the audio releases as [=McBusted=] before that.

* TransAtlanticEquivalent: Music/AllTimeLow can be seen as their American counterparts.

[=McFly=] are a British Pop-Rock band who were formed in 2003. While being rather obscure in most overseas countries (In America, non-fans will probably only know them from the movie Film/JustMyLuck, if they've even heard of them at all), they're a mainstream success in the UK, with 15 top-ten singles, 7 number ones and a World Record for youngest band ever to have their debut album chart at number 1 (The record was previously held by Music/TheBeatles).

* PopPunk: Their fourth album, [=radio:ACTIVE=], dive head first into the genre.

* PopPunk: Their fourth album, [[=radio:ACTIVE=]], dive head first into the genre.

* NoExportForYou: [=McFly=] released their fourth studio album for free in copies of ''The Mail on Sunday'', a UK-based newspaper. So of course, fans outside of the UK were unable to own the album at all, let alone for free. A new version of the album (with additional songs) was later released to buy in-store, making it easier for their fanbase outside of the UK to own a copy.
** "The Greatest Bits" was a compilation album of B-Sides only released in Woolworths stores in the UK. As if this didn't make it hard enough for non-UK fans to get a hold of a copy, the Woolworths franchise collapsed due to the 2008 recession and all the stores closed down as a result, making this album the rarest and most sought-after of [=McFly=]'s releases.

-> '''"Everyone asked me who the hell is she? That weirdo with five colours in her hair."'''

[=McFly=] are a British Pop-Rock band who were formed in 2003. While being rather obscure in most overseas countries (In America, non-fans will probably only know them from the movie ''Just My Luck'', if they've even heard of them at all), they're a mainstream success in the UK, with 15 top-ten singles, 7 number ones and a World Record for youngest band ever to have their debut album chart at number 1 (The record was previously held by Music/TheBeatles).

In 2006 they has supporting roles in JustMyLuck, alongside LindsayLohan. (It was there that [[RomanceOnTheSet Harry and Lindsay would have a supposed fling]], which inspired their song 'Please Please')

* OopNorth: Danny is from Bolton.

** Though Harry is getting quite a bit of attention following his recent StrictlyComeDancing win.

** In the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUFbdW0XwY All About You]], the security guard (Played by [[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Harry Hill]]) wears a badge saying "I'm a {{Busted}} fan". Coincidentally, the video was filmed on the same day Busted announced their split. This becomes HilariousInHindsight in light of their supergroup teamup, [[http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/11/mcbusted-tour-2014-busted-mcfly "McBusted"]].

** To a lesser extent, OneDirection have occasionally been considered this, due to members of [=McFly=] writing some of their songs and that they seem to [[FriendlyFandoms share a fanbase]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: They're considered to be this to Busted, due to the fact that Tom once auditioned for the band, they mostly became known through being Busted's support act on their arena tour and the fact that they've remained friends with at least two of Busted's former members, James Bourne in particular helping to write several [=McFly=] songs (with Tom doing the same with Busted's songs early in his career).

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[[caption-width:322:L-R: Tom, Dougie, Danny, Harry]]

--> '''"Everyone asked me who the hell is she? That weirdo with five colours in her hair."'''
--->-''[[SignatureSong "5 Colours in her Hair"]]''

* ShoutOut: Their name is a Shout Out to ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. Used very nicely in their [=McBusted=] tour, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSKIsqk-gK4 the entire opening]] basically being a gigantic love-letter to fans of ''Back to the Future''. Helps that Busted's SignatureSong "Year 3000" was also based on the movie.
** The video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8wcYrqIzhg 5 Colours in Her Hair]] contains Shout Outs to Music/TheBeatles and TheBeachBoys.

* OopNorth: Danny is from Bolton, near Manchester.

* ShoutOut: Their name is a Shout Out to ''Film/BackToTheFuture''.

** In the video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mUFbdW0XwY All About You]], the security guard (Played by [[Series/HarryHillsTVBurp Harry Hill]]) wears a badge saying "I'm a {{Busted}} fan". Coincidentally, the video was filmed on the same day Busted announced their split.

--> '''Everyone asked me who the hell is she? That weirdo with five colours in her hair'''
-->- ''[[SignatureSong "5 Colours in her Hair"]]''

* ADayInTheLimelight: Dougie, who is normally reduced to just singing backup, gets to be the lead vocalist in 'Transylvania', and B-sides [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J8Fos-kap0 Ignorance]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRZ5bu8Y948 Silence is a Scary Sound]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrn6BbM0TRQ Party Girl]]
* DidntGetTheGirl: A frequent theme. Songs include "Obviously", "Unsaid Things", "That Girl" (where he got the girl and then lost her)

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: The premise for "The Last Song"

* IncrediblyLamePun: Star Girl

--> ''"I don't want to know your game, let alone her name. No matter what you say to me, we are not the same"''

* TheMovie: Parodied during one of their interviews; [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUEAyT1qu3A Coming soon: The McFly: The Interview: The Movie]]

** "The Greatest Bits" was a compliation album of B-Sides only released in Woolworths stores in the UK. As if this didn't make it hard enough for non-UK fans to get a hold of a copy, the Woolworths franchise collapsed due to the 2008 recession and all the stores closed down as a result, making this album the rarest and most sought-after of [=McFly=]'s releases.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUz4jDAxgEQ "WE! DON'T! WE! DON'T! CARE!"]]

* MediaWatchdog: The video for [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiWQZ7RC5us "Do Ya"]] was not allowed to be aired on some channels due to its violent content. Likewise, "Party Girl" had to have some scenes removed in order to be allowed on television.