History Music / Busted

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Busted are a British Pop Rock/PopPunk band that formed in 2001, comprising of band members James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, and Matt Willis. They'd initially split up in 2005, due to Charlie wanting to focus on other music projects and the other two didn't want to continue the group without him. Simpson had quit the band and started the Post-Hardcore band Fightstar, as well as releasing a few solo albums, Bourne went on to form the Pop Punk band Son of Dork, which lasted three years before going on hiatus, and started a solo career under the name Future Boy (he ''really'' loves ''Back to the Future'') and as himself, and Willis continued by himself solo.

British PopPunk boy band that formed in 2001 and split up in 2005. Despite being mainly supplanted by McFly in the public consciousness, they were influential at the time in bringing back guitar-driven pop bands and had a great many copy-cat acts at the time. They were also the number one selling band in the UK for two years, outselling Music/{{Coldplay}}.

They were best known for their songs "What I Go To School For" and "Year 3000" (both were later covered by Music/TheJonasBrothers), for providing the theme song for the live-action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie, and in America for their reality show ''America or Busted''. They released 3 albums, two studio albums and one live album.

They re-formed in 2013 and became a new supergroup with Music/{{McFly}} called '''[=McBusted=]'''.

In 2015 they reformed in their classic line-up, with new album in preparation.

* Busted (2002)
* A Present for Everyone (2003)
* A Ticket For Everyone: Busted Live (2004)
* Night Driver (2016)

* {{Mondegreen}}: In 'Air Hostess,' James slurs one of his lines, "Throwing peanuts down the aisle...", yet more than a few people misheard him as saying "penis" instead.
** In 'Crashed the Wedding,' Matt pronounces the "J" in the in "Because I never got a J-O-B" in a way that makes it sound like he's pronouncing it like "G" instead for some reason.

** Music/AllTimeLow can be seen as this crossed with (albeit delayed) TransatlanticEquivalents, though they're more influenced by Music/Blink182 and probably never heard a Busted song outside of maybe the Jonas Brothers' covers of a few of their songs like most Americans, though Alex Gaskarth ''is'' British-American, since he was born in the UK, but moved to America when he was 7. It's safe to assume that if Busted's third album came out a few years after their second, they'd likely have evolved their sound in a similar way to All Time Low, since they produced high-energy Pop Punk music and All Time Low could cover any pre-2016 Busted song without crediting them and most people probably wouldn't bat an eye because of how similarly both bands wrote their lyrics and produced their music up until that point.

* HotForTeacher: The entire ''point'' of "What I Go To School For".

* NewSoundAlbum: Their comeback album ''Night Driver''. The album seems to have mostly abandoned the pop-punk elements of their sound in favour of something more influenced by funk and electronica.

They re-formed in 2013 and became a new supergroup with [=McFly=] called '''[=McBusted=]'''.

* SpiritualSuccessor: {{McFly}} were considered to be Busted's successors (and were even nicknamed in the British Press as "Baby Busted" when they first hit the big time). Considering that Tom Fletcher was briefly in Busted, it makes sense.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Charlie does a completely random scream just before one of the choruses of "Air Hostess".

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Charlie does a completely random type 1 [[MetalScream]] just before one of the choruses of "Air Hostess".

* James Bourne
* Charlie Simpson
* Matt Willis

* BigOlEyebrows: [[http://www.freewebs.com/busted-biatchuz/charlie%202.jpg Charlie]], Charlie, Charlie.

* CrossDresser: Matt appears as the bride in "Crashed The Wedding", seemingly channeling Sam Fox.

* SpiritualSuccessor: {{McFly}} are considered to be Busted's successors (and were even nicknamed in the British Press as "Baby Busted" when they first hit the big time).

* RealityShow: "America or Busted", following the

* PerformanceVideo: Their last two singles, "3am" and "She Wants To Be Me", were both montage videos from their live DVD.

--> '''Stood there was my neighbour called Peter and a [[Film/BackToTheFuture Flux Capacitor]]'''
-->- ''"Year 3000"''

British PopPunk boy band that formed in 2001 and split up in 2005. Despite being mainly supplanted by McFly in the public consciousness, they were influential at the time in bringing back guitar-driven pop bands and had a great many copy-cat acts at the time. They were also the number one selling band in the UK for two years, outselling Coldplay.

They were best known for their songs "What I Go To School For" and "Year 3000" (both were later covered by TheJonasBrothers), for providing the theme song for the Live-Action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie, and in America for their reality show ''America or Busted''. They released 3 albums, two studio albums and one live album.

British PopPunk boyband that formed in 2001 and split up in 2005. Despite being mainly surplanted by McFly in the public consciousness, they were influential at the time in bringing back guitar-driven pop bands and had a great many copy-cat acts at the time. They were also the number one selling band in the UK for two years, outselling Coldplay.

They were best known for their songs "What I Go To School For", "Year 3000" (both were later covered by TheJonasBrothers), for providing the theme song for the Live-Action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie and in America, for their reality show ''America or Busted''. They released 3 albums, two studio albums and one live album.

* BigOlEyebrows: [[http://www.freewebs.com/busted-biatchuz/charlie%202.jpg Charlie]], Charlie Charlie.
* BreakupSong: "Over Now"
* CrossDresser: Matt appears as the bride in Crashed The Wedding, seemingly channeling Sam Fox.

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Matt was nicknamed in British tabloids as "Beer Matt" for his many drunken incidents.
* HotForStudent: The ending of What I Go To School For, and its bookend-song Loser Kid.
* HotForTeacher: The entire POINT of What I Go To School For.

* PerformanceVideo: Last two singles 3am and She Wants To Be Me were both montage videos from their live DVD.
* RealityShow: "America or Busted"
** Post Busted, Matt appeared on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, and won following eating a kangaroo's anus. Considered by Matt to be his personal OldShame
* ScrewYourself: Matt makes out with himself during the video for Crashed The Wedding, much to James and Charlie's suggested chagrin. ItMakesSenseInContext
* ShoutOut: Year 3000 contained references to Film/BackToTheFuture, as shown in the page quote.
** Year 3000 also featured references to Michael Jackson, Fake contained shoutouts to When Harry Met Sally, and Britney contained shoutouts to both the titular Ms Spears and Music/{{NSYNC}}. James Bourne liked this trope.
* SlashFic: They were a boyband, of course there was slashfic. (When questioned on it, Matt and James decided to ShipTease by declaring mutual love on their arms.)
* SpiritualSuccessor: {{McFly}} are considered to be Busted's successors (And were even nicknamed in the British Press as "Baby Busted" when they first hit the big time).

* VideoFullOfFilmClips: "Thunderbirds are Go"

!! The group consisted of:

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* OldShame: To Charlie, now that his rock band Fightstar have attained success.

They were best known for their songs "What I Go To School For", "Year 3000" (both were later covered by TheJonasBrothers), for providing the theme song for the Live-Action ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie and in America, for their reality show ''America or Busted''. They released 3 albums, two studio albums and one live album.

There have been recent rumours that Busted plan on reforming, minus Charile. [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11551669 These rumours were confirmed by Matt]], who has been writing new material alongside James.

** Year 3000 also featured references to Michael Jackson, Fake contained shoutouts to When Harry Met Sally, and Britney contained shoutouts to both the titular Ms Spears and *Music/{{NSYNC}}. James Bourne liked this trope.

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* ShoutOut: Year 3000 contained references to Film/BackToTheFuture.

* ShoutOut: Year 3000 contained references to Film/BackToTheFuture, as shown in the page quote.

** Year 3000 also featured references to Michael Jackson, Fake contained shoutouts to When Harry Met Sally, and Britney contained shoutouts to both the titular Ms Spears and *NSync. James Bourne liked this trope.

They were best known for their songs "What I Go To School For", "Year 3000" (both were later covered by TheJonasBrothers), for providing the theme song for the Live-Action {{Thunderbirds}} movie and in America, for their reality show ''America or Busted''. They released 3 albums, two studio albums and one live album.

--> '''Stood there was my neighbour called Peter and a [[BackToTheFuture Flux Capacitor]]'''

* ShoutOut: Year 3000 contained references to BackToTheFuture, as shown in the page quote.

* BottleFairy: Matt was nicknamed in British tabloids as "Beer Matt" for his many drunken incidents.