McFly

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McFly - Tracks of My Years

Dougie and Harry from McFly choose their final two favourite songs in Tracks of My Years.

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Biography

McFly are an English pop punk band who formed in 2003. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals and guitar), Dougie Poynter (backing vocals and bass guitar), and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records. The band rose to fame after fellow band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. To date, McFly have sold more than 10 million records worldwide. In 2005, they won the Brit Award for Best British Pop Act. 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 1—a title taken from The Beatles. A month after the album was released, the band had their first UK headlining tour.

The band's second album, Wonderland, which was released in 2005, also charted at number 1 in the UK. Their third album, Motion in the Ocean, was released on 6 November 2006 and charted at number 6 in the UK. McFly released their All the Greatest Hits compilation album on 5 November 2007, which charted at number 4 in the UK. 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 22 September 2008. As of November 2010, McFly has had eighteen consecutive top twenty singles, seven of which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and fifteen of which were consecutive top ten singles.

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  • Founded Super Records

Latest News Stories

News from the BBC

  1. McFly's Harry has heart condition

    Tue 2 Apr 2013 16:41

    Harry Judd from McFly reveals he has a minor heart condition brought on from his...
  2. McFly writing more kids' books

    Thu 24 Jan 2013 06:54

    McFly have confirmed there will be a follow-up to their first children's dinosaur book.
  3. McFly announce new best of tour

    Tue 4 Dec 2012 12:01

    The band will play dates in April and May 2013 celebrating their greatest hits album...

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Paul Shevlin Wins Next Brit Thing

    Wed 7 Mar 2012 14:10 Local songwriter Paul Shevlin triumphed at the 'Next Brit Thing Awards' at Indigo 2 in... ATL
  2. When Harrassed Met Harry...

    Sat 9 May 2009 12:08 Perfection, as I'm sure we're all aware, is over-rated. Oh sure, it's nice when things... Fraser McAlpine
  3. McFly - 'Do Ya'

    Tue 18 Nov 2008 08:22 Brief clear-up here, before we get onto the actual review: 1. I am not saying the... Fraser McAlpine

BBC Reviews

  1. Above the Noise 2010

    Review of Above the Noise

    Reviewed by Iain Moffatt

    They’re not just back, but have guaranteed themselves a future.
  2. Radio:ACTIVE 2008

    Review of Radio:ACTIVE

    Reviewed by Lizzie Ennever

    Who doesn't love McFly?
  3. Greatest Hits 2007

    Review of Greatest Hits

    Reviewed by Chris Long

    There's still a long road ahead for McFly.
  4. Room On The Third Floor 2004

    Review of Room On The Third Floor

    Reviewed by Richard Banks

    McFly are surfing on a wave of borrowed riffs, and quite right too

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