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NEWS: Slam Dunk Festival 2019 tease special guests as being Y3K! Dead Press. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019. Looking to find a new band member, Willis and Bourne placed an ad in NME magazine, [16] titled "'Guitarist and singer wanted for pop band…'". [17] Auditions were held at Pineapple Studios in Covent Garden in October 2001. Charlie Simpson and Tom Fletcher were both offered a place to complete the line-up, but Busted's manager told Fletcher via a phone call a few days later that the band was to go ahead as a trio, comprising Bourne, Willis and Simpson. [18] [19] According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Busted have been certified for 2.4million album and 2million single sales in the UK. [9] History [ edit ] 2000–2002: Formation, Busted and rise to fame [ edit ] The band had four UK number-one singles, released two studio albums, Busted (2002) and A Present for Everyone (2003), one compilation album and one live album before breaking up in January 2005 following Simpson’s decision to pursue a career fronting post-hardcore band Fightstar. They also won two Brit Awards and The Record of the Year in 2004 with their single “Thunderbirds”, amongst other awards. Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 2 June 2023 . Retrieved 2 June 2023.Hawkes, Rebecca (10 November 2015). "Busted set to return with live tour – and Charlie Simpson". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 November 2015. a b "Discographie Busted". Swiss Charts Portal (in German). Hung Medien . Retrieved 11 December 2009. Rewcastle, Elly (31 March 2023). "Busted tour 2023: Band adds second Newcastle date after phenomenal demand". Chronicle Live . Retrieved 31 March 2023.

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American singer Madison Beer aims for a UK career-best, with her second studio album Silence Between Songs (12) looking likely to out-peak her 2021 debut Life Support (28). Read our exclusive interview with Madison about the making of the album here. Cantrell, Cassidy Maintain U.K. Chart Control". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 18 August 2003 . Retrieved 18 March 2016. McLean, Craig (23 July 2011). "What happens when boy bands grow up?". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 April 2023. This is who I am Orange Exclusive". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009 . Retrieved 1 November 2009. Powell, Emma (3 February 2017). "Natives praise Busted's Matt Willis for 'fighting their corner' ". Standard.co.uk . Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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On 8 June 2019, Busted were invited up on stage to perform "Year 3000" with the Jonas Brothers at Capital's Summertime Ball 2019 as special guests. [86] Thunderbirds / 3AM (Japanese CD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Music Japan. 2004. UICI-5016. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) BUSTED RELEASE 'CRASH THE WEDDING 2.0' ". Total Ntertainment. 23 June 2023 . Retrieved 24 June 2023. British single certifications – Busted – Thunderbirds/3AM". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 August 2021. That was amazing to me because I did that with Oasis chord books. It was so cool to hear people did that with our band." [124] Their first two albums went Multi-Platinum and they achieved four number ones in the UK Charts. In 2004, Busted won Best British Breakthrough BRIT Award.

Busted team up with Hanson on new version of '90s classic MMMBop". Retro Pop Magazine. 26 May 2023 . Retrieved 27 May 2023. How Charlie Simpson came round to a Busted reunion". Newsbeat. BBC Online. 10 November 2015 . Retrieved 17 April 2016. Busted Press Conference on Friday". PopDirt. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 29 July 2009. Copsey, Rob (6 October 2015). "Are Busted reforming? Their Official Top 10 songs revealed". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 5 April 2016.