BUSTED (Band) reunites for latest album GREATEST HITS 2.0

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It's been a while to update on entertainment post. Today I'm going to cover a U.K born band called Busted. Have you heard about this band before? Any idea what genre they cover? No? Well, let me share a little bit about them. To me,  they have a unique sound and you might enjoy their music. I've been listening to them a lot lately and can't get enough. It's always great to discover new artists and expand our musical horizons. Let me know if you end up checking them out!

About BUSTED

Busted is an English pop-punk band from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis, and Charlie Simpson.  Busted's genre has been described as pop rock, pop-punk, and college rock. Formed in 2000, the band had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit Awards, released four studio albums, and sold over 5 million records worldwide. The band released the albums Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005, persuading solo careers. 

The band reunited in 2015, embarking on the Pigs Can Fly arena tour in May 2016, and released their third studio album, Night Driver, on 25 November 2016. On 26 October 2018, Busted announced their fourth album Half Way There, released on 1 February 2019, as well as a UK arena tour. 

At the end of 2019, the band embarked on a hiatus to pursue solo projects yet again.  This on and off again back came back in 2023, announcing their return for their 20-year anniversary, consisting of an upcoming album and tour. 

Busted has spoken about various influences for their sound and songwriting including Robbie Williams, Green Day, Michael Jackson, and Blink-182. Simpson stated that the latter in particular was a 'big influence back in the day'. Bourne also stated that Third Eye Blind was a 'major influence' in the early days of the band. Upon announcing that Wheatus would be joining McBusted on tour in 2014, Willis stated that the band was a "massive Busted influence".

Busted Background Information

Origin 👉Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

Genres 👉Pop-punk, pop rock, pop, synth-pop

Years active 👉2000–2005 💜 2015–present

Labels 👉Island💜Sony💜Warner💜East West

Members 👉James Bourne 💜 Matt Willis 💜 Charlie Simpson

Past members 👉Owen Doyle💜  Ki Fitzgerald 💜 Tom Fletcher

(source from Wikipedia)

GREATEST HITS 2.0’ TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 15THPRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE

INCLUDES A NEW VERSION OF ‘YEAR 3000’ WITH JONAS BROTHERS WHICH IS OUT NOW!!

ALBUM HIGHLIGHTS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED COLLABORATIONS INCLUDING JAMES ARTHUR, YOU ME AT SIX AND MCFLY

Having shared thrillingly reimagined 2.0 versions of ‘Loser Kid’ (with Simple Plan), ‘Meet You There’ (with Neck Deep), and ‘Crashed The Wedding’ (with All Time Low) as well as a new take on ‘MMMBop’ with Hanson, Busted will release their eagerly anticipated ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ album on September 15th. The album is launched alongside another crowd-pleasing collab as Busted is joined by Jonas Brothers for a rejuvenated take on ‘Year 3000’.

‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ is a fresh take on the formats which collates newly recorded versions of all of Busted’s biggest hits, fan favorites, and live staples, while the album’s deluxe formats also feature a host of previously unreleased dream collaboration special guests with McFly, James Arthur, You Me At Six, The Vamps, Bowling For Soup, Dashboard Confessional, Deaf Havana, Wheatus and rising newcomer Charlotte Sands. All formats except for the vinyl also include a brand-new song titled ‘Good One’.

Busted said, “Year 3000 has been such a big part of the Busted journey for the last 20 years. The love that this song has just keeps growing, with the fans that were with us from the beginning and now a new generation. We were thrilled when the Jonas Brothers gave it a whole new lease of life over in the States back in 2006, so we are excited to share this new 2.0 version with them in 2023!”

The deluxe editions of ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ open with the Busted x Jonas Brothers update on ‘Year 3000’. It’s a song that feels as if it has its own time-traveling twist, as the like-minded Transatlantic bands infuse it with a zesty bounce that somehow has even more youthful energy than it did back when it was first raced up the charts 20 (!) years ago. 

The Jonas Brothers of course need no introduction. The trio have lit up stages and screens alike, and still remains hugely popular - as shown by their recent record ‘The Album’ hitting #3, the second highest UK album chart position to date. The brothers recorded their own version of ‘Year 3000’ back in 2006 and it remains one of their all-time most streamed tracks.

Jonas Brothers say, “We were so excited to collaborate with Busted to recreate one of their classics. ‘Year 3000’ is a timeless song, and we are thrilled to share it in a new, fresh way alongside the other collaborations they’ve done!”

‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ is now available to pre-order / pre-save here. In addition to standard digital and CD formats, it will also be available on red vinyl and black vinyl; as an expanded ‘Guest Features Edition’ CD; and as a cassette which is available exclusively via Busted’s official store.

The album will be released as Busted embarks upon a 26-date UK and Ireland arena tour. There will be ‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ signing sessions at the venue at select shows, or in some cities, signing sessions at nearby record stores. More details will be announced as they’re confirmed. Numerous shows on the tour have already sold out, with more than 260,000 ticket sales to date. The tour features Busted collaborators and ‘HMMBop’ legends Hanson at all dates from Birmingham (September 9th) onwards, plus New Hope Club and The Tyne.

‘Greatest Hits 2.0’ tracklists:

‘Greatest Hits 2.0 (Guest Features Edition)

1. ‘Year 3000 2.0’ (Feat. Jonas Brothers)

2. ‘Loser Kid 2.0’ (Feat. Simple Plan)

3. ‘3AM 2.0’ (Feat. James Arthur)

4. ‘Crashed The Wedding 2.0’ (Feat. All Time Low)

5. ‘Meet You There 2.0’  (Feat. Neck Deep)

6. ‘Air Hostess 2.0’ (Feat. You Me At Six)

7. ‘Everything I Knew 2.0’ (Feat. Dashboard Confessional)

8. ‘What I Go To School For 2.0’ (Feat. The Vamps)

9. ‘Sleeping With The Light On 2.0’ (Feat. Deaf Havana)

10. ‘MMMBop 2.0’ (Feat. Hanson)

11. ‘You Said No 2.0’ (Feat. Charlotte Sands)

12. ‘Thunderbirds Are Go 2.0’ (Feat. McFly)

13. ‘Who’s David 2.0’ (Feat. Wheatus)

Tour dates:

SEPTEMBER

2nd - Plymouth, Pavilions (SOLD OUT)

3rd - Cardiff, International Arena (SOLD OUT)

5th - Swansea, Arena (SOLD OUT)

6th - Bournemouth, BIC (SOLD OUT)

7th - Brighton, Centre (SOLD OUT)

9th - Birmingham, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)

10th - London, The O2 (SOLD OUT)

12th - Bridlington, Spa (SOLD OUT)

13th - Newcastle, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)

15th - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT)

16th - Newcastle, Utilita Arena

17th - Leeds, First Direct Arena

19th - Aberdeen, P&J Live

20th - Glasgow, OVO Hydro (SOLD OUT)

22nd - Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)

23rd - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

24th - Manchester, AO Arena (SOLD OUT)

26th - Cardiff, International Arena

27th - London, The O2

29th - Birmingham, Utilita Arena

30th - Manchester, AO Arena

 

OCTOBER

1st-  Glasgow, OVO Hydro

4th - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

6th - Dublin, 3Arena

8th - Belfast, SSE Arena

10th - London, The O2

Year 3000 Lyrics

One day when I came home at lunch time I heard a funny noise

Went out to the backyard to find out if it was one of those rowdy boys

Stood there was my neighbor called Peter and a Flux Capacitor

He told me he built a time machine

Like the one in a film I've seen

Yeah, yeah

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

And your great, great, great granddaughter

Is pretty fine"

(Is pretty fine)

He took me to the future in the flux thing and I saw everything

Boy bands and another one and another one and another one

Triple breasted women swim around town totally naked!

We drove around in a time machine

Like the one in a film I've seen

Yeah, yeah

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

(Not much has changed but they lived underwater)

And your great, great, great grand daughter

Is pretty fine"

(Is pretty fine)

I took a trip to the year 3000

This song had gone multi-platinum

Everybody brought our seventh album

It had outsold Micheal Jackson

I took a trip to the year 3000

This song had gone multi-platinum

Everybody brought our seventh album

Seventh album, seventh album

He told me he built a time machine

Like the one in a film I've seen

Yeah, yeah

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

And your great, great, great granddaughter

(And your great granddaughter)

Is pretty fine"

(She's pretty fine)

Oh, oh, yeah

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

(3000)

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

(Not much has changed but they lived underwater)

And your great, great, great granddaughter

(And your great granddaughter)

Is pretty fine"

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

(Not much has changed but they lived underwater, yeah)

And your great, great, great grand daughter

(And your great granddaughter)

She's pretty fine"

(She's pretty fine)

He said, "I've been to the year 3000

(I've been to the year 3000)

Not much has changed but they lived underwater

And your great, great, great grand daughter

Is pretty fine

Source: Musixmatch

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