McFly are an English pop rock band formed in 2003. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, ukelele, guitar and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica and guitar), Dougie Poynter (backing vocals and bass guitar), and Harry Judd
(drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.
McFly rose to fame after fellow band Busted helped launch them by inviting them to tour in 2004. 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 one - 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 2 September 2008. As of February 2014, McFly have had 18 consecutive UK top 20 singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart and seventeen of which were consecutive top ten singles.
In 2006, McFly appeared as themselves in the film
Just My Luck, starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine. They released a US album,
Just My Luck, which was also used as the film's soundtrack. They have also performed at various charity projects such as
Comic Relief,
Children in Need,
Live 8,
Sport Relief and
Earth Hour.
The group have currently based on BPI certifications sold a minimum of 1.5 million albums in the UK alone. The only member of the original groups not participating in the new lineup is former Busted singer Charlie Simpson.