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| Single byBusted | ||||
| from the albumBusted | ||||
| Released | 13 January 2003 (2003-01-13)[1] | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
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| Producer | Steve Robson | |||
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"Year 3000" is a song performed by Britishpop rock bandBusted, released on 13 January 2003 as the second single from theirself-titled debut studio album (2002).
"Year 3000" reached number two on theUK Singles Chart and became the 34th-biggest seller of 2003 with 165,000 units. The single was also successful in the rest of Europe, reaching number two on theIrish Singles Chart and the top 10 inBelgium,Denmark,Iceland, andthe Netherlands.
The song has been covered by US pop bandJonas Brothers, with whom Busted recorded another version for their 2023 compilation album,Greatest Hits 2.0.
The idea for "Year 3000" came from Busted memberJames Bourne's obsession with the 1985 filmBack to the Future, hence the references to theflux capacitor and the fact that the time machine mentioned is "like the one in a film I've seen".[2] Bourne has stated that the song was also inspired byRobbie Williams's 1998 hit "Millennium";[3][4] in a video posted onTikTok on July 28, 2023, he further explained that in 2000, he and Matt Willis were inspired to compose the song by overhearing "Millennium" playing onMTV in an adjacent room.[5]
The song is written in the key ofB major.
"Year 3000" debuted at number two on theUK Singles Chart, one place higher than their past single "What I Go to School For". It was kept off number one by "Stop Living the Lie" byFame Academy winnerDavid Sneddon.[6] Though it never reached number one, it ended up outselling both their number ones that year.[7]
The music video, partly filmed at Upstairs at The Garage in London and directed by Tom Gravestock throughPassion Pictures London,[8][9] begins withMatt Willis playing a video game calledStay Alive. When he loses, the video zooms out to view the band playing the song's intro in a bedroom. AfterCharlie Simpson starts singing, they hear an explosion-like sound outside. They look out of a window to the backyard and find their neighbour Peter, played byJames Bourne's brother Chris,[10] standing next to aVauxhall Viva customised like theDeLorean time machine fromBack to the Future. They get in the car and Peter takes them to the future. The song continues as the band goes through a timevortex, and arrives in the year 3000. They see many changes, such as various aliens, flying cars and the fact that everyone now lives under theocean. They also see three triple-breasted women, one of whom throws her bra towards the trio for them to fight over.
As the song continues, the band looks at a billboard and notice older versions of themselves in a police lineup. James and Matt are embarrassed with their future selves, but Charlie nods in appreciation and looks relatively happy with his. At the song's bridge, the band comes across a concert hall with a sign saying "Busted, Live Tonight". They sneak in, lock their older selves inside a dressing room and jump onto the stage, where the song continues in front of an audience. At the closing of the song, the setting switches back and forth from the concert to the bedroom from the video's intro, and ends with Busted jumping into their logo.
As of August 2025, the video has 23 million views onYouTube.
The original Busted version features in the final episode of the26th season of the USanimated sitcomThe Simpsons, entitled "Mathlete's Feat".
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Year 3000" (Single version) | Bourne /Jay /Simpson /Robson | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Year 3000" (Acoustic version) | Bourne /Jay /Simpson /Robson | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Year 3000" (DJEJ remix) | Bourne /Jay /Simpson /Robson | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Year 3000" (Instrumental) | Bourne /Jay /Simpson /Robson | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Year 3000" (Video) | ||
| Total length: | 13:07(audio) | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Year 3000" (Single version) | Bourne /Jay /Simpson /Robson | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Fun Fun Fun" | Wilson /Love | 2:16 |
| 3. | "Late Night Sauna" | Bourne /Jay /Simpson | 3:32 |
| 4. | "What I Go to School For" (Video showcase) | 1:58 | |
| 5. | "Year 3000" (Animatic) | 3:17 | |
| Total length: | 13:06 | ||
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| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[39] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[41] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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| Single byJonas Brothers | ||||
| from the albumIt's About Time andJonas Brothers | ||||
| Released | May 16, 2006 | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| Producer | Michael Mangini | |||
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In 2006, Busted memberJames Bourne permitted theJonas Brothers to record a cover of "Year 3000". Since the song would be played onRadio Disney, all the sexually-suggestive lyrics were simplified – the line "and your great-great-great granddaughter is pretty fine" is changed to "doin' fine" and "Triple-breasted women swim around town, totally naked" is changed to "girls there, with round hair likeStar Wars, float above the floor."[42] Also, the line "Everybody bought our seventh album, it had outsoldMichael Jackson" is changed to "it had outsoldKelly Clarkson".
After the song's release in early 2007, the song debuted at #40 on theBillboard Hot 100. "Year 3000" was the group's first single to chart and their first Top 40 hit. The song eventually peaked at #31 and sold 1,050,000 copies in America.[43] The group's cover was the first single they released under Disney'sHollywood Records, and it was the only song Hollywood received distribution rights to after the group was dropped fromColumbia. It was re-released as the lead single from their next album,Jonas Brothers on March 13, 2007.[44]
The music video for the Jonas Brothers' cover was directed by Andrew Bennett and produced by Justin Cronkite, visual effects were designed by Trance.[45] It was shot in 2006. It begins with the band entering a decorated garage, which includes posters of the band's labelmates at the time withSony BMG, includingIncubus,Augustana,Aqualung,Cartel,Cheyenne Kimball,System of a Down,Foo Fighters,John Mayer, and more. where they take their instruments:Nick andKevin pick guitars, andJoe first plays the keyboard, then uses a microphone. As they play the intro, Nick comes home on a bike. He starts singing while the video's story side views him noticing a flash of light next door. He goes over there, and is joined by Joe and Kevin. Their neighbour "Peter" shows them that he made a time machine. However, this one is different from the one in Busted's video. This one is Pete's sofa rather than the car. While they continue to play the song, they enter the time machine, and when in the year 3000 they are in an all-white room. There they see girls with round, pink hair instead of three triple-breasted girls in Busted's.
At the bridge, the girls show the band their 7th album, and the album byKelly Clarkson that their album outsold rather thanMichael Jackson. Later, one of the girls shows Joe the city on the outside, while another shows Kevin the band's "great-great-great granddaughters". Towards the end of the song, the brothers jump into the time machine and return to their own time. At the end of the song, Nick sings, while Joe claps the rhythm and Kevin plays the ending riff on his guitar. It premiered on Disney Channel in January 2007.[46]
In November 2016, in an interview with PopBuzz, Busted were asked what they thought of the Jonas Brothers' cover of the song. Matt Willis responded: "Dude, they paid my mortgage for four years, I'm stoked to bits. Thank you very much Jonas Brothers," whilst James Bourne said, "The thing about it is that...when I heard their version of it, I didn't really like it. But there has been some really good things that have happened as a result of it. I didn't like how they changed words around. But the thing is, what's mental is that "Year 3000" was synced inThe Simpsons [episode "Mathlete's Feat"] recently...But the thing is, when I asked them to do that, they already had chosen to use the original version. And [...] I don't think they'd have been aware of the song if that hadn't have happened. So we ended up getting our version onThe Simpsons which was cool. If someone had said to me all those years ago 'if you let them do it you'll get your song onThe Simpsons' I would have done it immediately."[47]
On 10 June 2019, Busted and the Jonas Brothers performed the song together live atCapital FM'sSummertime Ball atWembley Stadium.[48]
| Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[49] | 72 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[50] | 31 |
| USPop 100 (Billboard)[51] | 33 |
| Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[52] | 20 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[53] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
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| "Year 3000 2.0" | ||||
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| Single byBusted andJonas Brothers | ||||
| from the albumGreatest Hits 2.0 | ||||
| Released | 28 July 2023 | |||
| Length | 3:17 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Producer | Phil Gornell | |||
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| "Year 3000 2.0" onYouTube | ||||
On 28 July 2023, Busted and the Jonas Brothers released a collaborative version of the song, titled"Year 3000 2.0".[54] It is part of Busted's greatest hits, which consists of re-recordings of tracks from their first two albums,Busted (2002) andA Present for Everyone (2003), duetted with other pop punk andpop rock artists and bands, including the Jonas Brothers. The new version features freshly recorded vocals from the artists.[55]
On July 27, 2023, a lyric video for the song was uploaded to Busted's YouTube channel, featuring clips from both bands amidst the lyrics"with newly filmed black and white shots and graphics which were intercut with footage of both bands from their original music videos".[56]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[57] | 28 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[58] | 29 |
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