| "Crashed the Wedding" | ||||
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.jpg) CD1 cover | ||||
| Single byBusted | ||||
| from the albumA Present for Everyone | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | 8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) | |||
| Length | 2:39 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Steve Power | |||
| Busted singles chronology | ||||
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| "Crashed the Wedding" | ||||
 CD2 cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Crashed the Wedding" onYouTube | ||||
"Crashed the Wedding" is a song by Englishpop punk bandBusted. It was written byJames Bourne andMcFly'sTom Fletcher and produced bySteve Power.[1] It was released in Japan on 8 November 2003 and in the United Kingdom on 10 November as the lead single from Busted's second studio album,A Present for Everyone (2003).
"Crashed the Wedding" became Busted's second single to reach number one on theUK Singles Chart, with first week sales of 55,000,[2] as well as the final UK number one single to be available on cassette. The song is loosely based on the wedding scene in the 1967 filmThe Graduate and the line "I'm so rushed off my feet, looking for Gordon Street" is a reference to the 1993 filmWayne's World 2. The song was nominated for the People's Choice Award at the 2004 Music Vision Awards.
Themusic video, which isall one shot, features Busted playing at a wedding in which nearly all the guests are portrayed by the band members. Busted then go on to destroy the wedding, wrecking the cake and knocking over tables. A scene involving one characterspanking another was edited out when the video was aired during the daytime. Before the song begins, amuzak version of Busted's first single "What I Go to School For" is heard. Willis, Bourne and Simpson portrayAdam Ant,Michael Jackson andBoy George impersonators, respectively.Harry Judd fromMcFly plays the drummer in the video.[3]
The single was also promoted by appearances onTop of the Pops,Top of the Pops Saturday,CD:UK,Popworld, theRoyal Variety Performance,Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, and as one of the interval acts atJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2003.[4]
In 2011, the single was chosen by listeners onBBC Radio 1's request show. The song was then campaigned to become the 2011Christmas number one onFacebook.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
| 2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration withMcFly) | |
| 3. | "That's Entertainment" | |
| 4. | "Crashed the Wedding" (video) | |
| 5. | "Exclusive Tour Footage" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
| 2. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
| 3. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (video) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
| 2. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
| 3. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
| 2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration with McFly) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crashed the Wedding" | |
| 2. | "Build Me Up Buttercup" (collaboration with McFly) | |
| 3. | "That's Entertainment" | |
| 4. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | |
| 5. | "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" |
Personnel are taken from theA Present for Everyone album booklet.[10]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[27] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 8 November 2003 | CD | Universal Island | [28] |
| United Kingdom | 10 November 2003 |
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On 23 June 2023, Busted released "Crashed the Wedding 2.0", in a collaboration with American bandAll Time Low.[30][31] The single is expected to be included in their forthcoming studio album of remade Busted tracks.
Busted memberCharlie Simpson said: "I've been listening to All Time Low since they released their debut EPPut Up or Shut Up back in 2006. It's so awesome to have them on board for reimagining one of our biggest songs." All Time Low added: "[We] had the pleasure of getting to know these guys when we worked together on a couple tracks for theMcBusted album. Getting the call to come in and help recreate an iconic Busted song was a no-brainer. Loved being a part of this one!"[32]
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