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Revision as of 09:25, 24 December 2010

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Above the Noise is the fifth studio album from British band McFly. The album was released on November 15, 2010.[2] The album has already spawned two singles: "Party Girl", which was released on September 6; and "Shine a Light", which was released on November 8.[3] The album's title was revealed when it was made available to pre-order from the HMV website. The band made the album available to download to members of their new official website, SuperCity. The band have worked with producers Dallas Austin and Taio Cruz on the album, which sees them return to their former record label, Island Records.[4] The album's tracklisting was revealed on October 25, 2010.[5] The album was certified as Silver in the UK. The album was released concurrently with the DVD Behind the Noise in Asda, which contained behind-the-scenes footage from the album in addition to two music videos. Tom and Dougie confirmed the album's third single to be "That's The Truth" in a video posted to the group's YouTube account on December 9.[6]

Background

After the release of "Falling in Love", the band headed back into the studio to begin work on their next album. On January 22, 2010, it was announced that the band were going to re-sign with former label Island Records. This was later revealed to be a 50/50 deal that sees all profits except publishing split between Universal and McFly, including money from touring, record sales, merchandise and sponsorship.[7][8] The band began writing with producer Dallas Austin in April 2010. On July 9, 2010, Fletcher and Poynter confirmed on Twitter that the first single from the album would be called "Party Girl", a track which was written in Atlanta with Austin.[9] According to Austin, Party Girl is the only track on the album with a heavily dance-oriented sound. The song premiered on July 14, 2010 on BBC Radio 1, and a one minute long snippet was posted on McFly's MySpace page. On the same day, InDemand played the full song. The single was released on September 6, 2010, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The second single from the album, Shine a Light, is a track produced and jointly written with Taio Cruz. The song premiered on September 21, 2010, following a video treasure hunt competition involving the band.[10] The treasure hunt allowed fans to appear in the music video for the track by hunting for clues to get to the place of filming. The single was released on November 8, 2010.[11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC(favourable)[12]
Entertainment-Focus(positive)[13]
Funky.com[14]
Music News Daily[15]
OK! Magazine[16]
The Scotsman(positive)[17]
Virgin Media[18]
NME(5/10)[19]

The album received generally favourable reviews from music critics. Iain Moffaft from BBC gave a positive review for the album, saying that: "It's the most radical break we can remember at this stage of a band's career since Everything but the Girl's jaunt into jungle, and one that confirms that McFly are not only conclusively back, but they might just have guaranteed themselves a future".[1]The OK! Magazine review was also positive, saying that "Anyone who’s anyone in pop is going all 80s these days. Guitars are so yesterday, grandad and retro synths are where it’s at! Even McFly – famous for their playschool punk-pop sound – have done it. And while it would be easy to accuse them of jumping on bandwagons to make a pile of cash, we’re pleased because this is the best thing they’ve done".[2] The Entertainment Focus review was positive too, saying that: "Above The Noise is the best record that McFly have released in the 6 years they’ve been together. Finally maturing musically and moving away from the teen-pop of previous releases, the band embrace pop sensibilities to create the strongest collection of songs they’ve ever recorded. Above The Noise should be a huge seller as we approach Christmas and don’t be surprised if it spawns several hit singles".[3]Emma Dawson from M is for Music gave a mixed review, calling it a "embarrassing and average album" and that "Above The Noise may be a welcome change and will certainly help them back on their feet after “Radio:Active”, however I’d much rather go and listen to “Room On The Third Floor” and “Wonderland” to remind me of the pop band they once were, and what I secretly wish they still were".[4]Johnny Dee from Virgin Media conclued that "Above The Noise is a stab at a mature pop sound which sometimes results in a bonkers Duran Duran meets Muse mish-mash complete with War Of The Worlds rock opera climax".[5]

Track listing

The track listing was revealed when the album was made available to pre-order on Amazon.[20]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."End Of The World"Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones, Dallas Austin, Jeff WayneDallas Austin4:02
2."Party Girl"Dallas Austin, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Danny JonesDallas Austin, Jason Perry3:11
3."iF U C Kate"Dallas Austin, Taio Cruz, Alan Nglish, J C ChasezDallas Austin3:38
4."Shine A Light" (Feat. Taio Cruz)Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Taio CruzTaio Cruz, Alan Nglish3:39
5."I'll Be Your Man"Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dallas AustinDallas Austin4:15
6."Nowhere Left To Run"Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Taio CruzAlan Nglish, Taio Cruz, Jason Perry3:23
7."I Need A Woman"Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Smokey Robinson, Ronald WhiteDallas Austin3:59
8."That's The Truth"Dallas Austin, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry JuddDallas Austin, Jason Perry, Adam Noble3:52
9."Take Me There"Dallas Austin, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter, Harry JuddDallas Austin3:43
10."This Song"Tom Fletcher, Danny JonesDallas Austin4:07
11."Foolish"Dallas Austin, Naz Tokio, Tom Fletcher, Danny JonesDallas Austin, Naz Tokio4:24
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Sunny Side Of The Street"Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dallas AustinDallas Austin3:14
13."Hotel On A Hill"Tom Fletcher, Danny JonesDallas Austin1:29
14."Dynamite" (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session)Taio CruzAlan Nglish, Taio Cruz, Jason Perry3:54
15."Party Girl" (Danny Jones Remix)Dallas Austin, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Danny JonesDallas Austin, Jason Perry3:53
16."Party Girl" (Doman & Gooding Remix)Dallas Austin, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Danny JonesDallas Austin, Jason Perry5:47
17."Shine A Light" (Westfunk & Steve Smart Remix)Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Taio CruzTaio Cruz, Alan Nglish3:28
18."Shine A Light" (Solo Version)Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Taio CruzTaio Cruz, Alan Nglish3:28
19."I'll Be Your Man" (Acoustic Version)Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dallas AustinDallas Austin4:59
20."End Of The World" (Acoustic Version)Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter, Danny Jones, Dallas Austin, Jeff WayneDallas Austin 
120.Untitled  3:38
ASDA Bonus DVD ("Behind The Noise")
No.TitleLength
1."Behind The Noise" (Documentary)30:00
2."Party Girl" (Video)4:08
3."Shine A Light" (Video)3:45
Samples
  • "I Need A Woman" samples "My Girl", recorded by The Temptations and written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, and includes a riff from "Supreme", recorded by Robbie Williams and written by Williams and Guy Chambers.

Release history

Region Date Label Format
Ireland 12 November 2010 Island CD, digital download
United Kingdom 15 November 2010
iTunes Universal Music Digital download
Spain 16 November 2010 CD, digital download
Portugal
Japan 17 November 2010
Germany 18 November 2010 Island
Mexico 22 November 2010 Universal Music
Brazil 30 November 2010 Universal Music
Australia 10 December 2010 Universal Music

Personnel

Chart performance

In UK, 'Above The Noise' debuted at number 20 with sales of 17,662 sales in the first week. If faired better on the Albums Download Chart, peaking at number 7. In Scotland it peaked at number 20, and number 79 in Ireland. In Spain is the first time an album of McFly peaked higher than in the UK, the album entered in number 15

Chart (2010) Peak
position
European Top 100 Albums[21] 41
Irish Album Chart
79
Mexico Albums Top 100[22] 100
Scottish Albums Chart
20
Spain Albums Top 100[23]
15
UK Album Downloads
7
UK Albums Chart
20

References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQL2ETKsTRs
  2. ^ "Mcfly: Above The Noise (2010): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  3. ^ Edwards, Natalie. "FIRST LISTEN: MCFLY'S NEW ALBUM". Daily Star. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  4. ^ "The History Of McFly: Above The Noise". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  5. ^ "Above the Noise (includes exclusive print)". Townsend Records. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQL2ETKsTRs
  7. ^ "McFly sign back with Universal".
  8. ^ "McFly 50/50 Deal with Universal".
  9. ^ Love, Ryan (2010-07-09). "McFly confirm new single title". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  10. ^ Dawson, Kim (2010-09-20). "Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Playlist :: McFly and Taio Cruz go live with Twitter treasure hunt". Daily Star. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  11. ^ "Shine A Light (Multi-Buy)". Townsend Records. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  12. ^ "Music - Review of Above The Noise - McFly". BBC. 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  13. ^ "McFly - Album review: Above The Noise - Album Reviews". Entertainment Focus. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  14. ^ "McFly - Above The Noise Album Review by Funky". funky.co.uk. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  15. ^ "Above The Noise Review". Music News Daily. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  16. ^ "Above The Noise by McFly Album Review by OK! Magazine". okmagazine. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  17. ^ "Above The Noise (McFly album review) by The Scotsman". The Scotsman. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  18. ^ "Above The Noise Album Review by Virgin Media". virginmedia.com. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  19. ^ "Above The Noise Album Review by NME". nme.com. 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
  20. ^ "Above The Noise: McFly: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
  21. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?tag=relcharts
  22. ^ http://acharts.us/album/58936
  23. ^ http://www.promusicae.org/files/listassemanales/albumes/top%20100%20albumes%20(PUBLICAR)_w46_bis.2010.pdf
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