"Crashed the Wedding" is a song by British pop rock band Busted, composed by James Bourne

James Bourne

James Elliot Bourne is an English singer-songwriter and co-founder of pop bands Son of Dork and Busted. He is currently pursuing a solo career under the name Future Boy. His albums have sold over six million copies...

 and Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher

Thomas Michael "Tom" Fletcher is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known as one of the lead vocalists and guitarists of English pop rock band McFly, in addition to being the group's founder and principal songwriter...

. It was released as the first single from their second album, A Present for Everyone

A Present for Everyone

A Present for Everyone is the second and final studio album by British pop rock band Busted. It was released on 17 November 2003 by Universal Island Records and debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart...

, on 10 November 2003, becoming their second single to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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, with first week sales of 55,000. The line "I'm so rushed off my feet, looking for Gordon Street" is a reference to the 1993 film Wayne's World 2

Wayne's World 2

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. James Bourne said: The song was nominated for the People's Choice Award at The 2004 Music Vision Awards.

Music video

The music video

Music video

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 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 character spanking

Spanking

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 another was edited out when the video was aired during the daytime. Before the song begins, a muzak

Elevator music

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 version of Busted's first single "What I Go to School For

What I Go to School For

"What I Go to School For" is the debut single released by English pop punk boyband Busted. It was released on September 16, 2002, and reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was inspired by a teacher that bassist Matt Willis had a crush on at school. It was parodied by the Amateur Transplants...

" is heard. Willis, Bourne and Simpson portray Adam Ant

Adam Ant

Adam Ant is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s...

, Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

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 and Boy George

Boy George

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 impersonators respectively. Harry Judd

Harry Judd

Harry Mark Christopher Judd is an English musician who is best known as the drummer for British pop rock band McFly, along with fellow band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones...

 from the UK band McFly

McFly

McFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records...

 plays the drummer in the video. The single was also promoted by appearances on Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

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, Top of the Pops Saturday, cd:uk

CD:UK

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, Popworld

Popworld

Popworld was a British television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from the most recent top artists....

, the Royal Variety Performance

Royal Variety Performance

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, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Saturday Night Takeaway

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.

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Build Me Up Buttercup" (Featuring McFly
   McFly
   McFly are an English pop rock band who first found fame in 2004. The band consists of Tom Fletcher , Danny Jones , Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd . They were signed to the Island Records label from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records...
   
   ) - 2:48
3. "That's Entertainment" - 3:17
4. "Crashed The Wedding" (Video) - 2:39
5. "Exclusive Tour Footage" - 2:00

UK CD2

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - 3:00
3. "Hurra, Hurra, Die Schule Brennt" (Video) - 3:35

UK Cassette

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Hurra, Hurra, Die Schule Brennt" - 3:35
3. "O Holy Night" - 3:00

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
Austrian Singles Chart	70
Danish Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	45
Irish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	59
UK Singles Chart	1
Chart (2004)	Peak Position
Dutch Singles Chart	28