"I'll Be OK" is the second single from British

United Kingdom

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 pop rock band McFly

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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...

's second studio album, Wonderland

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. The single became the group's fourth UK number one

UK Singles Chart

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. The single is renowned for selling more copies than their first single, "Five Colours in Her Hair".

Song Information

The song was written by band members 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...

, Dougie Poynter

Dougie Poynter

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 and Danny Jones

Danny Jones

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. The single started its life out as two tracks, one written by Jones and the other by Fletcher and then by placing their "best" parts of their songs together, they had written I'll Be OK. In an interview, Tom Fletcher stated "It gives people a positive message, by saying that you should always reassure yourself, even when things do go wrong." The single also includes a new track -"No Worries" - written by former Busted members Charlie Simpson

Charlie Simpson

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 and James Bourne

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Track listing

UK CD1

1. "I’ll Be OK" - 3:22
2. "No Worries" - 2:56

UK CD2

1. "I’ll Be OK" - 3:22
2. "Nothing" - 3:05
3. "Pinball Wizard" - 3:27
4. "I’ll Be OK" (Video) - 3:30
5. "Home Footage - Danny's Disco" - 2:00

UK DVD Single

1. "I’ll Be OK" (Audio) - 3:22
2. "All About You" (Audio) - 3:05
3. "Pinball Wizard" (Home Video) - 3:27
4. "All About You" (Video) - 3:10
5. "Home Footage - Dougie & The Lizard" - 2:00

Chart performance

Chart	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	1
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	8
Billboard European Hot 100 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...	6

End of year charts

End of year chart (2005)	Position
UK Singles Chart	52

Music video

The video is another humorous video from the band, featuring them in various situations that are considered bad luck but always telling themselves that they will be OK, as the track's lyrics say. Harry is seen under a very leaky roof - where he got very wet indeed, Dougie is hanging on for dear life after Tom accidentally knocks him off a skyscraper rooftop, Danny is seen in a room on his own, down and depressed, and Tom is on a pavement where he is being trod on. The video also features the band on the rooftop playing their instruments even though it was shot in front of a green screen. The video is said to have taken inspiration from the 2004 song The Love of Richard Nixon

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 by Manic Street Preachers

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