Party Girl (McFly song)
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"Party Girl" is McFly
's first single taken from their fifth studio album, Above the Noise
. The song premiered on UK radio on 14 July 2010 at 7:20pm on In:Demand. The single was released via download on 5 September 2010 and physically on 6 September 2010, where it debuted at number 6 in the UK; marking the bands' sixteenth Top 10 single to date. On 25 August 2010 the song was added to BBC Radio 1
's A-List. "Party Girl" also features on the compilation CD Pop Party 8 and Now That's What I Call Music! 77
. The song Party Girl was played on the show Pretty Little Liars
and has been continuously played on Eastenders.
", McFly headed back into the studio. On 22 January 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. The band worked with producer Dallas Austin
on this, their fifth studio album. On 9 July 2010, Fletcher and Poynter confirmed on Twitter
that the first single from the album would be called "Party Girl", which was written in Atlanta with Austin. According to Austin Party Girl is the only track on the album with a heavily dance-oriented sound. The song premièred on Wednesday 14 July on Radio 1 and a one minute long clip was posted on Mcfly's MySpace page. On the same day, InDemand played the full song. McFly have been on the top 20 in popstars' opinions of the best UK artist. "Party Girl" was played by The Wanted
and Olly Murs
. McFly have promoted "Party Girl" by playing it live on GMTV
, KFC Crushems, This Morning
, Suck My Pop, Big Brother's Little Brother and Magic Numbers
.
UK CD2
UK 7" Picture Disc
They won an award for this video : 4Music Video Honours - Best Video of 2010.
Bad Romance
-esque “Ooh-oohs”. Teen website 'Teen Today' said the song was "amazing". Alex and Lucy of radio station In:Demand
said the song had an electro feel to it but still a good rocking McFly tune, also the song sounded a cross between 3OH!3
and Enrique Iglesias
. Nick Levine of Digital Spy
gave the single a rating of five out of five stars, calling it "an unstoppable post-GaGa dance-pop stomper built on a deliciously fizzy mix of synths and guitar riffs", and felt that "the whopping great 'woah woah' chorus is as hard to resist as an apple pie left to cool by an open window".
on 10 September 2010 at number 31. On 12 September, the single debuted on the UK Single Chart at number 6, with sales of more than 40,000 copies. On its second week, the single fell 7 places to number 13, meaning it only spent a single week within the Top 10. The single then continued to plummet, falling a huge 19 places to number 32 on 30 September 2010. "Party Girl" fell out of the Top 40 the following week, meaning it spent only 3 weeks within. The single also debuted at number 6 on the Scottish Singles and Albums Chart
.
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...
's first single taken from their fifth studio album, Above the Noise
Above the Noise (McFly album)
Above the Noise is the fifth studio album from British band McFly. The album was released on 15 November 2010. The album spawned three singles: "Party Girl", which was released on 6 September; "Shine a Light", which was released on 8 November; and "That's the Truth", which was released on 6 March...
. The song premiered on UK radio on 14 July 2010 at 7:20pm on In:Demand. The single was released via download on 5 September 2010 and physically on 6 September 2010, where it debuted at number 6 in the UK; marking the bands' sixteenth Top 10 single to date. On 25 August 2010 the song was added to BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
's A-List. "Party Girl" also features on the compilation CD Pop Party 8 and Now That's What I Call Music! 77
Now That's What I Call Music! 77 (UK series)
Now That's What I Call Music! 77 or Now! 77 is a double-disc compilation album that was released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2010 on CD and downloadable formats. The album is the 77th edition of the UK Now! series...
. The song Party Girl was played on the show Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...
and has been continuously played on Eastenders.
Background
After the release of "Falling in LoveFalling in Love (McFly song)
"Falling in Love" is the fourth and final single taken from British boyband McFly's fourth studio album, Radio:Active. On 29 April 2009, the song was added to BBC Radio 1's C-List and BBC Radio 2's B-List. In the UK, "Falling in Love" was released to promote the Radio:Active DVD. In Brazil, the...
", McFly headed back into the studio. On 22 January 2010, it was announced that the band were going to re-sign with former label Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
. 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. The band worked with producer Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin
Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...
on this, their fifth studio album. On 9 July 2010, Fletcher and Poynter confirmed on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
that the first single from the album would be called "Party Girl", which was written in Atlanta with Austin. According to Austin Party Girl is the only track on the album with a heavily dance-oriented sound. The song premièred on Wednesday 14 July on Radio 1 and a one minute long clip was posted on Mcfly's MySpace page. On the same day, InDemand played the full song. McFly have been on the top 20 in popstars' opinions of the best UK artist. "Party Girl" was played by The Wanted
The Wanted
The Wanted are a British-Irish boy band based in London, England. The band consists of Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. Their debut single, "All Time Low", was released in July 2010 and reached number one in the United Kingdom for one week...
and Olly Murs
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley "Olly" Murs is an English singer-songwriter and TV presenter. Murs rose to fame after being the runner-up on the sixth series of The X Factor...
. McFly have promoted "Party Girl" by playing it live on GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
, KFC Crushems, This Morning
This Morning (TV series)
This Morning is a British daytime television programme broadcast on ITV. As of September 2011, its main presenters are Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes, with various other presenters standing in for illness or contributing to sections of the programme.The...
, Suck My Pop, Big Brother's Little Brother and Magic Numbers
Magic Numbers (TV series)
Magic Numbers was a British television show in which celebrity contestants answer questions to generate a sequence of 6 numbers. The show was created by CPL Productions and Paul Brassey and commissioned by John Kaye Cooper at ITV. Members of the public then call a Premium-rate telephone number if...
.
Track listing
UK CD1- "Party Girl" - 3:14
- "Sunny Side of the Street" (Home Demo) - 3:14
UK CD2
- "Party Girl" - 3:14
- "Hotel on a Hill" - 1:30
- "Party Girl" (Danny Jones Remix) - 3:54
- "Party Girl" (Doman & Gooding Remix) - 5:28
UK 7" Picture Disc
- "Party Girl" - 3:14
Music video
The music video for Party Girl premiered on MSN on the 19th of August. The video contains clips from McFly's upcoming 40 minute long vampire-minifilm "Nowhere Left To Run". The video also contained several scenes where McFly performs the song, separately from the rest of the video.They won an award for this video : 4Music Video Honours - Best Video of 2010.
Critical reception
Dan Wootton of The News Of The World said the song is a real change in direction and very Gaga-esque-esque. Daily Star called the track an immense dancefloor-filler laden with Lady GagaLady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
Bad Romance
Bad Romance
"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
-esque “Ooh-oohs”. Teen website 'Teen Today' said the song was "amazing". Alex and Lucy of radio station In:Demand
In:Demand
In:Demand with Alex James is a radio show which broadcasts across most of the Bauer Radio owned Place Portfolio and The Hits Radio, each weeknight 1900–2200, networked from Key 103 in Manchester.- Presenters :...
said the song had an electro feel to it but still a good rocking McFly tune, also the song sounded a cross between 3OH!3
3OH!3
3OH!3 is an American electro hop duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "Don't Trust Me" from their album Want, which reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100...
and Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
. Nick Levine of Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
gave the single a rating of five out of five stars, calling it "an unstoppable post-GaGa dance-pop stomper built on a deliciously fizzy mix of synths and guitar riffs", and felt that "the whopping great 'woah woah' chorus is as hard to resist as an apple pie left to cool by an open window".
Chart performance
"Party Girl" debuted on the Irish Singles ChartIrish 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...
on 10 September 2010 at number 31. On 12 September, the single debuted on the UK Single Chart at number 6, with sales of more than 40,000 copies. On its second week, the single fell 7 places to number 13, meaning it only spent a single week within the Top 10. The single then continued to plummet, falling a huge 19 places to number 32 on 30 September 2010. "Party Girl" fell out of the Top 40 the following week, meaning it spent only 3 weeks within. The single also debuted at number 6 on the Scottish Singles and Albums Chart
Scottish Singles and Albums Chart
The Scottish Singles Chart and Scottish Albums Chart are charts compiled by The Official Charts Company, based on physical and digital sales in the STV North, STV Central and ITV Border regions....
.
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 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,... |
|
| Portugal Singles Top 50 | |
End of year charts
| End of year chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | 193 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
2 September 2010 | Island Records Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group... |
Digital Download, CD |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
5 September 2010 | Island Records | CD, Digital download, 7" |
| Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
5 September 2010 | Universal Music | Digital download |