"On What You're On" is the lead single by English pop rock band Busted from their third studio album, Night Driver (2016).[2] It was written by the band and John Fields, and produced by Fields and co-produced by Alex Metric.
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| Single by Busted | ||||
| from the album Night Driver | ||||
| Released | 30 September 2016 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Songwriter(s) | James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, Lauren Christy, John Fields | |||
| Producer(s) | John Fields, Alex Metric | |||
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The single was first announced on 19 September when a short teaser trailer for the song was uploaded to the band's Twitter account.[3] Similar short videos were used to generate hype in the lead up to the release of the single at midnight on 30 September (on iTunes and Spotify).[4]
The song made its radio debut on the day of its release when the band was interviewed by Scott Mills during his show on BBC Radio 1.[5] The music video was released the same day.[6]
Musically, the song has been compared to Daft Punk and The 1975.[7][8]
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC)[9] | 26 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[10] | 60 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[11] | 24 |
References
edit- ^ Paine, Andre (25 November 2016). "Busted - Night Driver review: 'a more sophisticated album'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Singles Club: Solange brings Lil Wayne back to his best, Busted swap pop-punk for disco". FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ Busted (30 September 2016). "Busted on Twitter: "#OnWhatYoureOn will be the first single to be taken from 'Night Driver' Stay tuned..."". Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ On What You're On - Single by Busted iTunes. Accessed 30 September 2016
- ^ Busted (30 September 2016). "Busted on Twitter: "TOMORROW... we're headed into @BBCR1 from 1pm to join @scott_mills on his show for the first play of #OnWhatYoureOn"". Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Busted - On What You're On (Official Video)". YouTube. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Corner, Lewis (30 September 2016). "Busted channel Daft Punk on their massive comeback single 'On What You're On' - watch the video here". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Pop Corner: Busted are back, and more importantly, Niall Horan is back". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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