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That Girl (McFly song)

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"That Girl"
CD1 single
Single by McFly
from the album Room on the 3rd Floor
B-side"She Loves You"
Released6 September 2004 (2004-09-06)[1]
Length3:17
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Hugh Padgham
McFly singles chronology
"Obviously"
(2004) 		"That Girl"
(2004) 		"Room on the 3rd Floor"
(2004)

"That Girl" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was written by frontman Tom Fletcher and Busted's James Bourne. The song was released on 6 September 2004 as the lead single from the band's debut studio album Room on the 3rd Floor (2004). It was their first single not to reach the top spot in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. In Ireland, it reached number 14.

Background

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The song was written by McFly frontman Tom Fletcher and James Bourne of Busted. It is a fun and upbeat track and was the third single lifted from McFly's debut album Room on the 3rd Floor, but the first to be released after the album.

The lyrics tells a story of how someone felt that they couldn't get that girl, ended up with 'That Girl' but soon found 'That Girl' cheating on him and eventually breaking up with them. Bass lyrics are accompanied with backing lyrics that changed gradually due to the outcomes of the actions of 'That Girl'. The CD features their second Beatles cover track, "She Loves You". It also features previous tracks performed live. It is the first single by them to feature on a DVD single which features footage of performances "She Loves You" at the Olympic Torch Ceremony and also some home footage.

Music video

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The music video shows the band working at a service/petrol station. They begin by being rather bored, as the probable lack of customers. 'That Girl' arrives and starts flirting with Danny as he fixes her car. As she leaves, she gives him her phone number. She arrives "three days later" and is seen with another man. Tom, Dougie and Harry cause havoc - Harry overfills the car, Dougie takes parts out of the car that are actually needed for it to work, and Tom destroys his credit card by swiping it repeatedly really fast. At the end of the video, the boys run away seeing as the car crashed after Dougie 'helped' with 'fixing' it.

The video won Best Video at the 2004 Smash Hits Awards.[2]

Track listings

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UK CD1 and 7-inch picture disc[3][4]

  1. "That Girl"
  2. "She Loves You"

UK CD2[5]

  1. "That Girl"
  2. "Obviously" (live)
  3. "She Loves You" (live)
  4. "That Girl" (live)
  5. "That Girl" (video)
  6. "Spider-Man 2 Premiere Footage" (Part 1)

UK DVD single[6]

  1. "That Girl" (audio)
  2. "She Loves You" (live from the Olympic Torch Ceremony)
  3. "McFly Home Movie – The Life of McFly"
  4. "Spider-Man 2 Premiere Footage" (Part 2)

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 September 2004. p. 27.
  2. ^ http://www.mcflyofficial.com/home/ McFly Official Site
  3. ^ That Girl (UK CD1 liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2004. MCSTD 40378, 986 792-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ That Girl (UK 7-inch picture disc). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2004. MCS 40378.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ That Girl (UK CD2 liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2004. MCSXD 40378, 986 792-5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ That Girl (UK DVD single liner notes). McFly. Island Records, Universal Records. 2004. MCSVD 40378, 986 792-6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 39. 25 September 2004. p. 65. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – That Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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