Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K

Infobox Single
Name = Ultraviolet/The Ballad of Paul K|

Artist = McFly
from Album = Wonderland
Released = December 12 2005
Format = CD
Chart position =#9UK
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Island
Producer =
Chart position =

#9 (UK)

Reviews =
Last single = "I Wanna Hold You" (2005)
This single = "Ultraviolet"/"The Ballad of Paul K" (2005)
Next single = "Don't Stop Me Now"/"Please, Please" (2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover
Type = single


Lower caption = CD2 Cover Extra album cover 2
Type = single


Lower caption = DVD Cover

Extra album cover 2
Type = single


Lower caption = The Ballad of Paul K Cover

"Ultraviolet"/"The Ballad of Paul K" is the final single released by McFly from their Wonderland album. It is a double A-side single and was released on December 12th 2005.

It charted at #9 in the official UK singles chart making it McFly's lowest chart position yet and their only single to not reach the top five.

The singles

Both Singles were written by McFly members Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones with "The Ballad of Paul K" being written also by Dougie Poynter. The Ballad of Paul K was based on each of McFly's dad. The song is about a middle-aged man coming to terms with his life. The name "Paul K" came from a boy Dougie knew at school, but is also a reference to Josef K in Kafka's The Trial. The song "Ultraviolet" was initially called "Summer Girls" after the lyrics; "these summer girls are really something else...". Both songs feature on McFly's second studio album Wonderland.

Track listing

CD1
#The Ballad Of Paul K (Orchestral Version)
#Ultraviolet (Live Version) CD2
#The Ballad Of Paul K
#Ultraviolet
#I Predict A Riot (Live at Radio 1)
#Ultraviolet (Video)
#Interactive Section : More Film ClipsDVD Single
#Ultraviolet
#The Ballad Of Paul K
#Ballad Of Paul K (Live)
#Home Movie Digital Download
*Ballad Of Paul K [Acoustic]
*Ballad Of Paul K [Live from Wonderland Tour]

*Some Tracks were Live from the Wonderland Tour, others were Acoustic and Orchestral

Chart performance

The videos

The Ultraviolet video was simply a montage of clips filmed at Live at McFly's Wonderland Tour 2005, Manchester and Behind the Scenes of their first Arena tour.

The Ballad of Paul K video was a little different. The video uses a blend of live action and animation . It is often considered to be in the style of Tim Burton movies especially The Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride Fact|date=February 2007. In a recent TV interview McFly admit that watching the video now does scare them slightly...

Performances & promo

McFly performed Ballad of Paul K in front of Queen Elizabeth II at the 2005 Royal Variety Show.