Crashed the Wedding

"Crashed the Wedding"
Single by Busted
from the album A Present for Everyone
B-side	"Build Me Up Buttercup", "That's Entertainment", "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt", "O Holy Night"
Released	10 November 2003 (2003-11-10) (UK)
Format	CD Single, Cassette Single
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop punk, power pop
Length	2:39
Label	Universal Island Records
Writer(s)	James Bourne, Tom Fletcher
Producer	Steve Power
Busted singles chronology
"Sleeping with the Light On" (2003) "Crashed the Wedding" (2003) "Who's David?" (2004)

"Crashed the Wedding" is a song by British pop rock band Busted, composed by James Bourne and Tom Fletcher.^[1] It was released as the first single from their second album, A Present for Everyone, on 10 November 2003, becoming their second single to reach #1 on the UK Singles Chart, with first week sales of 55,000.^[2] The line "I'm so rushed off my feet, looking for Gordon Street" is a reference to the 1993 film Wayne's World 2. James Bourne said:^[3] The song was nominated for the People's Choice Award at The 2004 Music Vision Awards.^[4]

Music video

The music video features Busted playing at a wedding in which nearly all the guests are portrayed by the band members. Busted then go on to destroy the wedding, wrecking the cake and knocking over tables. A scene involving one character spanking another was edited out when the video was aired during the daytime. Before the song begins, a muzak version of Busted's first single "What I Go to School For" is heard. Willis, Bourne and Simpson portray Adam Ant, Michael Jackson and Boy George impersonators respectively. Harry Judd from the UK band McFly plays the drummer in the video.^[5] The single was also promoted by appearances on Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops Saturday, cd:uk, Popworld, the Royal Variety Performance, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.^[6]

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Build Me Up Buttercup" (Featuring McFly) - 2:48
3. "That's Entertainment" - 3:17
4. "Crashed The Wedding" (Video) - 2:39
5. "Exclusive Tour Footage" - 2:00

UK CD2

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - 3:00
3. "Hurra, Hurra, Die Schule Brennt" (Video) - 3:35

UK Cassette

1. "Crashed The Wedding" - 2:39
2. "Hurra, Hurra, Die Schule Brennt" - 3:35
3. "O Holy Night" - 3:00

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
Austrian Singles Chart	70
Danish Singles Chart	3
German Singles Chart	45
Irish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	59
UK Singles Chart	1
Chart (2004)	Peak Position
Dutch Singles Chart	28

Preceded by "Slow" by Kylie Minogue

UK Singles Chart number one single November 16, 2003 (1 week)

Succeeded by "Mandy" by Westlife

References

1. ^ allmusic
2. ^ The Official UK Charts Company
3. ^ The Official Site of Busted
4. ^ The Official Site of Busted
5. ^ The Internet Movie Database
6. ^ Busted Online