You Said No

"You Said No"
CD1 Cover
Single by Busted
from the album Busted
B-side	"Mrs Robinson", "My Good Friend"
Released	21 April 2003 (2003-04-21) (UK)
Format	CD Single, Cassette Single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop rock, pop punk
Length	2:47
Label	Universal Island Records
Writer(s)	James Bourne, Matt Willis, Charlie Simpson, Steve Robson, John McLaughlin
Producer	Steve Robson, Graham Stewart
Busted singles chronology
"Year 3000" (2003) "You Said No" (2003) "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" (2003)
"You Said No" CD2 Cover

"You Said No" is the third single by English pop punk boyband Busted, released from their debut album Busted on April 21, 2003. The single was exclusively released in the UK. The song became their first to reach number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The song is about being rejected at a disco by a girl and feeling humiliated. It was composed by the three members of Busted, Steve Robson and John McLaughlin.

Background

The song was first recorded under the title "Crash and Burn", and this version was included on the first pressing of Busted. The title of the song was changed in the aftermath of the Columbia Shuttle disaster of February 2003,^[2] as the original name was deemed "inappropriate".^[3] The song was renamed "You Said No", slighty reworked, and this version was subsequently released as a single and included on further pressings of Busted. In the video for the song, Busted try to impress some girls by doing bike stunts at a rally, before being bettered by more experienced riders. Despite this, the video suggests that the singers find someone afterwards: an attractive nurse. When the video first aired on television, the fictitious name shown at the beginning for James Bourne's character was 'James Harris'. This was a private joke and was later changed. "You Said No" was promoted by appearances on CD:UK, The Saturday Show, Blue Peter, Top of the Pops and its spin-off show Top of the Pops Saturday, and Re:covered. Busted also performed it live at the Disney Kids Awards, Party in the Park, Prom in the Park, and Christmas in Popworld.^[4] In a review for the song, Music Week stated: "Self-deprecating and completely infectious, this will be all over the radio",^[5] while Scotland's Daily Record made it Single of the Week.^[6] UKMIX was less enthusiastic, regarding the song as "nowhere near as interesting as "Year 3000" or "What I Go to School For", but pretty amusing when you think about the bad lyrics".^[7]

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "You Said No" (Album Version) - 2:47
2. "You Said No" (James' Version) - 3:00
3. "You Said No" (EJDJ Mix) - 3:12
4. "You Said No" (Instrumental) - 2:47
5. "Interview" - 5:00

UK CD2

1. "You Said No" (Album Version) - 2:47
2. "You Said No" (Matt's Version) - 2:54
3. "Mrs Robinson" - 3:18
4. "You Said No" (Video) - 3:00

UK Cassette

1. "You Said No" (Album Version) - 2:47
2. "You Said No" (Charlie's Version) - 2:58
3. "My Good Friend" - 3:05

Chart performance

Chart (2003)	Peak Position
Austrian Singles Chart	62
Danish Singles Chart	15
Dutch Singles Chart	27
German Singles Chart	38
Irish Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart	1

Preceded by "Make Luv" by Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham

UK Singles Chart number one single April 27, 2003 (1 week)

Succeeded by "Loneliness" by Tomcraft

References

1. ^ Busted boys blast to the top of the chart, bbc.co.uk, 27 April 2003
2. ^ The Official Site of Busted, April 2003
3. ^ Busted boys gossip about fans and fame, bbc.co.uk, 23 April 2003
4. ^ Busted Online
5. ^ Music Week, 12 April 2003
6. ^ Daily Record, 24 April 2003
7. ^ UKMIX, April 2003