Busted (2002 album)

Busted
Cover of the 2003 edition. The original cover is identical but without the Busted or enhanced CD logos. (Band members left to right) Matt Willis, Charlie Simpson and James Bourne.
Studio album by Busted
Released	30 September 2002 (2002-09-30)
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop rock, pop punk
Length	37:17
Label	Universal Island Records
Producer	Steve Robson, James Bourne
Busted chronology
Busted (2002) A Present for Everyone (2003)A Present for Everyone2003
Singles from Busted
"What I Go to School For" Released: 16 September 2002 "Year 3000" Released: 13 January 2003 "You Said No (a.k.a. Crash and Burn)" Released: 21 April 2003 "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt" Released: 27 June 2003 "Sleeping with the Light On" Released: 11 August 2003
Alternative cover
Japanese artwork for Busted

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Melodic

Busted is the self-titled debut studio album by English pop punk band Busted. It was released in the UK in September 2002 and peaked at #2 the following January after the success of second single "Year 3000", which reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart.

The first single released from the album was "What I Go to School For", which reached #3. This was followed by "Year 3000", which reached #2, "You Said No" and "Sleeping with the Light On". "You Said No" peaked at #1 and "Sleeping with the Light On" peaked at #3. A European only single, "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt", was released on the same date as "You Said No" was released in the UK.

Busted was the 8th best-selling album of 2003 in the UK. The album has sold almost 1.2 million copies and been certified as 3× Platinum in the UK. The album spent 77 weeks on the UK Top 75 Albums chart. Six tracks were co-written with John McLaughlin and Steve Robson. The other remaining songs were written by the band themselves. who often collaborate with each other. Both "What I Go to School For" and "Year 3000" were covered by the Jonas Brothers, and released on their 2006 album It's About Time.

AllMusic states: "[Busted] slide smoothly between... dull teen pop ballads with the sickeningly overwrought vocals typical of the genre... and relatively more creative stuff that punches up the formula with pop-ternative production and smirking, yet still squeaky clean lyrical witticisms. At best it's BBMak with better cheekbones; at worst, Busted is a neutered Sum 41". On bbc.co.uk, Jacqueline Hodges wrote: "Think a younger, British Wheatus or Blink-182 junior and you will be along the right lines. Their cheeky and geeky Green Day-type lyrics... are endearingly refreshing in these days of Gareth Gates and Ronan Keating mush".Q was more positive, Dan Stubbs writing: "Tales of copping off, time travel and a five-fingered fantasy about a schoolteacher with a nice bottom are delivered through inspired one-liners and clever gimmicks".