All About You/You've Got a Friend
{{Short description|2005 single by McFly}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = All About You" / "You've Got a Friend
| cover = All About You -- You've Got a Friend (McFly single - cover art).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = McFly
| album = Wonderland
| B-side = Room on the 3rd Floor
| released = {{start date|2005|3|7|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=5 March 2005}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
- 3:07 ("All About You")
- 4:38 ("You've Got a Friend")
| label =
| writer =
- Tom Fletcher ("All About You")
- Carole King ("You've Got a Friend")
| producer = Hugh Padgham
| prev_title = Room on the 3rd Floor
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = I'll Be OK
| next_year = 2005
}}
"All About You" / "You've Got a Friend" is a double A-side single by English pop rock band McFly. The former song is an original McFly track while the latter is a cover of the 1971 song written by Carole King. The band's first double A-side single, it was released on 7 March 2005 as the lead single from their second studio album, Wonderland (2005). The single was the official Comic Relief charity single for 2005, with all royalties being donated to the charity. The single was also used to promote Make Poverty History.
The single peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart as well as in Ireland. Having sold and streamed over 600,000 units in the UK, "All About You" received a platinum sales status certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). "All About You" was nominated for the Record of the Year in 2005.{{clarification needed|reason=At what ceremony?|date=March 2022}}
Song information
The song was written by Tom Fletcher for his then-girlfriend, and now wife, Giovanna Fletcher, as a gift for Valentine's Day as a result of him forgetting the actual day. It is the lead A-side single, and the first of McFly's singles to feature an orchestra, conducted by Simon Hale and the string leader, Gavin Wright. The second track on the double A-side was "You've Got a Friend", written and originally recorded by Carole King.
Chart performance
"All About You" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, giving McFly their third UK number-one single, as well as their fifth top-five hit in less than a year.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4345803.stm|title=Comic Relief song tops the chart|date=13 March 2005|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=30 August 2015}} It debuted at number one, only to be knocked off the top spot the following week by the unofficial Comic Relief single "Is This the Way to Amarillo", by Tony Christie and (mimed by) Peter Kay.
Music videos
The video for "All About You" was filmed on 14 January 2005, the same day good friends Busted announced their break-up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8kMsuBG9IE|title = McBusted: The day Busted broke up & Year 3000 | Star Stories|website = YouTube| date=17 December 2014 }} In the video, Harry Judd tries to get into the studio where the rest of McFly are in progress recording the song, but a security guard outside refuses to let him in, until Harry sneaks in by distracting the guard with Smash Hits magazines all with Busted on the front cover (of whom a badge announced him to be a fan). The song is stopped halfway when a cleaner unplugs the equipment to plug in a vacuum, Harry then arrives, the song starts again and the recording is finished. The comedic video features a number of British celebrities including Fearne Cotton, Johnny Vegas, Davina McCall, Ben Miles, Lee Hurst, Graham Norton, Dermot O'Leary, Simon Amstell, Ruby Wax as the cleaner, Kate Thornton, Harry Hill as the security guard, and violinist Johanna McWeeney-Oxer.
"You've Got a Friend" was shot on location in Uganda. The boys spent a week there in January 2005 for Comic Relief. The video sees McFly with the children of Uganda, playing with them, performing for them, and teaching them to sing. Towards the end of the video, McFly's vocals are removed for a chorus sung by the children.
Track listing
UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=All About You / You've Got a Friend|others=McFly|year=2005|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records, Universal Records|id=MCSTD40409, 987 063-0}}
- "All About You"
- "You've Got a Friend"
- "Room on the 3rd Floor"
- "All About You" (orchestral version)
- "All About You" (video)
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (2005) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-03-25.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=13|page=37|date=26 March 2005|access-date=4 April 2020}}
|2 |
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| scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski listinn){{cite web|url=https://timarit.is/page/5522455#page/n23/mode/2up|title=Íslenski listinn|newspaper=DV|access-date=8 November 2020}}
|8 |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=All About You/You've Got a Friend|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20050319|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|1|date=20050319|rowheader=true}} |
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!Chart (2010) !Peak |
| scope="row"|South Korea (GAON){{cite web |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=mcfly&x=48&y=15 |title=:: 가온차트와 함께하세요 :: |website=Gaonchart.co.kr |language=ko |access-date=22 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306062119/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/search/list.gaon?Search_str=mcfly&x=48&y=15 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |df=dmy-all}}
|64 |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2005) !Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20050110/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=10 October 2021}}
|6 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=McFly|title=All About You|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2017|id=366-1409-1|access-date=19 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{McFly}}
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Category:Double A-side singles
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Island Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham
Category:Songs written by Carole King
Category:Songs written by Tom Fletcher