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I'll Be OK

{{Short description|2005 single by McFly}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = I'll Be OK

| cover = Mcflyillbeokcd1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = CD1 single

| type = single

| artist = McFly

| album = Wonderland

| released = {{start date|2005|8|15|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=13 August 2005}}

| recorded =

| studio =

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| length = 3:22

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| writer =

| producer = Hugh Padgham

| prev_title = All About You

| prev_title2 = You've Got a Friend

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = I Wanna Hold You

| next_year = 2005

}}

"I'll Be OK" is a song by English pop rock band McFly. It was released on 15 August 2005 as the second single from their second studio album, Wonderland (2005). The single became the group's fourth number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. Despite its initial popularity, it plunged to number eight during its second week on the chart and spent only a month inside the UK top 40.

Background

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The song was written by band members Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Danny Jones. The single started its life out as two tracks, one written by Jones and the other by Fletcher and then by placing their "best" parts of their songs together, they had written I'll Be OK. In an interview, Tom Fletcher stated "It gives people a positive message, by saying that you should always reassure yourself, even when things do go wrong".{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The single also includes a new track—"No Worries"—written by former Busted members Charlie Simpson and James Bourne.

The opening of the song is similar to the opening "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who, who McFly were influenced by at the time.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} Another of The Who's songs, "Pinball Wizard", was also covered by McFly for an "I'll Be OK" B-side.

Music video

The music video features the band in various situations that are considered bad, sometimes following along with the lyrics. The video also shows the band on a rooftop playing their instruments. The video is said to have taken inspiration from the 2004 song "The Love of Richard Nixon" by Manic Street Preachers.[http://www.mcflyofficial.com/home/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050810022710/http://www.mcflyofficial.com/home/|date=10 August 2005}}

Track listings

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UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=I'll Be OK|others=McFly|year=2005|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Island Records, Universal Records|id=MCSTD 40428, 987 335-2}}

  1. "I'll Be OK"
  2. "No Worries"

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=I'll Be OK|others=McFly|year=2005|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Island Records, Universal Records|id=MCSXD 40428, 987 335-3}}

  1. "I'll Be OK"
  2. "Nothing"
  3. "Pinball Wizard"
  4. "I'll Be OK" (video)

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UK DVD single{{cite AV media notes|title=I'll Be OK|others=McFly|year=2005|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Island Records, Universal Records|id=MCSVD 40428, 987 335-4}}

  1. "I'll Be OK" (audio)
  2. "All About You" (audio)
  3. "Pinball Wizard" (home video)
  4. "All About You" (video)
  5. "Home Footage"

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2005)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-09-03.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=36|page=101|date=3 September 2005|access-date=17 April 2020}}

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{{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=I'll Be OK|rowheader=true|access-date=17 April 2020}}
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20050827|rowheader=true|access-date=6 July 2023}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20050827|rowheader=true}}

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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=17 April 2020}}

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References

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Category:2005 singles

Category:2005 songs

Category:McFly songs

Category:Number-one singles in Scotland

Category:Song recordings produced by Hugh Padgham

Category:Songs written by Danny Jones

Category:Songs written by Dougie Poynter

Category:Songs written by Tom Fletcher

Category:UK singles chart number-one singles