On What You're On
| "On What You're On" | ||||
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| Single by Busted | ||||
| from the album Night Driver | ||||
| Released | 30 September 2016 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Funk, disco, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | East West | |||
| Writer(s) | James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, Lauren Christy, John Fields | |||
| Producer(s) | John Fields, Alex Metric | |||
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"On What You're On" is the lead single by English pop rock band Busted from their third studio album, Night Driver (2016). It was written by the band and John Fields, and produced by Fields and co-produced by Alex Metric.
The single was first announced on 19 September when a short teaser trailer for the song was uploaded to the band's Twitter account.[1] Similar short videos were used to generate hype in the lead up to the release of the single at midnight on 30 September (on iTunes and Spotify).[2]
The song made its radio debut on the day of its release when the band was interviewed by Scott Mills during his show on BBC Radio 1.[3] The music video was released the same day.[4]
Musically, the song has been compared to Daft Punk and The 1975.[5][6]
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[7] | 26 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] | 60 |
| UK Download (Official Charts Company)[9] | 24 |
References
- ↑ Busted (30 September 2016). "Busted on Twitter: "#OnWhatYoureOn will be the first single to be taken from 'Night Driver' Stay tuned..."". Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ On What You're On - Single by Busted iTunes. Accessed 30 September 2016
- ↑ Busted (30 September 2016). "Busted on Twitter: "TOMORROW... we're headed into @BBCR1 from 1pm to join @scott_mills on his show for the first play of #OnWhatYoureOn"". Twitter. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Busted - On What You're On (Official Video)". YouTube. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ Corner, Lewis (30 September 2016). "usted channel Daft Punk on their massive comeback single 'On What You're On' - watch the video here". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pop Corner: Busted are back, and more importantly, Niall Horan is back".
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-07". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-07" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-10-07" UK Download Chart. Retrieved 9 October 2016.