Nineties (song)

"Nineties"
Single by Busted
from the album Half Way There
Released2 November 2018
GenrePop punk[1]
Length3:03
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, Dougie Poynter[2]
Producer(s)Gil Norton
Busted singles chronology
"On What You're On"
(2016) 		"Nineties"
(2018) 		"Radio"
(2019)

"Nineties" is a song by English pop punk band Busted. It was released on 2 November 2018 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Half Way There (2019).

Background

Charlie Simpson wore drag for the song's music video, something he also did in the band's 2003 music video of the single "Crashed the Wedding".

The song is a nostalgia track, mentioning culture from the 1990s, including watching the film The Goonies, meeting Saved by the Bell character Kelly Kapowski (played by actress Tiffani Thiessen), and bands such as Oasis, Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins. The song is the first Busted recording to feature harsh vocals from Charlie Simpson, who had previously only used the vocal technique with Fightstar or during live performances of 3AM.

In an interview with Digital Spy, Matt Willis said: "I was more excited about releasing 'Nineties' than I have been about anything. I'm really pleased it's out there. I've had that song on my phone for about a year."[3]

Music video

The music video premiered on YouTube on 12 November 2018 and sees the band referencing different pop culture from the 90s, such as Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Top of the Pops, Westlife,[4] The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Blind Date and even sees them referencing the music video for their first single, "What I Go to School For".[5] Simpson once again dressed as a woman for the video, something done in the 2003 "Crashed the Wedding" music video. The video was directed by British photographer Rankin.[citation needed]

Simpson said that the intention of the video was 'to tell musicians not to take themselves too seriously', and that they were trying to make a video similar to those previously released by Foo Fighters and Blink-182.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Nineties"
Chart (2018) Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[7] 81
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[8] 81

See also

References

  1. ^ Eynon, Jacob (3 November 2018). "NEWS: Busted release nostalgia appreciating single, 'Nineties'! | DEAD PRESS! | It's more than "just music" to us". www.deadpress.co.uk. Dead Press!. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Bourne, James (5 November 2018). "And Poynter 🤘😉🤘". Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. ^ Earp, Catherine (30 November 2018). "Busted reveal songs they'll never play live". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ James Bourne (12 November 2018). "@JamesBourne Wondering if Westlife will retaliate now with a music video wearing school uniforms jumping around in the playground with guitars". Twitter. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ Busted (12 November 2018). "Busted - Nineties (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ Tagat, Anurag (18 November 2018). "Watch Brit Boy Band Busted's Hilarious Throwback in 'Nineties' Music Video -". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2023.


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