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Year 3000
"Year 3000" is a song performed by British pop rock band Busted, released on 13 January 2003 as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album (2002).
"Year 3000" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became the 34th-biggest seller of 2003 with 165,000 units. The single was also successful in the rest of Europe, reaching number two on the Irish Singles Chart and the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
The song has been covered by US pop band Jonas Brothers, with whom Busted recorded another version for their 2023 compilation album, Greatest Hits 2.0.
The idea for "Year 3000" came from Busted member James Bourne's obsession with the 1985 film Back to the Future, hence the references to the flux capacitor and the fact that the time machine mentioned is "like the one in a film I've seen". Bourne has stated that the song was also inspired by Robbie Williams's 1998 hit "Millennium"; in a video posted on TikTok on July 28, 2023, he further explained that in 2000, he and Matt Willis were inspired to compose the song by overhearing "Millennium" playing on MTV in an adjacent room.
The song is written in the key of B major.
"Year 3000" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, one place higher than their past single "What I Go to School For". It was kept off number one by "Stop Living the Lie" by Fame Academy winner David Sneddon. Though it never reached number one, it ended up outselling both their number ones that year.
The music video, partly filmed at Upstairs at The Garage in London and directed by Tom Gravestock through Passion Pictures London, begins with Matt Willis playing a video game called Stay Alive. When he loses, the video zooms out to view the band playing the song's intro in a bedroom. After Charlie Simpson starts singing, they hear an explosion-like sound outside. They look out of a window to the backyard and find their neighbour Peter, played by James Bourne's brother Chris, standing next to a Vauxhall Viva customised like the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. They get in the car and Peter takes them to the future. The song continues as the band goes through a time vortex, and arrives in the year 3000. They see many changes, such as various aliens, flying cars and the fact that everyone now lives under the ocean. They also see three triple-breasted women, one of whom throws her bra towards the trio for them to fight over.
As the song continues, the band looks at a billboard and notice older versions of themselves in a police lineup. James and Matt are embarrassed with their future selves, but Charlie nods in appreciation and looks relatively happy with his. At the song's bridge, the band comes across a concert hall with a sign saying "Busted, Live Tonight". They sneak in, lock their older selves inside a dressing room and jump onto the stage, where the song continues in front of an audience. At the closing of the song, the setting switches back and forth from the concert to the bedroom from the video's intro, and ends with Busted jumping into their logo.
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Year 3000
"Year 3000" is a song performed by British pop rock band Busted, released on 13 January 2003 as the second single from their self-titled debut studio album (2002).
"Year 3000" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became the 34th-biggest seller of 2003 with 165,000 units. The single was also successful in the rest of Europe, reaching number two on the Irish Singles Chart and the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
The song has been covered by US pop band Jonas Brothers, with whom Busted recorded another version for their 2023 compilation album, Greatest Hits 2.0.
The idea for "Year 3000" came from Busted member James Bourne's obsession with the 1985 film Back to the Future, hence the references to the flux capacitor and the fact that the time machine mentioned is "like the one in a film I've seen". Bourne has stated that the song was also inspired by Robbie Williams's 1998 hit "Millennium"; in a video posted on TikTok on July 28, 2023, he further explained that in 2000, he and Matt Willis were inspired to compose the song by overhearing "Millennium" playing on MTV in an adjacent room.
The song is written in the key of B major.
"Year 3000" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, one place higher than their past single "What I Go to School For". It was kept off number one by "Stop Living the Lie" by Fame Academy winner David Sneddon. Though it never reached number one, it ended up outselling both their number ones that year.
The music video, partly filmed at Upstairs at The Garage in London and directed by Tom Gravestock through Passion Pictures London, begins with Matt Willis playing a video game called Stay Alive. When he loses, the video zooms out to view the band playing the song's intro in a bedroom. After Charlie Simpson starts singing, they hear an explosion-like sound outside. They look out of a window to the backyard and find their neighbour Peter, played by James Bourne's brother Chris, standing next to a Vauxhall Viva customised like the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. They get in the car and Peter takes them to the future. The song continues as the band goes through a time vortex, and arrives in the year 3000. They see many changes, such as various aliens, flying cars and the fact that everyone now lives under the ocean. They also see three triple-breasted women, one of whom throws her bra towards the trio for them to fight over.
As the song continues, the band looks at a billboard and notice older versions of themselves in a police lineup. James and Matt are embarrassed with their future selves, but Charlie nods in appreciation and looks relatively happy with his. At the song's bridge, the band comes across a concert hall with a sign saying "Busted, Live Tonight". They sneak in, lock their older selves inside a dressing room and jump onto the stage, where the song continues in front of an audience. At the closing of the song, the setting switches back and forth from the concert to the bedroom from the video's intro, and ends with Busted jumping into their logo.