Radio:Active

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FieldValue
nameRadio:ACTIVE
typestudio
artistMcFly
coverMcflyradioactivealbumcover.jpg
captionStandard artwork
released22 September 2008
recorded2008, Studios 301, Australia
length36:19 (Mail on Sunday)
48:09 (deluxe)
59:12 (Woolworths Deluxe)
labelSuper / EMI Brazil / Avex Trax (Japan) / EMI International
producerJason Perry, Danny Jones
prev_titleMotion in the Ocean
prev_year2006
next_titleAbove the Noise
next_year2010
misc{{Singles
nameRadio:Active
typeStudio album
single1One for the Radio
single1date9 July 2008
single2Lies
single2date15 September 2008
single3Do Ya/Stay With Me
single3date24 November 2008
single4Falling in Love
single4date10 May 2009
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| name = Radio:ACTIVE | type = studio | artist = McFly | cover = Mcflyradioactivealbumcover.jpg | alt = | caption = Standard artwork | released = 22 September 2008 | recorded = 2008, Studios 301, Australia | venue = | studio = | genre =

Radio:Active (stylised as Radio:ACTIVE) is the fourth studio album by English pop rock band McFly. It is the band's first album under their new, self-created label, Super Records. The album was first released via a promotion with the Mail on Sunday on 20 July 2008. The album was officially released on 22 September 2008, with the official release being branded the 'Deluxe Edition'.

Since its release, Radio:Active has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. It has also received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.

Background

McFly made the decision to first issue the album free with the Mail on Sunday. More than 2.4 million copies of the album were given away free, which represented a 300,000 copy increase from the paper's average circulation. Tom Fletcher revealed the strategy: "We get to put it into almost three million homes, which is an incredible opportunity for us. Hopefully the three million people will all enjoy the music and they'll decide to see us when we go on tour." Mail on Sunday managing director Stephen Miron said both "the band and the paper were very happy with the sale". The album was officially released in shops on 22 September 2008. Compared to The Mail on Sunday version, this version contained four extra tracks (including new single "Lies"), but removes the single "The Heart Never Lies". This edition also includes a bonus DVD and a 32-page booklet.

On 29 September 2008, British chain Woolworths issued an exclusive version with three bonus acoustic tracks. On 8 December 2008, a single disc version of the album was released, removing the bonus DVD and the song lyrics in the booklet. At this point, the 'deluxe version' was discontinued. In Japan, the album was available with three different covers, as way of an incentive to collect all three editions. Each edition also contained a different bonus track or DVD feature.

Song information

Fletcher explained each track in a track-by-track interview.

Singles

  • "One for the Radio" was released as the album's official lead single. "One for the Radio" received a platinum sales status certification for sales of over 100,000 in Brazil.
  • "Lies" was released as the album's second single, despite only appearing the deluxe edition of Radio:Active.
  • The double A-side "Do Ya / Stay With Me" was released as the album's third single on 23 November 2008. The single was also the official Children in Need single for 2008.
  • "Falling in Love" was released as a promotional single in promotion of the group's Radio:Active DVD.

Track listing

| all_writing = | headline = Radio:Active — Standard edition | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 = | total_length = | title1 = Lies | writer1 = Tom Fletcher • Danny Jones • Dougie Poynter | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = One for the Radio | writer2 = Fletcher | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = Everybody Knows | writer3 = Fletcher • Jones • James Bourne | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = Do Ya | writer4 = Fletcher • Jones • Bourne | length4 = 2:54 | title5 = Falling in Love | writer5 = Jones | length5 = 4:29 | title6 = POV | writer6 = Fletcher | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = Corrupted | writer7 = Fletcher • Lauren Christy • Graham Edwards • Scott Spock • Gary Clark | length7 = 3:41 | title8 = Smile | writer8 = Fletcher | length8 = 3:17 | title9 = The End | writer9 = Fletcher • Christy • Edwards • Spock • Clark | length9 = 3:44 | title10 = Going Through the Motions | writer10 = Jones • Poynter | length10 = 3:23 | title11 = Down Goes Another One | writer11 = Jones • Poynter • Fletcher | length11 = 4:17 | title12 = Only the Strong Survive | writer12 = Fletcher | length12 = 3:35 | title13 = The Last Song | writer13 = Fletcher • Jones • | title14 = | length14 = | title15 = | length15 = | title16 = | length16 = | title17 = | length17 = | length13 = 4:48 | headline = Radio:Active — Promo edition | total_length = | title1 = Do Ya | writer1 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne | length1 = 2:54 | title2 = Falling in Love | writer2 = Fletcher • Jones • Perry | length2 = 4:29 | title3 = Everybody Knows | writer3 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne | length3 = 3:15 | title4 = Smile | writer4 = Fletcher | length4 = 3:17 | title5 = One for the Radio | writer5 = Fletcher | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = POV | writer6 = Fletcher | length6 = 3:55 | title7 = Corrupted | writer7 = Fletcher • Christy • Edwards • Spock • Clark | length7 = 3:41 | title8 = The Heart Never Lies | writer8 = Fletcher | length8 = 3:26 | title9 = Going Through the Motions | writer9 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter | length9 = 3:23 | title10 = The Last Song | writer10 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter | length10 = 4:48 | headline = Radio:Active — Woolworths edition | total_length = | title14 = Do Ya | note14 = acoustic | writer14 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne | length14 = 2:56 | title15 = Falling in Love | note15 = acoustic | writer15 = Fletcher • Jones • Perry | length15 = 4:09 | title16 = POV | note16 = acoustic | writer16 = Fletcher | length16 = 3:56 | headline = Radio:Active — Green Japanese edition bonus track | total_length = | title14 = Falling in Love | note14 = acoustic | writer14 = Fletcher • Jones • Perry | length14 = 4:09 | headline = Radio:Active — Pink Japanese edition bonus tracks | total_length = | title14 = Do Ya | note14 = acoustic | writer14 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter • Bourne | length14 = 2:56 | title15 = POV | note15 = acoustic | writer15 = Fletcher | length15 = 3:56 | title16 = Going Through the Motions | note16 = live | writer16 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter | length16 = 3:22 | headline = Radio:Active — Blue Japanese edition bonus track | total_length = | title14 = Stay With Me | writer14 = Rod Stewart • Ronnie Wood | length14 = 4:27 | headline = Radio:Active — Townsend Records bonus downloads | total_length = | title14 = Lies | note14 = Johnny Phonett remix | writer14 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter | length14 = 5:19 | title15 = Lies | note15 = Johnny Phonett dub | writer15 = Fletcher • Jones • Poynter | length15 = 6:41

| headline = Radio:Active — Deluxe edition bonus DVD | total_length = | title1 = Down Under with McFly – The Making of Radio:Active | length1 = 1:00:00 | title2 = Promoting Radio:ACTIVE – On the Road with McFly | length2 = 1:00:00 | headline = Radio:Active — Blue Japanese edition bonus DVD | total_length = | title1 = Lies | note1 = music video | length1 = 3:44 | title2 = One for the Radio | note2 = music video | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = Do Ya | note3 = music video | length3 = 2:54 | title4 = Lies | note4 = Making of the video | length4 = 5:30 | title5 = Promoting Radio:Active – On the Road with McFly | note5 = Japanese edit | length5 = 1:00:00 | headline = Radio:Active — Pink Japanese edition bonus DVD | total_length = | title1 = Lies | note1 = music video | length1 = 3:44 | title2 = One for the Radio | note2 = music video | length2 = 3:06 | title3 = Do Ya | note3 = music video | length3 = 2:54 | title4 = McFly in Brazil | note4 = documentary | length4 = 30:00 | title5 = Promoting Radio:Active – On the Road with McFly | note5 = Japanese edit | length5 = 1:00:00 | title6 = McFly's Message to the Fans | length6 = 2:30

Personnel

Tour

  • See also: Radio:Active Live at Wembley The fifteen date Radio:ACTIVE tour took place throughout November 2008. A live concert DVD was filmed at Wembley Arena on 27 November 2008 and released on 11 May 2009.

  • Tour Dates

  1. 7 November – Sheffield Arena
  2. 8 November – Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
  3. 10 November – Belfast Odyssey
  4. 11 November – Dublin RDS
  5. 14 November – Birmingham NEC
  6. 15 November – Bournemouth International Centre
  7. 16 November – Plymouth Pavilions
  8. 18 November – Brighton Centre
  9. 19 November – Cardiff International Centre
  10. 21 November – Nottingham Arena
  11. 22 November – Manchester Arena
  12. 24 November – Aberdeen AECC
  13. 25 November – Glasgow SECC
  14. 27 November – London Wembley Arena
  15. 29 November – Liverpool Echo Arena
  • Setlist
  1. "One for the Radio"
  2. "Everybody Knows"
  3. "Going Through The Motions"
  4. "Obviously"
  5. "Transylvania"
  6. "Corrupted"
  7. "POV"
  8. "Falling in Love"
  9. "Star Girl"
  10. "That Girl"
  11. "Do Ya"
  12. "Black Or White"
  13. "Room on the 3rd Floor"
  14. "All About You"
  15. "The Last Song"
  16. "Lies"
  17. "Five Colours in Her Hair"

Charts and certifications

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | |---|---| | European Albums Chart | | | Irish Albums (IRMA) | | | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | | | Japanese International Albums (Oricon) | | ::

Certifications

Release history

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RegionDateLabelFormat
United Kingdom22 September 2008Super RecordsDVD, CD, digital download
Ireland
url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924152710/http://www.emi.com.br/base_para_noticias.asp?c=2164date=24 September 2008}}27 October 2008EMI Music
Japan11 February 2009Avex Trax
Mexico18 May 2009EMI Music
Argentina
Colombia
Latin America26 May 2009
Singapore12 June 2009Warner Music
PhilippinesNovember 2009
Spain1 December 2009EMI Music Spain
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References

References

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  2. Caroline Sullivan. (18 September 2008). "CD: McFly, Radio:Active". The Guardian.
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  6. Brook, Stephen and Caitlin Fitzsimmons. (23 July 2008). "McFly album giveaway lifts Mail on Sunday sales to 2.4m". The Guardian.
  7. Mzimba, Lizo. (24 June 2008). "McFly announce new album giveaway". BBC.co.uk.
  8. "Radio:ACTIVE(DVD付き)【CD】-McFly (マクフライ)｜オルタナティヴ/パンク｜ロック｜音楽｜HMV ONLINE オンラインショッピング・情報サイト". Hmv.co.jp.
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  10. (20 May 2008). "McFly Confirm New Album Details Tag". hereward.co.uk.
  11. BBC Radio 2 ''Steve Right in the Afternoon'' (5 August 2008)
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  16. "Mcfly'S Radio:Active Album Now Sold On Philippine Stores!!". Mcflyphilippines.forumakers.com.

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