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Answer: Yes, Who’s David has stood the test of time and remains a popular song in Busted’s discography. It continues to resonate with old and new fans alike, attesting to its enduring appeal and relatability. 12. Are there any memorable quotes from the band about Who’s David? Their largest commercial selling market outside the UK/Ireland was Japan (one Gold album) and nations of most popularity were: Iceland and Denmark (two top 10 singles, and one top 10 album in Denmark; their only top 10 long form placing outside the UK/IRL)

I had no particular relationship to this song, besides appreciating that it was at least a little different from the previous singles, and thinking Who’s David? was quite an intriguing title for a mainstream Pop song. I agree their worst No. 1 is yet to come, Air Hostess I have a soft-spot as a seeming act of grotesque self-parody. “Messed my pants” indeed. Reading a few posts higher up about: ‘America or Busted’. Their scripted MTV documentary to break the States, coinciding and filmed around this single release period. I was indeed attending a High School when Busted first came on the scene. My uncle chided me on my Americanism when I mentioned it by name; needless to say, I had the last laugh. It’s a moment where the internal contradictions of Busted stop holding together – they’ve set themselves a bad goal and what’s more they’re not even up to hitting it. Quoting the lyrics actually makes the song read more enraged than it sounds – the reality is “Who’s David?” just sounds like a Busted record, only a particularly petty and unimaginative one. The band might think they’re making a shit-talking Blink-182 style song in “Who’s David?” but they end up looking like phonies, laundering casual misogyny for a kids’ TV audience. Busted – Who's David". 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 4 January 2016– via YouTube.There’s something slightly glam about the chorus (in both the 80s hair metal and 70s use of the word) but whereas the best of those groups would have put some kind of sledgehammer behind it, a spark of energy, something to disguise the song’s obvious deficiencies, Busted’s delivery is so featherweight they almost blow away. It’s a truly awful production which helps them none, leaving them exposed as a bunch of Jilted Johns without a decent joke or tune crying into their cans of Bass Shandy. Who’s David, you ask? This David was actually at a “high school” at this point, except it wasn’t called that, it was simply The Thomas Hardye School. The feeder schools below that (one of which was literally next door) were and are called “middle schools” though. you are correct that this also had one of the worst first week sales not just of their career but for a number one in the 00s; Music Week suggests it was just over 30,000 (50 of which were a limited cassette run that thus makes this the last chart topper to be released on the format unless I’m mistaken). Who's David (UK CD2 liner notes). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2004. MCSXD40355, 9817000-7. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Who’s David?” is a song about a cheating girlfriend. There are great kiss-off songs in pop, but as cathartic payoffs go, “I’m over you / Ooo ooo ooo / I don’t like you” isn’t exactly top tier. There are also plenty of average jealous-guy records, with varying levels of rage and contempt, entitlement and pain. Lines like “I know your pretty face / Gets far with guys / But your make up ain’t enough to hide the lies” read like they could be from some Nuggets-era compilation makeweight or Mod Revival also-ran.

Answer: Who’s David played a pivotal role in catapulting Busted to success. It became one of their most well-known and beloved songs, solidifying their position in the music industry and paving the way for further achievements. 9. Are there any notable performances or live renditions of Who’s David? Who's David (Japanese CD single liner notes). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2004. UICI-5013. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Individual random facts:-". Busted Online. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 4 January 2016.

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I don’t think I thought anything of the lyrics to “Who’s David?” at the time. I was vaguely aware it was some kind of breakup song, but a lot of the words are rather indecipherable unless you’re listening carefully. Having a lyric about “sleeping around the town” does seem pretty gross for a band that seemed to mainly appeal to pre-teens, although it was hardly alone in that era.