McFly will be staring in a one-off ITV documentary about the band called, McFly: All About Us. The one-hour special, which will air in November, will feature band members Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd talking openly in interviews about the origin of the band and the near split of the band in 2015.
The documentary will feature never before seen footage from key moments throughout the band’s career. In a press release from ITV, it has been revealed that viewers will see their; “rise as teenage pop stars to achieving seven number ones, appearing in a Hollywood movie and winning a Brit Award, selling over 10 million records worldwide through to unexpectedly taking a break.”
We will also get a look into the current state of the band’s relationship following group therapy, an amazing reunion gig at the O2 and the release of their first album in 10 years, Young Dumb Thrills, which will be out on the 13th of November. The documentary will also feature an exclusive gig, filmed at the Union Chapel in London with their families in the audience, who have been their “constant support through the years.”
McFly have also made a comment in the press release saying; “This is the true and open story of our band and our friendship, the challenges we’ve faced as well as highs we could never have dreamt of and why we’re stronger now than ever.”
McFly have released three singles from their upcoming album, Happiness, Tonight is the Night and Growing Up, which also features Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus. The album is set to explore McFly’s new style of writing, which includes all member’s input, rather than one person writing and bringing it to the band.
Tom Fletcher, who would have written a lot of songs for the band, spoke to the BBC about their new method saying; “That really puts pressure on you as the writers, to come up with a hit that all your fans will love, but will also reunite you as a band and repair your relationships. We needed to get all of that out of the way first and come at it completely fresh.” Danny Jones added; “It’s the first time I feel like we’ve all been part of it. We were all involved, split down the middle, and it was just such a collaborative, energetic process.”
The air date for the documentary is yet to be confirmed, but it will be in November, presumably to coincide with Young Dumb Thrills, which will be released on the 13th of November.
