McFly announce brand new single 'Happiness' and details on upcoming album 🙌

Obviously, this is the best news we've heard all week 😍

Author: Emma DoddsPublished 27th Jul 2020
Last updated 27th Jul 2020

After the incredible news of McFly's reunion and new record deal earlier this month, the boys - Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter - have now announced details about their upcoming album AND a new single!

Taking to Facebook, McFly confirmed that their first single will be called 'Happiness', and will be released on Thursday 30th July - on which date fans will also be able to pre-order their new album, 'Young Dumb Thrills'!

Fans were, of course, over the moon about the new details, taking to the comments to express their joy. One wrote, 'I’m so pleased to hear this guys 👾 looking forward to hearing some new music 🎶 from you 💖,' and another added, 'This was necessary!! At least 2020 it's going to have something good!! Can't wait to hear the new music!'

Whether you're a fan or not, you'll have no doubt found yourself singing along to one of McFly's songs at some point over the last 16 years! Since their debut album 'Room On The Third Floor' was released in 2004, McFly have delighted fans with hit after hit.

After the release of their fifth album 'Above The Noise' in 2010, they created supergroup McBusted with James Bourne and Matt Willis for a tour - and after they parted ways in 2015, fans have been desperate for new music from the four-piece.

Over the last five years, the lads have kept the McFly dream alive, especially with their 'Lost Songs' releases late last year - but on 2nd July 2020, they announced that they've now signed to record label BMG and will be releasing new music VERY soon!

Announcing the news on Twitter, Tom wrote, 'We have some big @mcflymusic news! We have signed a new record deal with @BMGuk and new music is on the way,' with bandmate Harry adding, 'Hell yeah 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼,' and Danny writing on Instagram, 'OH YEAHHHHH! @bmguk 👍🏻 if you’re excited?' as Dougie joked, 'Felt cute, might get dropped later Thanks @bmguk.'

Fans couldn't believe their luck, and took to the social media sites to share their joy at the news. One wrote, 'WE NEED THIS', as another joked that they'd 'saved 2020' by announcing new music was on the way.

Speaking to BBC News, Tom said, "There was a strong possibility McFly would never happen again. We genuinely didn’t know how to get back on track," as Harry added, "Although we never thought they would, things got a bit weird between us.

"We tried to talk it out a couple of times over those years and it just was very unproductive. So, yeah, there were moments where we talked about, 'Do we need to get in a room with a therapist and document this?'"

They explained that their manager had booked last year's O2 gig without telling them, and they realised their disagreements weren't worth it, getting in a studio together to release new music - the first song of which is apparently set to drop later this month.

We can't wait!

Scroll through to see which albums have a 2020 release:

Selena Gomez, 'Rare'

Selena Gomez released her third album 'Rare' on 10th January 2020, which featured singles 'Lose You to Love Me' and 'Look at Her Now' as well as the title track 'Rare'.

Halsey, 'Manic'

Halsey released her third album 'Manic' on 17th January 2020, spawning singles 'Without Me', 'Graveyard' and 'Clementine' amongst others.

Louis Tomlinson, 'Walls'

Former One Direction star Louis Tomlinson is the last of the band to put out their debut solo album, but 'Walls' was finally released on 31st January 2020.

Justin Bieber, 'Changes'

Justin Bieber's new album 'Changes' was released on Valentine's Day! His fifth record was out on 14th February 2020, and features his newest single 'Yummy'.

Lauv, 'How I'm Feeling'

Lauv's debut album 'How I'm Feeling' was released on 6th March 2020, spawning singles 'Lonely', 'Tattoos Together' and 'Feelings'.

Niall Horan, 'Heartbreak Weather'

Former One Direction star Niall Horan released his second album 'Heartbreak Weather' on 13th March 2020! The follow-up to 'Flicker' came out amid the Coronavirus, which Niall joked wasn't the best time to release new music.

Dua Lipa, 'Future Nostalgia'

Dua Lipa announced that her second album 'Future Nostalgia' was set to be released on 3rd April 2020, featuring her huge single 'Don't Start Now'. Unfortunately, the album was leaked, so Dua released it two weeks early on 27th March.

Lady Gaga, 'Chromatica'

Lady Gaga's sixth album 'Chromatica' was due to be released on 10th April 2020, but she decided to move the release date back due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It was then released on 29th May.

Ellie Goulding, 'Brightest Blue'

Ellie Goulding's fourth album 'Brightest Blue' was released on 17th July, with Ellie explaining that it would be "split into two halves" - one more classical and one more pop-focused.

Taylor Swift, 'Folklore'

Taylor Swift dropped her eighth studio album 'Folklore' totally by surprise on 24th July. The record was written and recorded in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reached Number 1 in the UK charts!

The Killers, 'Imploding The Mirage'

The Killers' sixth album 'Imploding The Mirage' was set to be released on 29th May 2020, but was pushed back to 21st August 2020, featuring singles 'Caution' and 'My Own Soul's Warning'.

Katy Perry, 'Smile'

Katy Perry had a pretty huge year in 2020 - not only did she welcome her first baby with fiancé Orlando Bloom, but she also released her sixth album on 28th August!

Alicia Keys, 'Alicia'

Alicia was set to release her self-titled seventh album on 20th March 2020, but it was pushed back due to the global pandemic and instead released on 18th September.

The Vamps, 'Cherry Blossom'

The Vamps released their fifth album 'Cherry Blossom' on 16th October 2020, featuring single 'Married In Vegas' which they performed on Strictly Come Dancing!

Ariana Grande, 'Positions'

Ariana Grande dropped her sixth album 'Positions' on 30th October! It contained songs like the title track as well as '34+35' and 'Motive' with Doja Cat.

Sam Smith, 'Love Goes'

Sam Smith released their third album, 'Love Goes', on 30th October, featuring singles such as 'Dancing with a Stranger' and 'How Do You Sleep?'. It was originally set for a 5th June release date, but was pushed back.

Little Mix, 'Confetti'

Little Mix released their sixth album 'Confetti' on 6th November! The record contains incredible hits like 'Sweet Melody', 'Holiday' and 'Break Up Song'.

Miley Cyrus, 'Plastic Hearts'

Miley Cyrus dropped her seventh album 'Plastic Hearts' on 27th November. Announcing the record in October, Miley wrote that her original seventh album had been destroyed after her home was lost in the California wildfires, 'Nature did what I now see as a favor and destroyed what I couldn't let go of for myself. I lost my house in a fire but found myself in its ashes.'

Shawn Mendes, 'Wonder'

Shawn Mendes released his fourth album 'Wonder' on 4th December 2020. Collaborating with the likes of Justin Bieber, the record featured singles 'Wonder' and 'Monster', and even had an accompanying Netflix documentary following Shawn's life in the lead up to the release.

Taylor Swift, 'Evermore'

Two albums in one year is pretty good going - Ariana Grande knows what's up! Taylor put out another record less than five months after 'Folklore', saying, "To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs."

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