"Air Hostess" is a song by English
pop punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...
band
Busted. Composed by the band along with
Tom Fletcher of
McFly and Stewart Henderson, it was released on 26 April 2004 as the third single from their second studio album, ''
A Present for Everyone'' (2003), and reached number two on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
Background and promotion
The song was inspired by
flight attendant
A flight attendant, also known as steward/stewardess or air host/air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are prima ...
s which Busted saw whilst on tour. The B-sides "Mummy Trade", "Peaches" and "Let It Go" did not appear on any other release, and were exclusive to this single. "Mummy Trade" was written by
James Bourne and
Charlie Simpson, "Let It Go" was written by Bourne and
McFly members
Harry Judd and
Dougie Poynter, while "Peaches" is a cover of
The Presidents of the United States of America. They were occasionally played live, such as on ''
CD:UK'' which was on 1 May 2004 on
ITV1.
The single was also promoted by appearances on ''
Top of the Pops Saturday
''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most of ...
'', ''Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown, MOM'', ''Popworld'', ''
CD:UK'', ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'', ''Total Request Live, TRL'' and the short-lived ''Simply the Best (TV series), Simply the Best''.
Music video
A humorous music video was made in which the band spy on two female flight attendants and illegally board the aeroplane (Concorde) they are travelling on. The line "I messed my pants when we flew over France" was edited out when the video was shown during the daytime.
Track listings
UK CD1
# "Air Hostess"
# "Mummy Trade"
UK CD2
# "Air Hostess"
# "Peaches (The Presidents of the United States of America song), Peaches"
# "Let It Go"
# "Air Hostess" (video)
# Interactive interview
UK limited-edition 7-inch picture disc
:A. "Air Hostess"
:B. "Let It Go"
Japanese mini-album
# "Air Hostess"
# "Let It Go"
# "Peaches"
# "Mummy Trade"
# "You Said No" (live)
# "Sleeping with the Light On" (live)
# "What I Go to School For" (Steve Power mix)
# "Air Hostess" (video)
Personnel
Personnel are taken from the ''
A Present for Everyone'' album booklet.
*
James Bourne – writing
*
Charlie Simpson – writing
* Matt Willis – writing
*
Tom Fletcher – writing
* Steve Power – production, mixing, programming
* Dan Porter – assistant recording engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2003 songs
2004 singles
Busted (band) songs
Island Records singles
Song recordings produced by Steve Power
Songs about aviators
Songs written by Charlie Simpson
Songs written by James Bourne
Songs written by Matt Willis
Songs written by Tom Fletcher
Universal Music Group singles