"On What You're On" is the lead single by English
pop rock band
Busted from their third studio album, ''
Night Driver Night Driver, Night Drivers, or, ''variation'', may refer to:
Music
* '' Night Driver Tour 2017'', a 2017 album concert tour by Busted
* The Night Drivers, a band formed by Chris Jones
Albums
* ''Night Driver'' (album), a 2016 album by Busted
* ...
'' (2016). It was written by the band and
John Fields, and produced by Fields and co-produced by
Alex Metric.
The single was first announced on 19 September when a short teaser trailer for the song was uploaded to the band's
Twitter account. Similar short videos were used to generate hype in the lead up to the release of the single at midnight on 30 September (on
iTunes
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and
Spotify).
The song made its radio debut on the day of its release when the band was interviewed by
Scott Mills
Scott Robert Mills (born 28 March 1973) is an English radio DJ, television presenter and occasional actor. He is best known for presenting the '' Scott Mills'' show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also ...
during his show on
BBC Radio 1. The music video was released the same day.
Musically, the song has been compared to
Daft Punk
Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
and
The 1975.
Charts
References
2016 singles
Busted (band) songs
Songs written by John Fields (record producer)
Songs written by James Bourne
Songs written by Charlie Simpson
Songs written by Matt Willis
Songs written by Lauren Christy
East West Records singles
2016 songs
Song recordings produced by John Fields (record producer)
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