"Air Hostess" is a song by English

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Background and promotion

The song was inspired by

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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 ''

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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" # "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) # "

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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

{{Authority control 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