''Motion in the Ocean'' is the third studio album released by English pop rock band

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. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2006. The album has sold more than 300,000 copies in the UK since its release, being certified platinum. The tour edition of the album was released on 14 May 2007. Alongside the addition of bonus track "

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", the album was accompanied by a DVD of the ''Motion in the Ocean Tour 2006'', recorded live at

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. The album was a limited edition. This version of the album reached number fourteen on the official album chart, selling 11,256 copies.

Background

The album was recorded in the

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recording studio in

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, Ireland. The album's first song, ''We Are The Young'', first featured as a demo B-side to the single ''Star Girl''. This version is slightly different, with stronger piano riffs. ''Please Please'' contains obvious references to actress

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, who drummer Harry Judd met on the set of Lohan's movie Just My Luck, in which McFly made an appearance. Lohan is not mentioned specifically, but the woman featured in the video for the song has green eyes, red hair, and is named Lindsay. The name tag on her nurse's uniform also says "Lindsay Allbright" – Lohan's character in Just My Luck was named "Ashley Allbright." The band's official position, as stated in the album notes, is that the song is not about Lohan.

Singles

* The double A-side of " Don't Stop Me Now / Please, Please" was released as the album's lead single on 17 July 2006. It charted at number one on the

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. The single became the official single for

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2006. * " Star Girl" was released as the album's second single on 23 October 2006. It also went to number one on the

, selling more than 58,000 copies in its first week. * The double A-side of "

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" was released as the album's fourth and final single on 7 May 2007. It also reached number one on the

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Motion in the Ocean 2006 albums McFly albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Jason Perry