Air Hostess (song)

"Air Hostess" is a song by English pop punk band Busted. Composed by the band along with Tom Fletcher of McFly and Stewart Henderson,^[1] 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.

"Air Hostess"
Single by Busted
from the album A Present for Everyone
B-side	"Let It Go"
Released	26 April 2004 (2004-04-26)
Length	3:57
Label	Universal Island
Songwriter(s)	James Bourne Charlie Simpson Matt Willis Tom Fletcher
Producer(s)	Steve Power
Busted singles chronology
"Who's David" (2004) "Air Hostess" (2004) "Thunderbirds / 3AM" (2004)

Background and promotion

The song was inspired by flight attendants 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,^[2] "Let It Go" was written by Bourne and McFly members Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter,^[3] 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, MOM, Popworld, CD:UK, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, TRL and the short-lived Simply the Best.^[4]

Music video

The music video was filmed at Imperial War Museum Duxford on 20 February 2004. It features the band spying on two female flight attendants and illegally boarding the aeroplane (Concorde) they are travelling on.^[5] 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[6] "Air Hostess" "Mummy Trade" UK CD2[7] "Air Hostess" "Peaches" "Let It Go" "Air Hostess" (video) Interactive interview UK limited-edition 7-inch picture disc[8] A. "Air Hostess" B. "Let It Go"

Japanese mini-album[9] "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.^[10]

• 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 Chart (2004) Peak position Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 9 Germany (GfK)[12] 51 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[13] 40 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 12 Scotland (OCC)[15] 3 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[17] 100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	26 April 2004	7-inch vinyl CD	Universal Island	[19]
Japan	28 April 2004	CD	Universal Island	[20]

References

1. Johnny Loftus. "A Present for Everyone". AllMusic.
2. "Busted Online". bustedonline.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
3. Air Hostess (Media notes). Universal. 2004.
4. "Busted Videos - your #1 source for just that". bustedonline.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
5. "Busted crash into numer one spot". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 21 April 2023. The band were at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on Friday to film the video for a forthcoming single Air Hostess and performed the song in front of Concorde. The museum's VC10 and BAC 111 civil aircraft will also star alongside the group.
6. Air Hostess (UK CD1 liner notes). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2004. MCSTD40361, 986 649-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Air Hostess (UK CD2 liner notes). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2004. MCSXD40361, 986 649-9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
8. Air Hostess (UK limited 7-inch picture disc). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2004. MCS 40361, 986 660-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
9. Air Hostess (Japanese mini-album liner notes). Busted. Universal Island Records. 2004. UICI-1032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
10. A Present for Everyone (UK CD album booklet). Busted. Universal Records, Island Records. 2003. MCD60090, 9865875.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
11. "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 14 August 2003. p. 65. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
12. "Busted – Air Hostess" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
13. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Air Hostess". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
15. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
17. "ChartsPlus YE2004 – UKChartsPlus" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
18. "British single certifications – Busted – Air Hostess". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
19. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 April 2004. p. 27.
20. "2004/4月新譜リリース表" [April 2004 New Release List] (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on 3 June 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2023.