Power to Play

Power to Play is the upcoming seventh studio album by English pop rock band McFly, due for release through BMG on 9 June 2023. The album was preceded by two singles: "Where Did All the Guitars Go?"[1] and "God Of Rock & Roll".[2]

Power to Play
Studio album by
McFly
Released9 June 2023 (2023-06-09)
Label
Producer
McFly chronology
Young Dumb Thrills
(2020)		 Power to Play
(2023)
Singles from Power to Play
  1. "Where Did All the Guitars Go?"
    Released: 31 March 2023
  2. "God of Rock & Roll"
    Released: 26 April 2023

Background and recording

On 29 March 2023, McFly announced the album title and release date, following a series of cryptic social media posts.[3]

The official album description reads as follows; "McFly return with their seventh studio album ‘Power To Play’. Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter are taking things into their own hands in a way they never anticipated. Throwing off the shackles of expectations, focusing on the things they love the most - primarily making music together with raw, loud and live guitars - and delivering their biggest, boldest and most brilliantly noisy statement yet. That statement is 'Power To Play', an all-out celebration of rock music in all forms, that takes McFly back to the very reason they started their journey in the first place."[4]

Describing the record, the band added: “At the start of the process, we all got together and said what we wanted this new album to be. We all had this one thing in common, and it was guitars. We love being on tour and playing live, and we hate this weird pressure where you don't get played on the radio if you have guitars in your songs [...] Guitars, honesty, energy, all these personality traits are what give us the band's identity. We want to reach that kid with long hair, get them excited about music and make them want to pick up a guitar and jump on their bed. That's what this record is about.”[1]

Singles
  • The album's lead single, "Where Did All The Guitars Go?" was released on 31 March 2023.[1][5]
  • On 26 April 2023, McFly released the second single from Power to Play: "God of Rock & Roll".[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Where Did All the Guitars Go?" 4:00
2."Land of the Bees"  
3."Forever's Not Enough"  
4."God of Rock & Roll"
3:31
5."I'm Fine"  
6."Taking Back Tonight"  
7."Honey I'm Home"  
8."Route 55"  
9."Crash"  
10."Make It Out Alive"  
11."Shine On"  

Release history
Release formats for Power To Play
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 9 June 2023

See also

References
  1. Forrest, Jo (29 March 2023). "McFly announce new album, Power To Play". TotalNtertainment. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. Bailey, Adam (26 April 2023). "MCFLY DROPS NEW SINGLE 'GOD OF ROCK & ROLL' AND PREMIERES MUSIC VIDEO". Music Talkers. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. McFly [@mcflymusic] (29 March 2023). "We've got some news… Our brand new album Power to Play will be out on 9th June 2023 ⚡️ The first single Where Did All The Guitars Go? drops THIS FRIDAY!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 March 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. McFly (2023). "Power to Play". BMG. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. "McFly - Where Did All The Guitars Go?". Apple Music. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  6. "McFly release party rock anthem, God Of Rock and Roll, announce UK tour". Music News. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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