5 Colours in Her Hair - wikipedia 5 Colours in Her Hair `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' Single by McFly from the album Room on the 3rd Floor Released 29 March 2004 Format CD single 7 '' picture disc Recorded 2003 Genre Pop rock surf pop pop punk power pop Length 2 : 58 Label Island Songwriter ( s ) Tom Fletcher Producer ( s ) Craig Hardy McFly singles chronology `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' ( 2004 ) `` Obviously '' ( 2004 ) `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' ( 2004 ) `` Obviously '' ( 2004 ) `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' is the debut single by English pop rock band McFly. It was also the band 's first UK number one. It stayed at the top for two weeks. The song was written by Tom Fletcher and is about TV presenter Fearne Cotton. The track is especially well known for its `` Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo, Doo ! '' lyrics, played at the beginning and at the ending of the song. The CD also features a duet with Busted singing a cover of The Kinks song `` Lola ''. Overall, it spent twelve weeks in the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number seven in Ireland. The song was inspired by Susan Lee, a character played by actress Emily Corrie in the TV series As If, who wore coloured dreadlocks. The music itself is indebted to 1960s surf and beat music. The song was also nominated for The Record of the Year in 2004, but finished in second place just one point behind the winner, `` Thunderbirds / 3AM '' by Busted. Contents 1 Music video 2 U.S. version 3 Track listing 4 Charts and certifications 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 4.3 Certifications 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links Music video McFly shot the video for their debut single `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' just after Christmas 2003. Simon Amstell recorded an interview and footage behind the scenes for Channel 4 music show, Popworld. The video begins by introducing the band members in a comical style, by getting Danny and Dougie 's names wrong. It also features the band messing around at various different scenes, but telling the overall main story about a girl with 5 colours in her hair, who was miserable and living in a black and white world. She then follows them into the TV where she joins the band in a club setting where the band are playing to a crowd. They also shoot various well known scenes as a tribute to their main influences including The Beatles and the Beach Boys. The video was shot in front of a green screen. It starred Molly Portsmouth as the ' Girl with 5 Colours in Her Hair '. US version A remixed version of the song appeared on the Just My Luck album, McFly 's debut album in the US. It also features minor lyrical alterations. The song was included on the `` Please, Please '' single release in the UK, as well as on the All the Greatest Hits deluxe fan edition. Track listing UK CD1 MCSTD40357 No. Title Length 1. `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' 2 : 58 2. `` Lola '' ( featuring Busted ) 4 : 13 UK CD2 MCSXD40357 No. Title Length 1. `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' 3 : 00 2. `` Saturday Nite '' 2 : 48 3. `` The Guy Who Turned Her Down '' 3 : 58 4. `` 5 Colours in Her Hair ( Video ) '' 3 : 00 UK 7 '' Picture Disc MCS40357 No. Title Length 1. `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' 2 : 58 2. `` Lola '' ( featuring Busted ) 4 : 13 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Ireland ( IRMA ) 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 2004 ) Position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 32 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 249,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Preceded by `` Yeah ! '' by Usher feat. Ludacris and Lil Jon UK Singles Chart number - one single 4 April 2004 ( 2 weeks ) Succeeded by `` Fuck It '' by Eamon Cover versions In 2014, a cover of the track featured on the release of The Vamps ' second single `` Wild Heart ''. References Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 697. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` TV teen drama actress joins Navy ''. BBC News. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` CBBC Newsround : HOTSEAT. In the hotseat : McFly ''. BBC. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` McBusted Hyde Park ''. Mcflyofficial.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- 5 Colours in Her Hair ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ Copsey, Rob ( 7 April 2017 ). `` McFly 's debut single hit Number 1 13 years ago this week ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Yeah ! '' by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon UK Singles Chart number one single 10 April 2004 -- 23 April 2004 Succeeded by `` Fuck It '' by Eamon McFly Tom Fletcher Danny Jones Harry Judd Dougie Poynter Studio albums Room on the 3rd Floor Wonderland Motion in the Ocean Radio : Active Above the Noise Compilation albums All the Greatest Hits The Greatest Bits : B - Sides & Rarities Memory Lane : The Best of McFly Other albums Just My Luck Radio : Active -- Live at Wembley Video albums The Wonderland Tour 2005 Motion in the Ocean Tour All the Greatest Hits ( The DVD ) Radio : Active -- Live at Wembley Behind the Noise Singles `` 5 Colours in Her Hair '' `` Obviously '' `` That Girl '' `` Room on the 3rd Floor '' `` All About You / You 've Got a Friend '' `` I 'll Be OK '' `` I Wanna Hold You '' `` Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K '' `` Please, Please '' `` Star Girl '' `` Sorry 's Not Good Enough / Friday Night '' `` Baby 's Coming Back / Transylvania '' `` The Heart Never Lies '' `` One for the Radio '' `` Lies '' `` Do Ya / Stay with Me '' `` Falling in Love '' `` Party Girl '' `` Shine a Light '' `` That 's the Truth '' `` Love Is Easy '' `` Love Is on the Radio '' Films Just My Luck Nowhere Left to Run Tours The Wonderland Tour ( 2005 ) Motion in the Ocean Tour ( 2006 ) The Greatest Hits Tour ( 2007 ) Radio : Active Tour ( 2008 ) Above The Noise Tour ( 2011 ) The Keep Calm & Play Louder Tour ( 2012 ) McBusted Tour ( 2014 ) Related articles Discography Song list Super Records Busted V McBusted Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=5_Colours_in_Her_Hair&oldid=838034385 '' Categories : 2004 singles 2004 songs McFly songs Island Records singles Debut singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by James Bourne Songs written by Danny Jones Songs written by Tom Fletcher Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2014 Use British English from January 2014 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Norsk Polski Português Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 24 April 2018, at 14 : 45. 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Question: who was 5 colours in her hair written about
Answer: Susan Lee, a character played by actress Emily Corrie in the TV series As If, who wore coloured dreadlocks