Fightstar included Charlie Simpson, formerly of Busted, whose previous top 10 singles included "Crashed the Wedding", "Year 3000" and "Who's David". Simpson's former bandmate James Bourne formed Son of Dork after the band split and charted at number 3 with "Ticket Outta Loserville". Lee Ryan made his solo debut outside Blue when "Army of Lovers" reached number 3 in the chart. Bandmate Simon Webbe had two top 10 singles in 2005, "Lay Your Hands" and "No Worries" both peaking at number four.
