Year 3000 was a hit twice over – for Busted in 2003 and then The Jonas Brothers four years later. Busted’s James Bourne recalls the origins of the time travelling, future-proofed pop smash that can claim a chorus so irresistible that it even ended up soundtracking Bart and his schoolmates on an episode of The Simpsons…

Year 3000 was written before there was any fuss over the band. I’d probably only written one good song before, because I was writing ...