They recently confirmed that they will be releasing new music for the first time in a decade this month.
And the members of McFly – consisting of Harry Judd, Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter – have confessed that they battled with feelings of jealousy as they drifted apart and worked on solo projects during their hiatus.
In an interview with The Sun, the musicians, whose two-year stint in the supergroup McBusted with fellow band Busted came to an end in 2016, admitted they were ‘broken’ during their time apart from one another.
Feelings: The members of McFly have confessed that they battled with feelings of jealousy as they drifted apart and worked on solo projects during their hiatus. Pictured in October
Harry said: ‘We have all been through a lot individually in the past four years. It got to a point where once all the talking was done, we had one therapy session and things were said.
‘We’d seen each other broken, desperate and sorry enough to each other to be like, “Right, OK, we can move on now.” It’s not just like a married couple. There’s four of us, so there’s a relationship between each and every single person. It’s a complicated thing.’
During their time apart, each member pursued other projects, which included Harry’s Strictly Come Dancing win, Danny becoming a coach on The Voice Kids, Dougie launching an acting career, and Tom becoming a bestselling author.
Amazing: The band – consisting of (L-R) Danny Jones, Tom Fletcher, Dougie Poynter and Harry Judd – revealed their first reunion single will be released this week. Pictured in 2004
However, Harry admitted that it was still a struggle to adjust to life without McFly, after the ‘amazing experience’ of being in the band.
He told the publication: ‘I was turning 30 and the band was taken away from me. You suddenly don’t know what to do and have this identity crisis.’
Earlier this month, the members of McFly thrilled fans when they confirmed they will be releasing new music for the first time in a decade.
The band confirmed the news after signing a new record deal, and are releasing their album’s first single Happiness this week.
McFly first confirmed they would be reuniting back in September with an anniversary tour, which has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Taking to Twitter on earlier this month, Tom confirmed the band’s news by writing: ‘We have some big @mcflymusic news! We have signed a new record deal with @BMGuk and new music is on the way.’
Tom told BBC that their reunion was almost derailed due to tensions within the group, and even considered group therapy to try and resolve their differences.
He said: ‘There was a strong possibility McFly would never happen again. We genuinely didn’t know how to get back on track..
Harry added: ‘We tried to talk it out a couple of times over those years and it just was very unproductive. So, yeah, there were moments where we talked about, ”Do we need to get in a room with a therapist and document this?”
Iconic: In September, McFly announced they would be reuniting for a nationwide tour to the delight of fans, but have since postponed the shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic
After going on hiatus the band all went onto have success in different areas, with Tom becoming a successful children’s author, Dougie winning I’m A Celebrity in 2011, Danny wrote and produced records, and Harry won Strictly Come Dancing.
They also formed the supergroup McBusted in 2013, and released an album before embarking on a nationwide tour.
Eventually, it was McFly’s manager who finally pushed them to reunite by booking them to perform a concert at the O2 Arena.
The group also confirmed they’d nearly finished recording their album when the new record deal was signed, and their album, Young Dumb Thrills, is set to be released in November.
McFly first confirmed they would be reuniting in September, and immediately announced a nationwide tour which sold out in minutes.
Iconic: They also formed the supergroup McBusted in 2013, and released an album before embarking on a nationwide tour
Back in late March, they announced the 11-day tour had been postponed to October and November due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a message posted to Twitter, the band wrote: ‘Following the latest government advice we are very sad to announce that we are rescheduling our upcoming April/May UK 2020 tour.
‘The safety and health of our fans is our utmost priority. Look after each other & see you very soon. Love Tom, Danny, Harry & Dougie (sic)’
McFly have long been known as one of the noughties’ most iconic boybands, after releasing their first single 5 Colours in Her Hair in 2004.
They went onto have nine number one singles and two chart-topping albums before parting ways in 2010.
Tensions: Tom told BBC that their reunion was almost derailed due to tensions within the group, and even considered group therapy to try and resolve their differences