He is a member of the pop-punk band Busted and he is also lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the post-hardcore band Fightstar. On 23 October 2016, the band made their first TV performance in over 12 years on The X Factor to perform "Year 3000" with the contestants. Simpson has a very musical family dating back to Sir William Sterndale Bennett (Charlie's mother's maiden name) who was an English pianist, conductor, and composer, a notable figure in the musical life of his time.

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Between Busted, Fightstar and his solo projects, he has sold over five million records worldwide, winning two Brit Awards and being nominated for two Kerrang! Good One" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Sales Chart. Chalmers, president of East West, said: "Watching Busted play live over the past few weeks and seeing people respond to their music and energy has been amazing.The band released the albums Busted in 2002 and A Present for Everyone in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005. Simpson has started working on a solo acoustic album, while Westaway and Haigh will be completing post-production on the bands film and working on some music videos. In November 2004, Busted released a live album, A Ticket for Everyone: Busted Live, which features live recordings from their 2004 tour. In an interview with Newsround, Willis said, "We were deciding what single to go for just as that happened and we really wanted to use Crash and Burn but we thought the name was inappropriate - it would have been bad taste.

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On 13 January 2005, Busted's record label announced that a press conference was to be held at the Soho Hotel in London the following day.To-date they have released one EP and four albums: They Liked You Better When You Were Dead, [34] Grand Unification, [35] One Day Son, This Will All Be Yours, [36] Be Human [37] and Behind the Devil's Back, all being released in both the UK and the US. After their 2014 reunion and 2015 album, Fightstar began to describe themselves as a "passion project" rather than a full-time band, as the members focus on other projects.

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Busted consisted of Simpson on lead guitar and occasionally drums, Willis on bass guitar and Bourne on rhythm guitar and piano; all three members provided vocals. The first release is a new version of Loser Kid, from Busted’s debut album; the track will hit airwaves on April 14 and will feature pop rock stars Simple Plan. This 23-track 'Guest Features' edition includes the re-recordings plus 14 duets with the likes of; the Jonas Brothers, Dashboard Confessional, Hanson, Charlotte Sands, McFly, Simple Plan, The Vamps and James Arthur, amongst others.

The DVD release includes a documentary, Puntercam, Teenage Kicks in colour and the music videos of Thuderbirds Are Go, Crashed the Wedding and What I Go to School For as special features.

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You Said No" is titled "Crash and Burn" on the original album release, but its title was changed for the single release because of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.

In October 2014, Simpson announced that he would play a 13 date UK solo acoustic tour in January/February of the following year. Despite the huge success of Busted, Simpson began to grow increasingly discontented with the pop star lifestyle and the music he was performing. The full-length album was finally finished in February 2011 and was mastered by John Davis at Metropolis Studios in London.