Now the kids face an even bigger challenge: Battle of the Bands, but the intergalactic version. They’re competing against alien bands from every galaxy! And if they don’t win, they might never make it home again… Can the worst band on Earth become the best band in the universe? The album consists of eight original songs, based on characters and storylines from the novel, a book inspired by Fletcher’s experience in the band McFly and friendship with bandmates Danny Jones, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter.

Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. Fletcher said: “I am over the moon to be bringing two of my biggest passions together in this joint Space Band release! I had a blast bringing the story to life, recording songs from the book with life-long friends and bandmates McFly. Space Band is a really personal book for me, inspired by my own experiences of being in a band, so this album has brought it even closer to my heart. It’s been amazing to share it with Danny, Harry and Dougie and we can’t wait to take readers interstellar when we lift off this October.” They're determined to blow their friends away at their school Battle of the Bands contest. But the moment they start to play... they're beamed up into space!!! Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Space [UK] in Australian Charts". Hung Medien . Retrieved 20 June 2019. They're determined to blow their friends away at their school Battle of the Bands contest. But the moment they start to play...Space's lyrics cover a broad range of subjects, frequently referencing celebrities and fictional characters, as well as a recurring interest in science fiction and horror films, which is often reflected in their record sleeves. In an interview with Stuart Maconie, frontman Tommy Scott stated the motivation for his songwriting is inspired more by movies and television rather than other musicians: "I'm into films and telly. The songs I write depends on what film I'm into at the time. Some days I'm Noël Coward, some days I think I'm Quentin Tarantino, some days it's Speedy Gonzales" [10] Scott has described Space's approach to creating music as a democratic process: Avenging Angels": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 14 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015 . Retrieved 10 March 2016. The day of the contest has arrived and as they begin to play something amazing happens - no, it's not the sound of the crowd cheering - they've been whisked off to space. Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.262.

Space pursued an eclectic sound dubbed "queasy listening" by critics, [1] embracing electronica and sampling in their work and drawing from genres as diverse as hip hop, techno, post-punk, ska, lounge music, easy listening and film scores, the result of the differing tastes between band members. The group were also noted for their deliberately tongue-in-cheek, dark humoured lyrics inspired by films, which frequently deal with topics such as serial killers, failed relationships, social outcasts, and mental illness. [2] Whilst Space's eclecticism and camp humour polarised listeners and critics, they have maintained a devoted cult following. a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.517. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. The out-of-this-world new adventure from number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The Christmasaurus: Tom Fletcher. Space is all about making songs with all the latest technology and throwing every genre of music into the mix to come up with something mad."Die liedjes had ik dan ook liever niet vertaald gezien. Kinderen kunnen tegenwoordig heel wat woordjes Engels lezen. En kon als uitdaging gezien worden. Space are a band from Liverpool, England, who formed in 1992 initially as a trio of Tommy Scott (vocals, bass, guitar), Jamie Murphy (vocals, guitar) and Jamie Island (drums), who was later replaced by Andy Parle. Keyboard player Franny Griffiths joined the line-up a year later, and the band signed to Gut Records in 1995, eventually rising to prominence with hit singles such as " Female of the Species", " Me and You Versus the World", " Neighbourhood", " Avenging Angels" and " The Ballad of Tom Jones", the latter a duet with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia. De afwisseling tussen tekst, tekeningen, strips, vergroot lettertype, en woorden die nog groter en vetgedrukt worden, zorgen ervoor dat je als surfend doorheen deze hardcover gaat. Interview: Tommy Scott and Paul Hemmings". Transatlantic Modern. 22 October 2020 . Retrieved 21 February 2022.