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2002 single by Busted

"What I Go to School For" is the debut single of English pop rock band Busted. It was written by James Bourne, Charlie Simpson, Matt Willis, Steve Robson, and John McLaughlin and produced by Robson. The track was inspired by a teacher that Matt Willis had a crush on at school. Released on 16 September 2002, the song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. A young Jade Ewen (who would later join girl group Sugababes) appears in the music video.

Matt Willis told the Essex Chronicle that the song came about after a night out in TOTs 2000 (now known as Talk nightclub) in James Bourne's hometown of Southend on Sea. "We were too young, we got drunk and went to TOTs," Willis said. "Then we walked home and continued drinking on the way – it took us ages. When we got back to James' house, we went to his bedroom and just picked up the guitar and that's when we started writing What I Go to School For." In 2003, the real life inspiration for the song was revealed to be Willis' former teacher Michelle Blair, who made a surprise appearance on The Frank Skinner Show on ITV during an interview with Willis. Blair, who was 28 and had been married for three years at the time of her appearance on The Frank Skinner Show, was Willis' dance teacher at the Sylvia Young Theatre School when Willis was 15. Speaking about the surprise appearance with Willis on the show, Blair said: "It was hilarious – he looked like he wanted the ground to swallow him up. I only found out the song was about me after it came out – it's really flattering." Reflecting on his time under the tutelage of Miss Blair, Willis said, "She was kind of nice and there was always something really sexy about her."

What I Go to School For became the title of a musical theatre production produced by Youth Music Theatre UK following the story of Busted from their origins in Southend on Sea, Essex, through to their break up in 2005. The musical was written by Elliot Davis with songs from Busted’s albums and new music by Bourne. It was directed by Steven Dexter and played at the Theatre Royal, Brighton in August 2016.

The video for the song features model Lorna Roberts as Miss McKenzie, the object of the band's desire. Then 14 year old Jade Ewen, who later joined the Sugababes, appears in the video as a schoolgirl. The filming of the "What I Go to School For" video was later parodied in the video for the 2019 Busted song "Nineties".

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s). (Reference(s))United Kingdom16 September 2002CD, cassetteUniversal Records, Universal, Island Records, IslandAustralia13 January 2003CDJapan21 June 2003Universal Music JapanUnited States23 August 2004Contemporary hit radioUniversal

"What I Go to School For" was parodied by the Amateur Transplants on their 2004 album Fitness to Practice. The Jonas Brothers covered the song for their 2006 album It's About Time.