Half Way There is the fourth studio album by English pop punk band Busted.

In June 2017, Busted flew to Los Angeles to perform their first American gig as a reformed band at the Troubadour.

During this trip, they also continued writing and began recording for their planned fourth studio album.

"A rush of melody and effervescent riffs that see the band blend huge arena-filling choruses with the classic pop-punk sound of Blink-182 and New Found Glory.

The band recorded a new version featuring Simpson and without McFly for the album, as the band believed that it fit the album's themes of nostalgia, reflection, and their hearkening back to their earlier pop-punk sound due to the lyrics dealing with James Bourne's life after Busted initially broke up in 2005.

Of the return to the band's roots, Charlie Simpson said, "We couldn't have made this album 10 years ago.