Friendly Fires 'embarrassed by Xtra Factor'

Friendly Fires singer Ed Macfarlane has claimed that he was embarrassed to hear his band's song on an episode of The Xtra Factor.

The group's 1998 single 'Jump In The Pool' was featured on the ITV2 X Factor spinoff to accompany scenes of host Holly Willoughby jumping into a swimming pool with the contestants during Judges' Houses.

Macfarlane told The Sun: "It's cringey enough that I admit to having watched the show, but when I heard 'Jump In The Pool' it was possibly my most cringeworthy moment.

"There isn't even a silver lining as we probably won't get royalties because somewhere something says we don't get paid if people use less than 30 seconds."

Last year, Coldplay singer Chris Martin claimed that the decision to perform his songs on the reality talent show was always a jinx for contestants.