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Arctic Monkeys – Do I Wanna Know?
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“Do I Wanna Know” is the second single from AM, premiered live at the Ventura Theatre, CA on May 22, 2013.
In it, Alex portrays himself as an obsessive lover that is paranoid
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Arctic Monkeys – 505
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“505” is one of the songs that marks a turning point in Alex Turner’s songwriting, as he discovers new emotional depths.
The organ chords are the same as were used in Ennio
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Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
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A single from Arctic Monkeys originally released in early 2012 for Record Store Day in the UK. “R U Mine?” was then re-recorded for their 2013 album AM.
The song delves into the
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Arctic Monkeys – Fluorescent Adolescent
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“Fluorescent Adolescent” is a track about getting older and finding out that life isn’t as fun as it used to be. It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current life
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Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours
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The song reworks John Cooper Clarke’s poem of the same name. The song focuses on similar themes in the poem. In an interview, Clarke said his poem is:
one of a classic style of
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Arctic Monkeys – Body Paint
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Premiered on BBC Radio 1’s ‘Future Sounds’ program on September 29th, 2022, the track serves as the second single from the band’s seventh LP, The Car.
The song had previously made
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Arctic Monkeys – There'd Better Be a Mirrorball
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“There’d Better Be A Mirrorball” is the lead single and opening track from Arctic Monkeys' seventh studio album, The Car. The song resurrects the same jazz-inspired style featured
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Arctic Monkeys – No. 1 Party Anthem
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Ironically, the slowest track off of AM, “No. 1 Party Anthem,” pokes fun at waiting for an anthemic party song to feel the vibe. Some of the lyrics here were first used on Arctic
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Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker
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This song refers to the striving for fame, and once having it, the not so great side of it. Overall it is essentially be careful what you wish for. The Teddy Picker refers to a
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Arctic Monkeys – Arabella
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A song about a space aged lover named Arabella serves as track four on the Arctic Monkeys' 5th album AM. It furthers the album’s motif of passion’s incessant pull, both for better
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Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?
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A single off the Arctic Monkeys 5th album AM, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” is a sexy record, that has the band experimenting with R&B sounds.
Alex’s story is made
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Arctic Monkeys – Knee Socks
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Perhaps the album’s best song is tucked away just before it ends. Everything about this track is sexy…from the bass drum and simple guitar riff as it opens, to the imagery conjured
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Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone
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“Cornerstone” is the seventh track of Arctic Monkeys’ 2009 release Humbug, and the second single to be released from the album.
The song has a straightforward narrative. The
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Arctic Monkeys – When the Sun Goes Down
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The second single from Arctic Monkeys' debut album is about prostitution around the studio they were recording in in Sheffield. It was a considerable commercial success, scoring
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Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
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The breakout and first single by Arctic Monkeys, from their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
It’s about seeing a girl in a mundane, everyday situation
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Arctic Monkeys – I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am
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“I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am” is the third single from Arctic Monkeys seventh studio album, The Car. It was the first song to be performed live before the release of The Car
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Arctic Monkeys – Star Treatment
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“Star Treatment” is the opener to the Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album, co-produced by Alex Turner himself for the first time.
Turner personifies a washed up lead of the
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Arctic Monkeys – Scummy
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[Intro] / So who's that girl there? / I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam the streets / She don't do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts / It's all not quite
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Arctic Monkeys – A Certain Romance
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“A Certain Romance” is the last song on Arctic Monkeys first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, released in 2006. NME described it as “a strangely even-handed
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Arctic Monkeys – Snap Out of It
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“Snap Out of It,” one of the poppiest and most instantly accessible songs on the record, describes Alex Turner trying to tell a girl that she should forget about him.
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Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning
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The first single from the Arctic Monkeys' third album, Humbug.
The acoustic version has a third verse:
Oh, you were reading a book about some idiot
And telling me about another
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Arctic Monkeys – Red Right Hand
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Ever wanted to sell your soul to the Devil? This song is an extremely accurate account on why it may seem attractive, but you shouldn’t do it.
Originally a song by Nick Cave and
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Arctic Monkeys – Brianstorm
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Sometimes mistakenly referred to as “Brainstorm.”
When asked to say a little about the song’s protagonist, Alex Turner replied,
I can’t remember Brian now… I don’t know if he
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Arctic Monkeys – Fireside
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A beautiful song about how difficult it is to move on from someone you loved, even when you know it’s the right thing to do.
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Arctic Monkeys – Fake Tales of San Francisco
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After being featured on the band’s debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, the song was released as a radio-only single in the United States instead of “Leave
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Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum
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A song from Arctic Monkeys' 2006 album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. It remains a fan favourite and helped popularise the Yorkshire word ‘mardy’, meaning sulky or
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Arctic Monkeys – From the Ritz to the Rubble
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“From the Ritz to the Rubble” is the 12th song on Arctic Monkey’s first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.
Like many of the songs on the album, it follows a
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Arctic Monkeys – Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
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A song about the music industry and how fickle it can be.
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Arctic Monkeys – Suck It and See
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“Suck It and See” is a song about having an almost unhealthy affection for someone (“Your love is like a studded leather headlock/Be cruel to me, ‘cause I’m a fool for you”). It’s
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Arctic Monkeys – My Propeller
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It was released as the third single from the band’s third studio album Humbug, as announced on 1 February 2010. Released on 22 March 2010, the single follows its two predecessors
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Arctic Monkeys – Dangerous Animals
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The third song on the Arctic Monkey’s third album, Humbug.
Alex is haunted by thoughts of a woman who doesn’t want him.
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Arctic Monkeys – Do Me a Favour
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A breakup song from the band’s second album Favourite Worst Nightmare. In a novel twist, the song is written from the perspective of the person in the wrong, who knows they’re in
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Arctic Monkeys – Only Ones Who Know
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[Verse 1] / In a foreign place, the saving grace was the feeling / That it was a heart that he was stealing / Oh, he was ready to impress and the fierce excitement / The eyes are
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Arctic Monkeys – Four Out of Five
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The song describes advertising for the titular Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Some parts read explicitly like an advert, inviting the listener to come and relax at Tranquility
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Arctic Monkeys – Sculptures of Anything Goes
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[Verse 1] / How am I supposed to manage my infallible beliefs / While I'm sockin' it to ya? / Performin' in Spanish on Italian TV / Sometime in the future / Whilst wondering if
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Arctic Monkeys – Mad Sounds
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The only song from AM not released as a single to be debuted live before the release of the album.
Another slow-tempo song, continuing on from Track 6 “No. 1 Party Anthem”, that
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Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
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The song uses conceptual and political imagery to give the listener a firsthand view of the “Casino” and its features.
A couple of months after the album’s release, the track was
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Read All The Lyrics To Arctic Monkeys’ New Album ‘The Car’
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The LP includes the singles “Body Paint” and “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball.”
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Arctic Monkeys – Piledriver Waltz
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A song about heartbreak, “Piledriver Waltz” was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Submarine, which features original songs written by Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex
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Arctic Monkeys (Ft. Richard Hawley) – Bad Woman
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“Bad Woman” is the second track on the single “Teddy Picker”.
The song talks of a man whose girl is slowly drifting away to another man, bringing him into a state of wondering and
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Arctic Monkeys – Nettles
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[Verse 1] / Sank into their calculations and snorted on a stench / Of their arithmetic / Look for the boy who was hanging his head low / More trophies and ideas to follow their
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Arctic Monkeys – The Lovers
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Up from the pastures of boredom / Out from the sea of discontent / They come in packs like hungry hounds / Up seekers of the dark enchantment / They haunt the boulevards and bars
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