 Genius Meanings
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Arctic Monkeys – 7
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“We played this gig in Nottingham, and there was this lass up there. So I went over there, but then she’d gone. It’s a bit of a shit thing to write a song about actually now in
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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 – 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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Arctic Monkeys – D is for Dangerous
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This song is talking about when you love somebody else very much, but they are an absolute nightmare to deal with. They are always bringing up things that were already dealt with
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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 – 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 (Ft. Dizzee Rascal) – Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend
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Originally Alex Turner, the lead singer of the Arctic Monkeys recorded a song with Dizzee Rascal called “Temptation”. Later, the Arctic Monkeys released their own version of the
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Arctic Monkeys – Stickin' to the Floor
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A song about the annoying people you meet at parties and clubs.
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Anyways
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Released on 30 November 2018, “Anyways” is the B-Side to the Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino digital and vinyl single, and the first new song released by the band since the release
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Arctic Monkeys – The Ultracheese
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A smooth, slowdance-style ballad: detachment, both personal and societal, is explored in a number of ways across the album and “The Ultracheese” has Alex reminiscing about his past
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Arctic Monkeys – 2013
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Coming as the B-Side to “Do I Wanna Know?,” the lead single off Arctic Monkeys fifth studio album, AM, “2013” is a surprisingly straightforward song on modern technology, with a
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Arctic Monkeys – Batphone
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Track 10 off Arctic Monkeys' sixth studio album, Tranquility Base Hotel And Casino.
“Bat phone” is business jargon for a private phone line whose calls take priority over official
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Miles Kane & The Death Ramps – Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)
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This song – by Miles Kane and Arctic Monkeys, the latter masqueraded as “The Death Ramps” as per the Teddy Picker single – is a simple ode to Miles' hometown, the Wirral
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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 – 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 – The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip
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This song describes people’s infatuation with their own devices, and how technology offers up ease of access while potentially making us dumber in the process.
The song is
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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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Nipsey Hussle (Ft. Stacy Barthe) – Victory Lap
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“Victory Lap” serves as both the titular track and intro song on Nipsey Hussle’s debut album, Victory Lap. On the track, Hussle boasts about his abilities; from rapping to firing
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Arctic Monkeys – Golden Trunks
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Frontman Alex Turner in an interview with Radio X, described the song as a conversation between himself and someone that he’s falling for.
Alex During the Radio X interview:
The
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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 – 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 – One Point Perspective
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The 2nd song off of Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is sung in a very melancholic tone.
The track describes how the dreams and ambitions people have as children are often
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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 – Big Ideas
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The seventh track of the album is very self-conscious thematically with Alex Turner reminiscing and reflecting on the band and the music industry. He stated in an interview with
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Arctic Monkeys – The Bad Thing
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[Chorus] / Do the bad thing / Take off your wedding ring / But it won't make it that much easier / It might make it worse / [Verse 1] / Oh, the night's like a whirlwind / Somebody'
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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 – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Jesus in the day spa, filling out the information form / Mama got her hair done, just popping out to sing a protest song / I've been on a bender back to that prophetic
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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 – One for the Road
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Fourth AM’s single, “One for the Road,” shows Alex Turner leaving a girl and the title refers to a final drink before leaving home to fortify one for the journey ahead. The
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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 – Jet Skis on the Moat
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[Verse 1] / Jet skis on the moat / They shot it all in CinemaScope / As though it's the last time you're gonna ride / Showstoppers anonymous / Come over here and give your buddy a
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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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