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Sheffield, England, United Kingdom (2002 – present)
Arctic Monkeys are an alternative rock band formed in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom in 2002 after meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie ‘Cookie’ Cook (guitar), Nick O’Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006.
Each of the band’s first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top 20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12.
The band’s rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among message boards and friends leading to a growing fan base for the band, and were collected on the unofficial Beneath the Boardwalk, which the band recognizes on their website. The band owe much of their success to viral buzz via the Internet, and have eschewed typical ‘commercial’ channels, including refusing to appear on the UK’s (now discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success.
The band’s debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, holds the record for the largest first week sales of a debut album in the UK (in its first week, it sold more than the rest of the Top 20 albums combined). The album sold over 360,000 copies in its first week, but lost the title in November 2007 to Leona Lewis’s album Spirit.
Each of the band’s first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top 20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12.
The band’s rise to success started in late 2004/early 2005 when demo songs which had been handed out in CD form at gigs found their way onto the internet. These demos rapidly spread among message boards and friends leading to a growing fan base for the band, and were collected on the unofficial Beneath the Boardwalk, which the band recognizes on their website. The band owe much of their success to viral buzz via the Internet, and have eschewed typical ‘commercial’ channels, including refusing to appear on the UK’s (now discontinued) Top Of The Pops music program, which was often seen as a gateway to success.
The band’s debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, holds the record for the largest first week sales of a debut album in the UK (in its first week, it sold more than the rest of the Top 20 albums combined). The album sold over 360,000 copies in its first week, but lost the title in November 2007 to Leona Lewis’s album Spirit.
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
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kaisersfan wrote:
OH MY GOD need a new album, Hambug it's just great!! i need some more XD
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kuki_kambara wrote:
Hahaha cool, we need more people, though.
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CaptainTails wrote:
@kuki_kambara count me in 2. Just let know
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Tigerkugelfisch wrote:
Awesome band. Nothing left to say.
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anil7 wrote:
riot van top song... ok along with I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Fake Tales of San Francisco When the Sun Goes Down Brianstorm Dancing Shoes Teddy Picker :p love them all
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Verismaya wrote:
if you have lesson....... adore!!!
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Federovic wrote:
Count me in.
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Primanova wrote:
any tour? *love*
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kuki_kambara wrote:
Oi! We've GOT to do the "Humbug Play Day". Who's with me?
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stanislav_orlov wrote:
! ! !
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Federovic wrote:
i would kill to see The Jewellers Hands on top.
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J-u-l-i-a wrote:
I want my favourite band back...:C
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riryby wrote:
i love mardy bum!
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briian_n_iio wrote:
--_-- ... wWiIi.
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hey_spring wrote:
i love u guys ! <3
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renetsboson wrote:
humbug is the most complex album from them i think
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VONSiD wrote:
So sad only 'my propeller' and 'crying lightning' are on top. Humbug is fucking awesome.
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gblaeser wrote:
shit are you kiddin, wtf is fake tales of san francisco doing on top?! [2]
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Limited Edition Shepherds Bush Empire T-Shirt Now Online
8 Apr 2010 | from www.arcticmonkeys.com
The limited-edition T-shirt produced for the Shepherds Bush Empire show are now available to purchase online from the Arctic Monkeys store. Limited to just 100 t-shirts.
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