The band has released seven studio albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006), Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007), Humbug (2009), Suck It and See (2011), AM (2013), Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018) and The Car (2022) (the first six of which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart.
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 that 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, held 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.
On 19th June 2006 the band officially announced that founding member and bassist Andy Nicholson had left the band after missing the American leg of their tour due to 'fatigue' and the other band members couldn't stand the constant 'missing his girlfriend syndrome' so they told him to sling his hook. Former Dodgems bassist Nick O'Malley was initially brought in as a stand-in, and played the band's remaining summer commitments. He was then announced as Nicholson's permanent replacement.
The single "Leave Before The Lights Come On" came out on August 14th, but only reached Number 4 on the UK charts, denying the band a third consecutive number 1 single.
Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not won the 2006 Mercury Prize, was chosen as the best album of year 2006 by Q Magazine, and received a slew of other accolades.
Their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare was released on April 23rd 2007. It was preceded by "Brianstorm", the first single from the album, which was released a week before. Like its predecessor, "Favourite Worst Nightmare" sold more than the rest of the Top 20 combined, and - due to an error on iTunes - every song on the record appeared on the UK Top 200 Singles the next week.
When asked about Favourite Worst Nightmare Turner commented, "We haven't changed that much. It's still about making contact with girls or not making contact with girls".
The band began to write and record demos for the third album in January 2008, Turner said "We had tunes that we'd already been playing on tour so we recorded them. That’s six [songs]. We’re going to take it easy and start practicing over the summer and doing new stuff."
The band premiered new material from the unreleased album during their January 2009 tour of New Zealand, playing small venues in Wellington and Auckland ahead of the Big Day Out festival. Their first show in more than a year was on January 13, 2009 at Wellington's Town Hall. In both cities, the new songs played were "Crying Lightning", "Go-Kart", "Dangerous Animals" and "Pretty Visitors." The full setlist from the Auckland gig is available online. Also played was a cover of the Nick Cave song "Red Right Hand." During their last tour, the band had played new songs "Put Me In A Terror Pocket", "Sandtrap," and "The Fire and The Thud" live.
Lead singer/songwriter Alex Turner started a two-man project with the singer from the Rascals, Miles Kane.
The band is called 'The Last Shadow Puppets'
The Arctic Monkeys band released their album Humbug in August of 2009, preceded by the single "Crying Lightning"
They released their fourth studio album, Suck It And See, on June 6th, 2011.
They released their fifth studio album, AM, on September 9th, 2013.
They released their sixth studio album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, with no preceding single releases, on May 11th, 2018.
They released their seventh studio album, The Car, on October 21st, 2022, preceded by the singles "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball", "Body Paint" and "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am".
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Wavin' Bye to the Train or the Bus
Arctic Monkeys Lyrics
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I'll give you anything, yeah
In return for the noises you've got
And I can see you want to be attended to
Just count to twenty-nine and I'll attend to you
Oh for sure... well certainly, yeah yeah yeah
Wavin' bye to the train or the bus I'm ever so worried because...
I don't want to get all forgotten...
So very comfortable..
Don't really need to put up my feet,
And even in fat sam's grand slam,
Can't see it being easier to speak.
when you've karate-kicked your way to someone new
And I'm a memory and don't know what to do
All on his own...
Collecting his dole n' stuff
Wavin' bye to the train or the bus
I'm ever so worried because...
I don't want to get all forgotten...
Cause we know
Yeah, we know-oh-oh-oh
Oh we know, a woah-oh-oh
Don't know where we're going, baby
I s'pose it depends
But even if we're all far apart
We can all come back and all be fine
We'll be able to be together again
Be together again
Be together again
...
Everybody will be together again!
The lyrics of Arctic Monkeys song Wavin' Bye To The Train Or The Bus are not like those of a typical love song. The song seems to be about a man who is desperately seeking some attention and wishing to exchange something (probably sexual) for it. The singer offers anything in exchange for the noises his partner makes, which is a clear indication of his intentions. The second verse is about him feeling content and not wanting to move, even though he is well aware that his partner has moved on. He seems to be struggling with the idea of being forgotten.
The chorus of the song is about the singer hoping not to be forgotten, and he doesn't seem to care if it is the train or the bus that he is waving bye to. The song ends with the message of hopefulness and optimism as the singer declares that everybody will be together again.
One possible interpretation of the song is that it is about a man who is desperate for attention and love, and he is willing to exchange material things for it. He is content with his situation, but at the same time, he's afraid of being forgotten. The song seems to be more about loneliness and the desire to be remembered than it is about love.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh baby, I'm wanting to do you a swap
I'm willing to give you something in exchange for what you have
I'll give you anything, yeah
In return for the noises you've got
I'll offer you whatever you want in exchange for the sounds you make
And I can see you want to be attended to
Just count to twenty-nine and I'll attend to you
Oh for sure... well certainly, yeah yeah yeah
I can tell you want attention, just give me a moment and I'll give it to you. I'm confident that I can do it.
Wavin' bye to the train or the bus
I'm ever so worried because...
I don't want to get all forgotten...
I'm anxious about being forgotten as the train or bus leaves, leaving me behind.
So very comfortable..
Don't really need to put up my feet,
And even in fat sam's grand slam,
Can't see it being easier to speak.
when you've karate-kicked your way to someone new
And I'm a memory and don't know what to do
All on his own...
Collecting his dole n' stuff
I'm so comfortable and at ease. Even in a loud or overwhelming situation I wouldn't find it difficult to express myself. But when you've moved on and I'm left with nothing to do, I'm alone, collecting unemployment benefits.
Cause we know
Yeah, we know-oh-oh-oh
Oh we know, a woah-oh-oh
We understand, we really do
Don't know where we're going, baby
I s'pose it depends
But even if we're all far apart
We can all come back and all be fine
We'll be able to be together again
I'm uncertain about the future and where it will take us, but even if we end up far apart, we can still reunite and everything will be okay.
Be together again
Be together again
Be together again
...
Everybody will be together again!
We'll all be reunited once more and everything will be alright.
Contributed by Addison N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@RicardoO.o
Oh baby, I'm wanting to do you a swap
I'll give you anything, yeah
In return for the noises you've got
And I can see you want to be attended to
Just count to twenty-nine and I'll attend to you
Oh for sure... well certainly, yeah yeah yeah
Wavin' bye to the train or the bus
I'm ever so worried because...
I don't want to get all forgotten...
So very comfortable..
Don't really need to put up my feet
And even in fat sam's grand slam
Can't see it being easier to speak
When you've karate-kicked your way to someone new
And I'm a memory and don't know what to do
All on his own...
Collecting his dole n' stuff
Wavin' bye to the train or the bus
I'm ever so worried because...
I don't want to get all forgotten...
Cause we know
Yeah, we know-oh-oh-oh
Oh we know, a woah-oh-oh
Don't know where we're going, baby
I s'pose it depends
But even if we're all far apart
We can all come back and all be fine
We'll be able to be together again
Be together again
Be together again
Be together again
Be together again
Be together again
Be together again
Everybody will be together again!
@lucycecil5682
"I'll give you anything in exchange for the noises you've got"
exhales lustfully yeah sure
@Prettypaigexxx
LucyRJ Cecil omg.... i gasped
@danielyourestillachad5542
wtf
@rorywhelan_
K
@aunthaumv3711
They waved bye to The Bus and the Train. Now they all about The Car! 🚗
@a-stark3
WHY IS THIS NOT ON SPOTIFY
@a-stark3
@@hwisk7415 9 months later I became weirdly obsessed with them and found it out myself but thanks dude!
@paulk.794
Must be too good
@axl1555
because os cara é foda
@arcane1282
NO IDEA