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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You Know I'm Know Good
Arctic Monkeys Lyrics
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Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt
You say why did you do it with him today?
And sniff me out like I was tanqueray
'Cause you're my fella, my guy
Hand me your stella and fly
By the time I'm out the door
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
Upstairs in bed, with my ex boy
He's in the place, but I can't get joy
Thinking of you in the final throws,
this is when my buzzer goes
Run out to meet your chicks and bitter
You say when we're married cause you're not bitter
There'll be none of him no more
I cried for you on the kitchen floor
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
We're like how we were again
I'm in the tub you're on the seat
Lick your lips as I soak my feet
Then you notice lickle carpet burn
My stomach drops and my guts churn
You shrug and it's the worst
To truly stuck the knife in first
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
The song "You Know I'm No Good" by Arctic Monkeys is about a troubled woman who is cheating on her current partner with her ex-boyfriend. The first verse sets the scene in a bar where the woman meets her current partner. He questions her about her infidelity with her ex and she responds with flirtatious behavior, asking for his drink and promising to return after a quick departure. In the second verse, she is in bed with her ex, but her thoughts are with her current partner. She interrupts her tryst to answer the door and meets her partner's female friend, who is bitter about the woman's involvement with her friend. The final verse describes a reunion between the woman and her partner, where they reminisce about good times in Jamaica and Spain, but the conversation is interrupted when she reveals a carpet burn on her knee.
The lyrics suggest that the woman is self-destructive and unable to form healthy relationships due to her past behaviors. She admits to cheating on her partner and acknowledges that she is "troubled" but seems to be unable to break the cycle of destructive behavior. The repetition of the line "I cheated myself like I knew I would" throughout the song emphasizes her lack of control and apparent acceptance of her own actions. The song's chorus, which begins with the line "You know that I'm no good," further reinforces the idea that she is aware of her problematic behavior and her inability to change.
Overall, "You Know I'm No Good" is a melancholic reflection on the consequences of infidelity and the damaging effects that troubled behavior can have on relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard
We arranged to meet at the bar and I heard you were already there
Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt
Your fashion is edgy with a skull t-shirt and sleeves rolled up
You say why did you do it with him today?
You ask me why I slept with him earlier
And sniff me out like I was tanqueray
You scrutinize me as if I were Tanqueray gin
'Cause you're my fella, my guy
You're my man
Hand me your stella and fly
Give me your beer and let's go
By the time I'm out the door
By the time I leave
You tear me down like Roger Moore
You criticize me like the actor Roger Moore
I cheated myself
I let myself down
Like I knew I would
As I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
I warned you, I'm not stable
You know that I'm no good
You know I can't be trusted
Upstairs in bed, with my ex boy
I'm in bed with my ex-boyfriend upstairs
He's in the place, but I can't get joy
He's here, but I feel nothing
Thinking of you in the final throws
I'm imagining you in the heat of passion
This is when my buzzer goes
The doorbell rings at that moment
Run out to meet your chicks and bitter
I hurry to meet your female friends who are resentful
You say when we're married cause you're not bitter
You say you won't be bitter when we're married
There'll be none of him no more
I won't see him again
I cried for you on the kitchen floor
I broke down and cried for you on the floor
Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
Our reunion is sweet, like the combination of Jamaica and Spain
We're like how we were again
We feel like we're back to how things used to be
I'm in the tub you're on the seat
I'm in the bathtub, you're sitting nearby
Lick your lips as I soak my feet
You're seductively licking your lips while watching me
Then you notice lickle carpet burn
You see a small burn on the carpet
My stomach drops and my guts churn
I feel sick to my stomach
You shrug and it's the worst
You don't care and that's the worst part
To truly stuck the knife in first
You were the one who hurt me first, not vice versa
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Amy Winehouse
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Hamza Ahmad
Meet you dowstairs in the bar and hurt,
Your rolled up sleeves in your skull t-shirt,
You say 'What did you do with him today?',
And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray,
'Cause you're my fella my guy,
Hand me your Stella and fly,
By the time I'm out the door,
You tear men down like Roger Moore,
I cheated myself,
Like I knew I would,
I told you I was trouble,
You know that I'm no good,
Upstairs in bed with my ex boy,
He's in a place but I can't get joy,
Thinking on you in the final throes,
This is when my buzzer goes,
Run out to meet you, chips and pitta,
You say 'when we married',
'cause you're not bitter,
'There'll be none of him no more',
I cried for you on the kitchen floor,
I cheated myself,
Like I knew I would,
I told you I was trouble,
You know that I'm no good,
Sweet reunion Jamaica and Spain,
We're like how we were again,
I'm in the tub, you on the seat,
Lick your lips as I soap my feet,
Then you notice like carpet burn,
My stomach drop and my guts churn,
You shrug and it's the worst,
Who truly stuck the knife in first
I cheated myself,
Like I knew I would,
I told you I was trouble,
You know that I'm no good,
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told you I was trouble,
You know that I'm no good.
Melanie Saenz
Meet you downstairs in the bar and heard
Your rolled up sleeves and your skull t-shirt
You say why did you do it with him today?
And sniff me out like I was tanqueray
'Cause you're my fella, my guy
Hand me your stella and fly
By the time I'm out the door
You tear me down like Roger Moore
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
Upstairs in bed, with my ex boy
He's in the place, but I can't get joy
Thinking of you in the final throws,
this is when my buzzer goes
Run out to meet your chicks and bitter
You say when we're married cause you're not bitter
There'll be none of him no more
I cried for you on the kitchen floor
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
Sweet reunion, Jamaica and Spain
We're like how we were again
I'm in the tub you're on the seat
Lick your lips as I soak my feet
Then you notice lickle carpet burn
My stomach drops and my guts churn
You shrug and it's the worst
To truly stuck the knife in first
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
I cheated myself
Like I knew I would
I told ya, I was troubled
You know that I'm no good
Nelly LM
I wish alex would sing this again considering how much his voice has developed
miz sl carr
Nelly LM YES
Gato Capíbara
He does sound a bit drunk when he sings/speaks but that somehow adds something to his style. He can't be the same guy forever.
Mona
A Box you saying he still would have the same voice to when he was like 17?
Fig Apricot
@Gato Capíbara it's just accent
Isaac Ðavid
The pronouns, the song, the singer, the bassist, the guitarist, the drummer, the band, the rhythm, the everything, it's amazing and it's only a cover.
THE COVER.
jacktangent
the pronouns?
Levi Dylan Graham
I have so much more respect for Alex Turner and the rest of the band after hearing this. It's a song explicitly about a relationship with a man, and he did it fabulously. Not only did he not try to change the pronouns-- honestly, I don't know how they would've managed it in a song like this-- there's this subtle thing: in Amy Winehouse's version, the lyric is "You tear men down like Roger Moore"; here, he distinctly says "You tear ME down like Roger Moore". This could be a simple misheard word, but I think he meant to make that change, affirming that he's singing the song as a man, as opposed to singing it from a woman character's perspective (something Pearl Jam does often). Honestly, that means so much to me: there are so few songs about same-sex relationships, you know? And that these guys, who I'm fairly sure identify as straight, were mature enough to cover this song and do it right... I don't know, it's something I appreciate.
Also: great tune.
Paper Waves
Well, Roger Moore is best known for his stint as James Bond, who has a kind of misogyny that some women find appealing even though they know it's not good for them, so it would not make sense for the word "men" to be in Amy's lyrics.
who knows
im pretty sure the original is you tear ME down