Arabella (song)

"Arabella" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys from their fifth studio album, AM (2013). The song was confirmed as the album's fifth single by the band and their label Domino^[1]^[2] and impacted radio in Italy on 28 January 2014^[3] and the United Kingdom on 10 March 2014.^[4] A physical 7" vinyl single was also planned for release on 28 March 2014, but was ultimately cancelled.^[5]

Performances

"Arabella" was played live for the first time on 30 August 2013, during Zurich Openair festival performance, which was a part of the AM Tour.^[6] The band often play part of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" during live performances of the song, done to give Alex Turner time to equip a guitar for the solo. The part "War Pigs" is played due to the similarities between the riffs of the two songs.^[7]

Music video

An official music video for the song, directed by English director Jake Nava, premiered on 2 March 2014.^[8]

Commercial performance

In September 2013, following the release of AM, "Arabella" charted at number 155 on the UK Singles Chart,^[9] number 26 on the UK Indie Chart,^[10] and number 7 on the Ultratip chart of Belgium's Flanders region.^[11] Following the announcement of its single release in March 2014, the single re-entered the UK Singles and Indie charts, peaking at numbers 70 and 9 respectively. "Arabella" was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist on the B-list on 10 February 2014.^[12]

Personnel

Arctic Monkeys

Alex Turner – lead vocals, guitar solo, tambourine
Jamie Cook – lead guitars
Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals
Matt Helders – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Technical personnel^[13]

James Ford – production, tambourine
Ross Orton – co-production
Ian Shea – engineering
Tchad Blake – mixing
Brian Lucey – mastering

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[11]	7
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)^[10]	26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[9]	155
Chart (2014)	Peak position
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[14]	45
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)^[15]	9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[16]	70
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[17]	47

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Italy^[3]	28 January 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Domino Recording Company
United Kingdom^[4]	10 March 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Domino Recording Company

References

↑ "Arctic Monkeys announce new single, Arabella for March 10th". Domino Recording Company. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
↑ Trendell, Andrew (27 January 2014). "Arctic Monkeys confirm that 'Arabella' will be their next single". Gigwise. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
1 2 di Chiara, Camilla. "Arctic Monkeys – Arabella (Domino Records)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
1 2 Lane, Daniel (3 March 2014). "This Week's New Releases 10-03-2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
↑ "Arabella [Vinyl Single]" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
↑ Baggs, Michael (2 September 2013). "Listen: Arctic Monkeys debut new track 'Arabella' from AM album". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
↑ Franks, Nico (3 February 2014). "Arctic Monkeys – Live At The Fillmore, Miami Beach". Clash. London. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
↑ "Arctic Monkeys – Arabella (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
1 2 Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 21.09.2013 (wk37)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
1 2 "Archive Chart: 2013-09-21" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
1 2 "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Arabella" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
↑ Hart, Tina (10 February 2014). "Radio playlist update: BBC Radio 1". Music Week. London. Retrieved 17 June 2014. (subscription required (help)).
↑ Adapted from AM album liner notes.
↑ "Mexico Ingles Airplay : Mar 01, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-15" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
↑ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 15th March 2014". UK Singles Chart. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
↑ "Arctic Monkeys – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Arctic Monkeys. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

Arctic Monkeys

Alex Turner Matt Helders Jamie Cook Nick O'Malley Andy Nicholson

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)

Extended plays	Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys (2005) Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? (2006)

Other albums	Beneath the Boardwalk (2004) At the Apollo (2007)

Video albums	Scummy Man At the Apollo

Tours	Tour history Humbug Tour Suck It and See Tour AM Tour

Related articles	The Death Ramps Awards Discography Songs Submarine The Last Shadow Puppets Mongrel

Book Category

Arctic Monkeys singles

Discography Songs

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not	"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" "When the Sun Goes Down"

Favourite Worst Nightmare	"Brianstorm" "Fluorescent Adolescent" "Teddy Picker"

Humbug	"Crying Lightning" "Cornerstone" "My Propeller"

Suck It and See	"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" "Suck It and See" "Black Treacle"

AM	"R U Mine?" "Do I Wanna Know?" "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" "One for the Road" "Arabella" "Snap Out of It"

Standalone singles	"Leave Before the Lights Come On" "Matador" "Come Together"

Other songs	"The View from the Afternoon" "Fake Tales of San Francisco" "Brick by Brick"

as Death Ramps	"Bad Woman" (featuring Richard Hawley) "The Death Ramps" "Nettles" "Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)" (featuring Miles Kane) "You and I" (featuring Richard Hawley)

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