Teddy Picker

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"Teddy Picker"
TeddyPickerArcticMonkeys.jpg
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Released3 December 2007 (UK)
RecordedDecember 2006
Studio Miloco Studios, London
Genre
Length2:43
Label Domino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Alex Turner
Producer(s)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Fluorescent Adolescent"
(2007)
"Teddy Picker"
(2007)
"Crying Lightning"
(2009)
Music video
"Teddy Picker" on YouTube

"Teddy Picker" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the third single [4] from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare . It was released on 3 December 2007 in the United Kingdom. [5] The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20.

Contents

Music video

The video was directed by Roman Coppola, who has previously worked with The Strokes, Daft Punk and Phoenix. The whole video was completed in one day and features the band performing the song live in RAK Studios, London and walking to a local pub. It also won them Best Video at the 2008 NME Awards.

Track listing

CD, 10"
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Teddy Picker" Alex Turner Arctic Monkeys 2:43
2."Bad Woman" (featuring Richard Hawley)Patrick Sickafus Death Ramps 2:18
3."The Death Ramps" Death Ramps3:19
4."Nettles"TurnerArctic Monkeys1:45
7"
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Teddy Picker"TurnerArctic Monkeys2:43
2."Bad Woman" (featuring Richard Hawley)Patrick SickafusArctic Monkeys2:18

Personnel

Personnel adapted from album liner notes [3]

Arctic Monkeys

Technical Personnel

Charts

Chart (2007) [6] Peak
position
French Singles Chart 99
Irish Singles Chart 32
Italian Singles Chart 35
Netherlands Singles Chart 98
UK Singles Chart 20
UK Indie Chart 1

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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