Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (song)

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"Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"
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Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
B-side "Anyways"
Released23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)
Length3:31
Label Domino
Songwriter(s) Alex Turner
Producer(s)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Four Out of Five"
(2018)
"Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"
(2018)
"There'd Better Be a Mirrorball"
(2022)
Music video
"Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino" on YouTube

"Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released on 23 July 2018 as the second single from their sixth studio album of the same name, along with an accompanying music video. [1] On 16 October 2018, it was announced that a 7-inch vinyl version of the single would be released on 30 November 2018, alongside the previously unreleased B-side "Anyways". [2]

Contents

Music video

The music video was released on 23 July 2018 through the band's official YouTube Vevo account. It was directed by Ben Chappell and Aaron Brown who also directed the previous video for "Four Out of Five", and continues the Stanley Kubrick inspired visuals of the previous clip. [1] The video centres around Turner living in the titular hotel and casino, travelling around the floors and lounging in the leisure facilities. He also plays the role of "Mark", the hotel's resident concierge, answering the telephone and redirecting the calls. The video was shot at the Peppermill Reno in Reno, Nevada. [3] The moped which appears in the video is a Honda Elite 80.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Turner

7-inch single / digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"3:31
2."Anyways"3:41

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [4]

"Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"

"Anyways"

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [5] 7
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [6] 36
Ireland (IRMA) [7] 49
Scotland (OCC) [8] 28
UK Audio Streaming (Official Charts Company) [9] 31
UK Indie (OCC) [10] 5
UK Singles Sales Chart (Official Charts Company) [11] 20
UK Vinyl Chart (Official Charts Company) [12] 1
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue no.
Various23 July 2018 Contemporary hit radio [1] Domino RUG970CDP [15]
30 November 2018 7-inch single [2] RUG970 [4]
Digital download [16]

See also

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