Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

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Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
Whothefarethearcticmonkeyspromo.jpg
EP by
Arctic Monkeys
Released24 April 2006 (2006-04-24)
Studio
Length18:51
Label Domino
Producer
Arctic Monkeys chronology
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
(2006)		Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
(2006)		 Favourite Worst Nightmare
(2007)

Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? is the second EP by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 24 April 2006 by Domino Recording Company. [1] The extended play is the final record to feature Andy Nicholson on bass, as he was fired from the band a month after the EP's release.

Contents

Background

"The View from the Afternoon" was expected to have been the band's third single, following UK number ones "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", but the band announced in March 2006 that its next record would be a five-track EP, [2] which thereby disqualified it from being listed in the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart. [3]

"Despair in the Departure Lounge" was premiered at a gig in the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, although it was played by Alex Turner alone due to Andy Nicholson blowing his bass amplifier. This would also be the only time the band played the song live. [4]

Although the contentious language content of the EP resulted in less radio airplay than the band's earlier releases, the nature of their rise to fame and their lack of reliance on radio meant that this was not a concern for the band. [5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk (77%) [6]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Drowned in Sound 4/10 [8]
MusicOMH (positive) [9]
NME (unfavorable) [10]
Pitchfork 5.9/10 [11]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Turner

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The View from the Afternoon" Arctic Monkeys 3:38
2."Cigarette Smoker Fiona" 2:56
3."Despair in the Departure Lounge" 3:22
4."No Buses" 3:17
5."Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" 5:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [13] 37
Denmark (Tracklisten) [14] 2
France (SNEP) [15] 52
Germany (Official German Charts) [16] 79
Ireland (IRMA) [17] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [18] 58

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom24 April 2006
  • 10-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Domino [19]
Australia22 May 2006CD [20]

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