Arctic Monkeys

Released: December 4, 2020

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Matthew Kettle

[Spoken Intro]
We're Arctic Monkeys
This is "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Don’t believe the hype

[Verse 1]
Stop making the eyes at me
I'll stop making the eyes at you
What it is that surprises me
Is that I don't really want you to

[Pre-Chorus]
And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh, but you’re an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn't Rio, but I don't like the sand
And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh

[Chorus]
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
Don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on thе dancefloor
Dancing to electro-pop likе a robot from 1984
From 1984

[Verse 2]
I wish you’d stop ignoring me
Because it’s sending me to despair
Without a sound, yeah, you're calling me
And I don’t think it's very fair

[Pre-Chorus]
That your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night)
Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite)
Your name isn’t Rio, but I don't like the sand
And lighting a fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh

[Chorus]
I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or
Don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
From 1984

[Bridge]
And no, there in't no love
No Montagues or Capulets
Just banging tunes and DJ sets and
The dirty dancefloor and dreams of naughtiness
Oh, come on

[Chorus]
On the dancefloor
I don't know if you're looking for romance or what
I don't know what you're looking for
I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor
Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984
From 1984

[Spoken Outro]
Alright, knock it here now

Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. The band consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, rhythm/lead guitar), Matt Helders (drums, vocals), Jamie Cook (lead/rhythm guitar) and Nick O'Malley (bass, backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album was released. Their sound has changed extensively from album to album, gradually evolving from raw, youthful post-punk revival music to R ‘n’ B and jazz-inspired experiments.

All four original members of the band were devoted fans of hip-hop when they were younger, a genre that would have an immense influence on their later work, but it was the sound of The Strokes and The Libertines that would help shape their early style. The Arctic Monkeys became one of the first bands to find fame and recognition purely through internet publicity and social media; the Arctics used to sell their demos CDs at a bar where Alex Turner used to work, but due to the limited number of CDs, their fans started to upload them on the internet.

Initially, they refused to sign a record contract with any label through fear that they would want the band to change their songs, going as far as to refuse scouts guaranteed entry into their gigs. However, they eventually signed with Domino because of the “do it yourself” attitude of founder, Lawrence Bell, who ran the label from his own house.

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