Arctic Monkeys

Released: December 4, 2020

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Matthew Kettle

[Verse 1]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight there'll be some love
Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah
Regardless of what's gone before
I want to see all of the things that we've already seen
I wanna see you face the jack—
And of course it's fancy dress
And they're all looking quite full on
In bunny ears and devil horns and oh

[Verse 2]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight therе'll be some love
Tonight thеre'll be a ruckus, yeah
Regardless of what's gone before
I want to see all of the things that we've already seen
I wanna see you face the jackpot out the fruit machine
And put it all back in
You've got to understand it
You can never beat the bandit, no

[Chorus]
And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked
When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock
And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox
And all that it says is that you've drank a lot
And you should bear that in mind tonight (Bear that in mind)
Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight (Bear that in mind)

[Post-Chorus]
And you can pour your heart out but her reasoning will block
Owt you send her after nine o' clock, come on

[Verse 3]
Anticipation has a habit to set you up
For disappointment in evening entertainment, but
Tonight there'll be some love, ah
Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah
Regardless of what's gone before

[Chorus]
And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked
When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock
And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox
And all that it says is that you've drank a lot
And you should bear that in mind tonight (Bear that in mind)
Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight (Bear that in mind)

[Post-Chorus]
And you can pour your heart out around three o' clock
When the two-for-one's undone the writer's block, woah

[Spoken Outro]
Thanks very much for having us, everybody
And thank you for supporting War Child
I've got just one more question for you

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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