Arctic Monkeys

Released: December 3, 2007

Featuring: Richard Hawley

Songwriter: Alex Turner

Producer: Mike Crossey

[Verse 1]
When you left the house this evening
You said you'd be back in a little while
But I've been waiting for such a long time
And this waiting is driving me wild

[Verse 2]
And while I wait, I think about you
Do you need me and I'm not there?
Are you planning to be without me?
Do you have a new affair?

[Chorus]
You're a bad, bad woman
You're a bad, bad woman

[Verse 3]
Pictures of you keep flashing through my mind
If you would only call, if you would be so kind
Imagine things, I see another man
And it's this waiting I just can't stand

[Chorus]
You're a bad, bad woman
You're a bad, bad woman
You're a bad, bad woman
You're a bad, bad woman

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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