Arabella (song)

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"Arabella"
Arctic Monkeys - Arabella.jpg
Promotional single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album AM
Released28 January 2014 (2014-01-28) (radio)
Recorded2012–13
Genre
Length3:27
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
  • Alex Turner
Producer(s)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"One for the Road"
(2013) 		"Arabella"
(2014) 		"Snap Out of It"
(2014)
Music video
"Arabella" on YouTube

"Arabella" is a song by English rock band Arctic Monkeys from their fifth studio album, AM (2013). The song was confirmed as the album's fifth single by the band and their label Domino[3][4] and impacted radio in Italy on 28 January 2014[5] and the United Kingdom on 10 March 2014.[6] A physical 7" vinyl single was also planned for release on 28 March 2014, but was ultimately cancelled.[7]

Composition[]

The song is described by Far Out magazine as a "fusing of late ‘90s hip-hop and R&B with ‘70s hard rock," they also noted musical references "to the likes of Sabbath or Zeppelin and the futurism of Dr Dre, combined with lyrical extracts like “Arabella’s got a ‘70s head, but she’s a modern lover…she’s made of outer space”".[8]

Performances[]

"Arabella" was played live for the first time on 30 August 2013, during Zurich Openair festival performance, which was a part of the AM Tour.[9] The band often play part of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" during live performances of the song, done to give Alex Turner time to equip a guitar for the solo. The part "War Pigs" is played due to the similarities between the riffs of the two songs.[10]

Music video[]

An official music video for the song, directed by English director Jake Nava, premiered on 2 March 2014.[11]

Commercial performance[]

In September 2013, following the release of AM, "Arabella" charted at number 155 on the UK Singles Chart,[12] number 26 on the UK Indie Chart,[13] and number 7 on the Ultratip chart of Belgium's Flanders region.[14] Following the announcement of its single release in March 2014, the single re-entered the UK Singles and Indie charts, peaking at numbers 70 and 9 respectively. "Arabella" was added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist on the B-list on 10 February 2014.[15]

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[14] 7
UK Indie (OCC)[13] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 155
Chart (2014) Peak
position
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17] 45
UK Indie (OCC)[18] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 70
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[20] 47

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[21] Gold 25,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 600,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label
Italy[5] 28 January 2014 Contemporary hit radio Domino
United Kingdom[6] 10 March 2014

References[]

  1. ^ Williams, Sophie (17 December 2020). "Every Arctic Monkeys song ranked in order of greatness". NME. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Harry (11 May 2018). "Arctic Monkeys albums ranked from worst to best". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Arctic Monkeys announce new single, Arabella for March 10th". Domino Recording Company. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  4. ^ Trendell, Andrew (27 January 2014). "Arctic Monkeys confirm that 'Arabella' will be their next single". Gigwise. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b di Chiara, Camilla. "Arctic Monkeys – Arabella (Domino Records)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Lane, Daniel (3 March 2014). "This Week's New Releases 10-03-2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Arabella [Vinyl Single]" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  8. ^ Lownds, David J. (11 September 2013). "Arctic Monkeys – Arabella". Far Out Magazine.
  9. ^ Baggs, Michael (2 September 2013). "Listen: Arctic Monkeys debut new track 'Arabella' from AM album". Gigwise. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. ^ Franks, Nico (3 February 2014). "Arctic Monkeys – Live At The Fillmore, Miami Beach". Clash. London. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Arabella (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 21.09.2013 (wk37)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Arabella" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. ^ Hart, Tina (10 February 2014). "Radio playlist update: BBC Radio 1". Music Week. London. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ Adapted from AM album liner notes.
  17. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay : Mar 01, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  18. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart UK Top 100 – 15th March 2014". UK Singles Chart. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  21. ^ "Italian single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – Arabella" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 December 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Arabella" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – Arabella". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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