Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair

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"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
Dontsitdown.jpg
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Suck It and See
B-side"Brick by Brick"
Released16 April 2011 (2011-04-16)
GenreStoner rock[1]
Length3:04
LabelDomino
Songwriter(s)
  • Alex Turner
Producer(s)James Ford
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"My Propeller"
(2010) 		"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
(2011) 		"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
(2011)
7-inch white label single
Arctic- Monkeys-Don't-Sit-Down-Ltd-Version.jpg
Music video
"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" on YouTube

"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" is a song by the English rock band Arctic Monkeys, from their 2011 album Suck It and See.

Release[]

The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album Suck It and See and was released as a digital download on 12 April 2011.[2] On 16 April, a "limited-edition white-label seven-inch vinyl version" was released followed by the formal release "on standard seven – and 10-inch vinyl single formats" on 30 May.[3] The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 11 April.[4] The music video for the single premiered on 14 April 2011 on YouTube.

"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" also appears as the Japanese bonus track on Suck It and See.

In an interview, Alex Turner said "I.D.S.T" stands for "If Destroyed Still True" and is considered the second part of "Brick by Brick".

"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" charted at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, for the week of 23 April. It spent one week in the top 40, dropping to number 43 the following week. It spent six weeks within the top 100 before a vinyl release propelled it to number 42. The single dropped out of the chart four weeks later. It has spent 12 total weeks within the top 100, their longest run since 2007's "Fluorescent Adolescent", and more than their previous lead single, "Crying Lightning".[5] It is also their highest charting single in Belgium, reaching number 50, as well as their second highest in Denmark and Netherlands peaking at number six and number 55 respectively.

In the UK, it sold 81,000 copies in 2011.[6]

The music video shows the band performing the song through a 1980s-style video camera with huge amounts of colour, distortion and an old computer showing the word "DON'T". The video then pans out to see Alex Turner sat on the now infamous chair at the centre of the Kenny/Shiells altercation. Other scenes shown by the distorted colour are the band driving a Cadillac in Los Angeles during recording, Alex showing the V sign, Jamie Cook holding a Scythe on the rocks, the band in a black Daimler DS420 and clips of Sheffield Wednesday vs. Manchester United and Arsenal, citing the band's support of Wednesday.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Alex Turner, except where noted.

7" (UK Record Store Day Limited Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."Brick by Brick" (Turner, Matt Helders)2:58
7"
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."I.D.S.T."1:49
10", MP3 digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap"3:25
3."I.D.S.T."1:49

Personnel[]

  • Alex Turner – lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
  • Jamie Cook – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals (track two)

Charts[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[8] 21
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[9] 6
Germany Airplay (Media Control AG)[10] 89
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 55
Scotland (OCC)[12] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 28
UK Indie (OCC)[14] 4

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000double-dagger

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

References[]

  1. ^ Behrens, Sam (21 August 2014). "The 10 Best Arctic Monkeys Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved 27 July 2018. Don’t Sit Down Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair", while still built from a single guitar riff, is most certainly a drug-addled bit of stoner rock
  2. ^ "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair: Arctic Monkeys: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Arctic Monkeys announce first single from 'Suck It And See'". NME.
  4. ^ Zane Lowe. "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Arctic Monkeys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  6. ^ "The Top 20 rock singles and albums of 2011 revealed". Theofficialcharts.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  10. ^ German Airplay Chart Archived 21 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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