Teddy Picker

"Teddy Picker"
"Teddy Picker"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Released	3 December 2007 (UK)
Recorded	December 2006 at Miloco Studios, London
Genre	Post-punk revival
Length	2:43
Label	Domino
Songwriter(s)	Alex Turner;
Producer(s)	James Ford; Mike Crossey;
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
Music video
	"Teddy Picker" on YouTube

"Teddy Picker" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the third single^[2] from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare. It was released on 3 December 2007 in the United Kingdom.^[3] The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20.

Music video[]

The video was directed by Roman Coppola, who has previously worked with The Strokes, Daft Punk and Phoenix. The whole video was completed in one day and features the band performing the song live in RAK Studios, London and walking to a local pub. It also won them Best Video at the 2008 NME Awards.

Track listing[]

CD, 10"
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Teddy Picker"	Alex Turner	Alex Turner	2:43
2.	"Bad Woman" (featuring Richard Hawley)	Patrick Sickafus	Death Ramps	2:18
3.	"The Death Ramps"		Death Ramps	3:19
4.	"Nettles"	Alex Turner	Alex Turner	1:45

7"
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Teddy Picker"	Alex Turner	Alex Turner	2:43
2.	"Bad Woman" (featuring Richard Hawley)	Patrick Sickafus	Arctic Monkeys	2:18

Charts[]

Charts (2007)^[4]	Peak position
French Singles Chart	99
Irish Singles Chart	32
Italian Singles Chart	35
Netherlands Singles Chart	98
UK Indie Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	20

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Gold	400,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ Bartz, Simon (5 April 2007). "Planet of the apes". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ "Teddy Picker". Arctic Monkeys. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
^ "Arctic Monkeys announce new single". NME. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ http://acharts.us/song/31092^{[bare URL]}
^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

[1] Bartz, Simon (5 April 2007). "Planet of the apes". The Japan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2018.

[2] "Teddy Picker". Arctic Monkeys. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011.

[3] "Arctic Monkeys announce new single". NME. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[4] ttp://acharts.us/song/31092^{[bare URL]}

[United_KingdomArctic_MonkeysTeddy_PickersingleCertRef-5] "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – Teddy Picker". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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