There You Go Baby Making Me Look Good Again

March 17, 2022 Post a Comment

2005 single by Arctic Monkeys

"I Bet You lot Await Good on the Dancefloor"

Single by Arctic Monkeys

from the album Whatever People Say I Am, That'due south What I'm Not

Released

17 Oct 2005 (2005-10-17)

Studio

Chapel (Lincolnshire)

Genre

Garage stone^[i]
indie stone ^[two]
post-punk^[3]
punk stone^[four]

Length

2:54

Label

Domino

Songwriter(south)

Alex Turner

Producer(due south)

Jim Abbiss

Arctic Monkeys singles chronology

"I Bet You Look Skillful on the Dancefloor"
(2005)

"When the Sun Goes Downwardly"
(2006)

Audio sample

"I Bet You Look Practiced on the Dancefloor"

file
help

Music video

"I Bet Yous Look Adept on the Dancefloor" on YouTube

"I Bet You Look Expert on the Dancefloor" is a vocal by English rock ring Arctic Monkeys. The song was released through Domino Recording Company as the band'southward first single from their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That'due south What I'm Not (2006). It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 23 Oct 2005, and remains one of the ring's best-known songs in the United kingdom.

Arctic Monkeys performed the track at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The song was ranked at number vii on NME 's listing of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Music video [edit]

The video is a alive recording of the band playing the song in a studio with a small audience watching with both the video and audio taken alive. Alex Turner introduces the ring and the song and asks viewers non to "believe the hype" of the vocal.^[five] The video was shot using 3 Ikegami 3-tube color television cameras from the 1980s^[6] to requite it a more than aged effect.

Awards [edit]

On 23 February 2006, the rail won Best Track at the 2006 NME Awards—one of 3 awards won by Arctic Monkeys.^[7]

I of the B-sides, "Chun-Li's Spinning Bird Kick", was nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in the 2007 Grammy Awards.

In October 2011, NME placed it at number 11 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".^[8] It was after ranked seventh on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Fourth dimension," with NME noting that the song is "the perfect encapsulation of what it is to be young, pissed, lusty, angry and skint in modern day Britain."^[ix]

Rail listings [edit]

All tracks are written by Alex Turner except where noted.

Britain CD unmarried, Usa 10-inch vinyl^[x] ^[eleven]
No.	Championship	Length
1.	"I Bet You Await Good on the Dancefloor"	2:54
two.	"Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts"	ii:59
3.	"Chun-Li's Spinning Bird Kick"	four:40

United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland vii-inch unmarried^[12]
No.	Championship	Length
1.	"I Bet You Look Expert on the Dancefloor"	2:54
ii.	"Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts"	2:59

Personnel [edit]

Arctic Monkeys

Alex Turner – lead and bankroll vocals, pb guitar
Jamie Melt – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Andy Nicholson – bass guitar
Matt Helders – drums, backing vocals

Technical

Simon 'Barny' Barnicott – mixing
Ewan Davies – recording
Owen Skinner – mixing assistance

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Release history [edit]

Covers and other references [edit]

The song was covered past Sugababes as a B-side to their single "Red Apparel".

The Vines released a cover of the song as a bonus rails on the Japanese edition of their album Future Primitive, released three June 2011.

The song was covered by the group Baby Charles and released as a single in 2009.^[33]

On 1 July 2007, Tom Jones and Joe Perry of Aerosmith performed their own version of the song at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium.^{[ commendation needed ]}

In May 2007, NME magazine placed "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" at number x in its list of the fifty Greatest Indie Anthems Ever.^[34]

In Feb 2008, Alan Wilder, the former member of Depeche Mode, criticised the mastering of the song in an open up letter on the Side-Line Magazine website.^[35] He described its audio as "a bombardment of the nigh unsubtle, ane-dimensional noise."

The line "Your proper name isn't Rio, simply I don't care for sand" is a reference to Duran Duran's song "Rio". This is the first of 2 references to Duran Duran in the band's lyrics, the second one appearing in the song "Teddy Picker" from their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare.

On 27 July 2012, the band played the song at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening anniversary.^{[ citation needed ]}

References [edit]

^ "Coolest Garage Songs". Billboard. United States: Lynne Segall. 22 April 2006. Retrieved xix July 2016.
^ Cassie, Perri (27 November 2013). "Top 10 essential Arctic Monkeys". FasterLouder. Junkee Media. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
^ Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Bus Press. p. 2006. ISBN978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Dolan, Jon (10 May 2018). "Review: Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel' Is a Space-Lounge Odyssey". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ "I Bet You Await Proficient on thefloor (official video)". YouTube . Retrieved fifteen July 2017.
^ "Portfolio A few samples of work undertaken by Gilded Age Television Recreations". Retrieved x February 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys make history at ShockWaves NME Awards". NME. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2006.
^ "150 Best Tracks of the By 15 Years". NME . Retrieved xi January 2012.
^ "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 100-i |". NME . Retrieved x March 2016.
^ I Bet You Expect Proficient on the Dancefloor (UK CD single liner notes). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG212CD. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I Bet Yous Look Good on the Dancefloor (US x-inch unmarried sleeve). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. DNO 070. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ I Bet Yous Await Good on the Dancefloor (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland vii-inch single sleeve). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG212. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Chill Monkeys – I Bet You Await Skillful on the Dancefloor". ARIA Elevation l Singles. Retrieved xiv April 2016.
^ "Chill Monkeys – I Bet You lot Await Good on the Dancefloor" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 Apr 2016.
^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. 5 May 2006. p. 61. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Bet Y'all Await Good on the Dancefloor". Tracklisten. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Hits of the Earth – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 45. 5 November 2005. p. 75. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved xiv April 2016.
^ "The Irish gaelic Charts – Search Results – I Bet You Look Expert on the Dancefloor". Irish gaelic Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys – I Bet Y'all Expect Expert on the Dancefloor". Top forty Singles. Retrieved xiv April 2016.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Official Contained Singles Nautical chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "Arctic Monkeys Nautical chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
^ "End of Yr Singles Chart Tiptop 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2006" (PDF). UKChartsPlus . Retrieved four September 2018.
^ "Alternative Songs – Year-Finish 2006". Billboard . Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 Feb 2022.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 October 2005. p. 25.
^ "The ARIA Study: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th February 2006" (PDF). ARIA. 13 February 2006. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on xix Feb 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ "Baby Charles". Discogs.
^ "The Greatest Indie Canticle Ever revealed". NME.
^ "Recoil / Alan Wilder - 'Music for the Masses - I think non' - interview at SIDE-LINE". Side-line.com. 29 Feb 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved two Apr 2014.