I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

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"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" cover
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album
Whatever People Say I Am,
That's What I'm Not
Released United Kingdom 17 October 2005
Europe 21 October 2005
United States of America 14 March 2006
Format CD, 7"
Recorded July 2005
Genre Indie Rock
Length 2:52
Label Domino Records
Writer(s) Alex Turner
Producer(s) Domino Records
Chart positions
  • #18 (AUS)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
(EP)
Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys
(2005)		 1st
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
(2005)		 2nd
"When the Sun Goes Down"
(2006)

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" was the first single released by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys after being signed on Domino Records.

Released on 17 October 2005, it rode the wave of popularity behind the band after a series of sellout gigs across the country, culminating with a gig in front of 2,000 people at the London Astoria. It debuted at Number One on the UK Singles Chart on 23 October.[citation needed] The release of the song and its rise to number one further increased the ever-growing hype surrounding the band, and it was two weeks before they reached the cover of NME magazine. The single was released during a sell-out UK tour, although the band were playing at significantly smaller venues to those at which they would perform only months later.

The title track also features on the band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which was released on 23 January 2006 - one week after their second single - "When the Sun Goes Down". The song was covered by the Sugababes as a b-side to their single "Red Dress".

On 23 February 2006, the track won Best Track at the 2006 NME Awards - one of three awards won by the Arctic Monkeys [1]. Sugababes performed their cover version of the song live on the same night.

The lyrics of this song reportedly inspired footballer Peter Crouch's robotic dancing goal celebration in the summer of 2006. [2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • CD RUG212CD
  1. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - 2:54
  2. "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" - 2:58
  3. "Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick" - 4:40
  • 7" RUG212
  1. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - 2:54
  2. "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" - 2:58

[edit] Chart trajectories

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" - UK Top 40 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Position
1
2
2
5
9
8
13
14
17
25
17
15
16
23
22
33
Australian ARIA Singles top 50 chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
Chart Position
18
18
20
28
34
40
41
43
Preceded by
"Push the Button"
Sugababes		 UK Singles Chart Number 1 single
23 October 2005 - 30 October 2005		 Succeeded by
"You Raise Me Up"
Westlife

[edit] Sample

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Arctic Monkeys make history at ShockWaves NME Awards", NME, 2006-02-23]. Retrieved on 2006-02-25.
  2. ^ Lipton, Martin. "World Cup Willie", The Daily Mirror, 2006-06-02. Retrieved on 2006-06-02.

[edit] External links

Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner • Jamie Cook • Matthew Helders • Nick O'Malley
Andy Nicholson • Glyn Jones
Discography
Albums & EPs: Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys • Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not • Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys
Compilations: Beneath the Boardwalk
Singles: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" • "When the Sun Goes Down" • "Leave Before the Lights Come On" •
"Fake Tales of San Francisco"
Related articles
Arctic Monkeys tour history • Scummy Man • Domino Records
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