Fake Tales of San Francisco
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| "Fake Tales of San Francisco" | ||
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| Single by Arctic Monkeys | ||
| from the album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not |
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| Released | TBA | |
| Format | TBA | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Indie Rock | |
| Label | Domino Records | |
| Writer(s) | Alex Turner | |
| Arctic Monkeys singles chronology | ||
| 3rd "Leave Before the Lights Come On" (2006) |
4th "Fake Tales of San Francisco" (2006) |
5th "Brianstorm" (2007) |
"Fake Tales of San Francisco" is a song by Arctic Monkeys originally released on the band's first EP Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys in May 2005. After being featured on the band's debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the song is due to be released as a single in the United States [1]. The single will be first of the Arctic Monkeys to be released within the United States by Domino Records. No information about the release date, format or b-sides for the single have been announced yet.
The song has been one of the band's signature tracks, with its popularity as the band's first recorded track. The song derides a fictional South Yorkshire band for taking its inspiration from the USA while never having been there, with lyrics such as "I'd love to tell you all my problem / You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham", and "He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar". The song's title, meanwhile, has made it a fan-favourite in the United States.
[edit] Video
The video for the song is the same as when it was previously released on Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys. Directed by a friend of the band, the video features a compilation of footage of some of the band's earliest performances at various gigs and was given airplay in the UK on MTV2 in 2005. Although he has now left the band, the video includes several shots of former-bassist Andy Nicholson.
[edit] Misheard Lyrics
A commonly misheard line within this song is the "Get off the Bandwagon" chanting section, which is often misheard as "Get off the bandwagon, put down the anvil". The correct line is actually "Get off the bandwagon, put down the handbook".[2]
[edit] External links
| Arctic Monkeys |
| Alex Turner – Jamie Cook – Matthew Helders – Nick O'Malley |
| Andy Nicholson – Glyn Jones |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Favourite Worst Nightmare |
| EPs: Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys – 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" – "Brianstorm" |
| Related articles |
| Arctic Monkeys tour history – Scummy Man – Domino Records |
