I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

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"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Released	17 October 2005 21 October 2005 14 March 2006
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	July 2005
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	2:52
Label	Domino Records
Writer(s)	Alex Turner
Chart positions
#1 (UK) #8 (US Modern Rock) #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)
Whatever People Say... track listing
"The View from the Afternoon" (1)	"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (2)	"Fake Tales of San Francisco" (3)

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" was the first single released by Sheffield band the 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. 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.

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

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

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart trajectories 3 Sample 4 References 5 External links

[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 February 25, 2006.
2. ^ Lipton, Martin. "World Cup Willie", The Daily Mirror, 2006-06-02. Retrieved on June 2, 2006.

[edit] External links

• Lyrics
• Arctic Monkeys Worldtour 2006 Mapped on Platial.

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Discography
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