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The Car by Arctic Monkeys
The Car is an album by Arctic Monkeys, released in 2022. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “There'd Better Be A Mirrorball”, on 5 lists with a best position of #26.
The Car, Arctic Monkeys' seventh album, pulled up on Domino on 21 October 2022, and it keeps cruising down the plush, lounge-lit road the band turned onto with Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Alex Turner wrote most of it at his Los Angeles home and in Paris, and longtime ally James Ford produced it across Suffolk, Paris and London. Matt Helders shot the cover, a lone white Toyota Camry on an empty rooftop car park in Los Angeles, which gave the record its name along with all the cars in the lyrics.
The sound is swooning art rock in orchestral finery, with funk, soul, bossa nova and old film soundtracks drifting through, while Turner croons about nostalgia and show business. Critics loved it, even if some warned the old indie crowd might not follow. It became their first album not to top the UK chart, stuck at number two behind Taylor Swift's Midnights, and it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and nominated for the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Car on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There'd Better Be A Mirrorball | 5 | #26 | – | 2022 | |
| 2 | I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am | 3 | #82 | – | 2022 | |
| 3 | Body Paint | 3 | #79 | – | 2022 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.