Song · Arctic Monkeys
“Arabella” by Arctic Monkeys
From the album AM (2013)
“Arabella” by Arctic Monkeys appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2013. It was first released in 2013 on the album AM. Its best result is #18 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #185 alternative song of 2013.
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"Arabella" is one of the slinkiest cuts on AM, the fifth Arctic Monkeys album, which Domino released in 2013 with James Ford producing. Alex Turner wrote the lyrics, and the music is credited to Turner and the band. It went to radio as the album's fifth single in early 2014, though a planned seven-inch was scrapped. Jake Nava directed the video.
Onstage it has a life of its own. The band first played it at the Zurich Openair festival on 30 August 2013, and they like to drop a chunk of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" into the middle, since the two riffs are close cousins and the detour buys Turner time to strap on a guitar for the solo. Fans and critics count it among their best: in 2023 Paste put it at number four and Rolling Stone at number ten on their lists of the band's greatest songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2013 | 100 |
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