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"Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair" 
Single by Arctic Monkeys from the album Suck It and See B-side "Brick by Brick"
"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap"
"I.D.S.T"Released 12 April 2011 (Digital)
16 April 2011 (Limited Edition)
30 May 2011 (Physical)Format 7", 10", digital download Genre Psychedelic rock, stoner rock, indie rock, neo-psychedelia Length 3:04 Label Domino Writer(s) Alex Turner Producer James Ford Arctic Monkeys singles chronology "My Propeller"
(2010)"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
(2011)"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala"
(2011)Alternate covers 
Limited White-Label Record-Store-Day 2011 Artwork10-Inch Artwork"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album Suck It and See and was released as a digital download on 12 April 2011.[1] On 16 April, a "limited-edition white-label seven-inch vinyl version" was released followed by the formal release "on standard seven- and ten-inch vinyl single formats" on 30 May.[2] The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 11 April.[3] The music video for the single premiered on 14 April 2011 on YouTube.
"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" also appears as the Japanese bonus track on Suck It and See.
In an interview, Alex Turner said "I.D.S.T" stands for "If Destroyed Still True" and is considered the second part of "Brick by Brick".
Track listing
All lyrics written by Alex Turner, all music composed by Arctic Monkeys.
7" (UK Record Store Day Limited Edition) No. Title Length 1. "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" 3:04 2. "Brick by Brick" 2:58 7" No. Title Length 1. "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" 3:04 2. "I.D.S.T" 1:49 10", MP3 digital download No. Title Length 1. "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" 3:04 2. "The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" 3:25 3. "I.D.S.T" 1:49 Charts
"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" charted at number twenty-eight in the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, for the week of 23 April. It spent one week in the top 40, dropping to number forty-three the following week. It spent 6 weeks within the top 100 before a vinyl release proppelled it to number forty-two. The single dropped out of the chart four weeks later. It has spent 12 total weeks within the top 100, the longest run since 2007's "Fluorescent Adolescent", and more than their previous lead single, "Crying Lightning".[4]
Chart (2011) Peak
positionBelgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 50 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 21 Canadian Alternative Chart[7] 26 Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[8] 6 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] 55 Germany Airplay (Media Control AG)[10] 89 Poland (ZPAV)[11] 37 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 28 UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[13] 4 References
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Down-Cause-Moved-Chair/dp/B004VC32FS
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys announce first single from 'Suck It And See'". NME. http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/55824.
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2011/04/arctic_monkeys_-_dont_sit_down.html
- ^ Chart Stats - Arctic Monkeys
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 30, 2011". America's Music Charts. http://canadianrockalt.blogspot.com/2011/08/alternative-rock-august-30-2011.html. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten. IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music Control.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
- ^ "Polish Singles Chart". http://lp3.polskieradio.pl/notowania/?numer=1532.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company.
Arctic Monkeys Studio albums Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) · Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007) · Humbug (2009) · Suck It and See (2011)Extended plays Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys (2005) · Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? (2006) · iTunes Live: London Festival '11 (2011)Other albums Beneath the Boardwalk (2004) · At the Apollo (2007)Singles "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" · "When the Sun Goes Down" · "Leave Before the Lights Come On" · "Brianstorm" · "Fluorescent Adolescent" · "Teddy Picker" · "Crying Lightning" · "Cornerstone" · "My Propeller" · "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" · "The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" · "Suck It and See"Other songs "The View from the Afternoon" · "Fake Tales of San Francisco" · "Matador" · "The Death Ramps" · "Brick by Brick"Video albums Scummy Man · At the ApolloTours Related articles Categories:- 2011 singles
- Arctic Monkeys songs
- Songs written by Alex Turner
- 2010s song stubs
- Rock song stubs
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