Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?

Infobox Album
Name = Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?
Type = ep
Artist = Arctic Monkeys


Released = 24 April 2006 (UK)
25 April 2006 (U.S.)
Format = 10", CD
Recorded = Track one (The Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire)
Track two & four (The Motor Museum, Liverpool)
Track three & five (Konk Studios, London)
Genre = Post-punk revival
Length = 18:51
Label = Domino
Producer = Jim Abbiss (track one only), Mike Crossey
Reviews =
*AbsolutePunk.net (77%) [http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=133592 link]
*musicOMH.com (positive) [http://www.musicomh.com/singles6/arctic-monkeys-3_0406.htm 22 Apr 06]
*Pitchfork (5.9/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15244/Arctic_Monkeys_Who_the_Fuck_Are_Arctic_Monkeys_EP 26 Apr 06]
Last album = "When the Sun Goes Down"
(2005)
This album = "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?"
(2006)
Next album = "Leave Before the Lights Come On"
(2006)

"Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" is the second EP by Sheffield indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, first released 24 April 2006 (see 2006 in British music). The EP features "The View from the Afternoon", the opening track of their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not", along with four new songs.

"The View from the Afternoon" was originally expected to be the band's third single following UK Number Ones "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", but the band announced in March 2006 that their next record would in fact be a 5-track EP [cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22463| title=Arctic Monkeys plan new EP| date=2006-03-10| publisher=NME| accessdate=2006-03-26] , thereby disqualifying it from the UK singles and albums charts [The Official UK Charts Company - [http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/OCC_Chart_Rules_Edition9.pdf "Chart Rules (9th edition)" - PDF] ] due to the EP being too long to be a single and being too cheap to be an album. With "The View from the Afternoon" as the A-side, the remainder of the EP is made up of new material, although "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" is a reworking of "Cigarette Smoke" - one of the band's earlier songs that formed part of the "Beneath the Boardwalk" collection of demo CDs.

"Despair in the Departure Lounge" was premièred at a gig in the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, although it was played by Alex Turner alone due to Andy Nicholson blowing his bass amp. [cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22522| title=New Arctic Monkeys song appears online| date=2006-03-17| publisher=NME| accessdate=2006-03-26]

Although the language content of the EP resulted in less radio airplay than their earlier releases, the nature of the band's rise to fame and its lack of reliance on radio meant that this was not a concern for the band. [cite news| last=Kilkelly| first=Daniel| url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds30892.html| title=Arctic Monkeys plan foul-mouthed EP| date=2006-03-25| publisher=Digital Spy| accessdate=2006-03-26]

Track listing

Lyrics written by Alex Turner, music by Arctic Monkeys.
*CD RUG22CD
#"The View from the Afternoon" – 3:38
#"Cigarette Smoker Fiona" – 2:56
#"Despair in the Departure Lounge" – 3:22
#"No Buses" – 3:17
#"Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" – 5:36

*10" RUG22
** Side A "The View from the Afternoon" – 3:38
** Side A "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" – 2:56
** Side A "Despair in the Departure Lounge" – 3:22
** Side B "No Buses" – 3:17
** Side B "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" – 5:36

References