I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" is a 2005 debut single by Arctic Monkeys and is the leading single from their debut studio album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and Scotland, number 12 in Ireland, number 14 in New Zealand, number 18 in Australia and number 15 in Denmark.

"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not"
Released17 October 2005 (2005-10-17)
StudioChapel (Lincolnshire)
Genre
Length2:54
LabelDomino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Alex Turner
Producer(s)Jim Abbiss
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
" I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor ""When the Sun Goes Down"
(2006)
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" at YouTube

Track listings

All lyrics written by Alex Turner, all music composed by Arctic Monkeys[6].

UK CD single, US 10-inch vinyl[7][8]
No. Title Length
1. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"   2:54
2. "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts"   2:59
3. "Chun-Li's Spinning Bird Kick"   4:40
UK 7-inch single[9]
No. Title Length
1. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"   2:54
2. "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts"   2:59

References

  1. "Coolest Garage Songs". Billboard (United States: Lynne Segall). 22 April 2006. https://books.google.com/books?id=8hUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15. Retrieved 19 July 2016. 
  2. Cassie, Perri (27 November 2013). "Top 10 essential Arctic Monkeys". FasterLouder. Junkee Media. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. Colin Larkin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. Dolan, Jon (10 May 2018). "Review: Arctic Monkeys' 'Tranquility Base Hotel' Is a Space-Lounge Odyssey". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-arctic-monkeys-tranquility-bass-hotel-w520154. Retrieved 14 May 2018. 
  5. Blyweiss, Adam; Terich, Jeff; Whitacre, Wesley (22 March 2018). "10 Essential Post-Britpop tracks". Treble Zine. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not". AllMusic.
  7. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (UK CD single liner notes). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG212CD. 
  8. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (US 10-inch single sleeve). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. DNO 070. 
  9. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2005. RUG212.