Brianstorm

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"Brianstorm"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Released	April 2, 2007
Format	7", 10", CD
Recorded	December 2006
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Domino
Writer(s)	Alex Turner
Producer(s)	James Ford
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Leave Before the Lights Come On" (2006)	"Brianstorm" (2007)
Favourite Worst Nightmare track listing
"Brianstorm" "Teddy Picker" "D Is for Dangerous" "Balaclava" "Fluorescent Adolescent" "Only Ones Who Know" "Do Me a Favour" "This House Is a Circus" "If You Were There, Beware" "The Bad Thing" "Old Yellow Bricks" "505"

"Brianstorm" is a song by Sheffield-based indie rock band Arctic Monkeys and is the opening track on their second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare. The song will be released as the first single from that album in April 2007, available for download on 2 April and in physical formats a week before the release of the album on 23 April 2007.^[1] Upon release, it will be the fourth single released by the band in the United Kingdom, following number ones "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", and "When the Sun Goes Down", as well as the non-album track "Leave Before the Lights Come On".

The single marks a noticeable change in band's logo and cover art, with the "frenetic" cover art seeming to mirror the nature of the track. The track has no chorus, but features an "ascending guitar duel which sounds like a cross between Telstar, Mogwai and the Monkeys' own When the Sun Goes Down". ^[2] The music itself is harder and heavier than previous tracks, with Matt Helders being compared to Dave Grohl. A feature of Arctic Monkeys songs in the past, Alex Turner's Yorkshire-accent is again a feature, "singing over rough, relentless bass and surprisingly appropriate guitar triplets." ^[3] When asked to say a little about the song's protagonist, Alex Turner replied, "I can't remember Brian now... I dunno if he were in me imagination or what... it's a blank spot in me brain... I think that's what he ["Brian"] wanted."^[4]

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Music video 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

• 7"

1. "Brianstorm"
2. "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend"
   • Features guest vocals by Dizzee Rascal.^[5]

• CD, 10"

1. "Brianstorm"
2. "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend"
3. "If You Found This It's Probably Too Late"
4. "What If You Were Right The First Time?"

[edit] Music video

The music video for the song features the band playing in a sparse sepia set, interspersed with clips of female dancers in front of a large computerised display, stock footage from old medical educational programs and brief flashes of images of objects mentioned in the lyrics, such as "jacuzzi" and "thunder". The video was recorded on the 14 February 2007, the same day as the 2007 Brit Awards, leading to them missing the ceremony and instead sending two video acceptance messages^[6] where they dressed as Wizard of Oz characters and The Village People. The video was premiered by MTV2 on the 17 March 2007.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Arctic Monkeys website
• Brianstorm music video, YouTube
• Video interview with Alex Turner at the 2007 NME Awards, YouTube

v • d • e Arctic Monkeys
Alex Turner – Jamie Cook – Matthew Helders – Nick O'Malley
Andy Nicholson – Glyn Jones
Discography
Albums: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not – Favourite Worst Nightmare
EPs: Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys – Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys
Compilations: Beneath the Boardwalk
Singles: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" – "When the Sun Goes Down" – "Leave Before the Lights Come On" – "Fake Tales of San Francisco" – "Brianstorm"
Related articles
Arctic Monkeys tour history – Scummy Man – Domino Records