WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
ARCTIC MONKEYS
SONGWRITER: TURNER ALEXANDER DAVID
COUNTRY: U. K.
ALBUM: WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT
LABEL: DOMINO RECORDS
GENRE: INDIE ROCK
YEAR: 2006
Arctic Monkeys are an English rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002.
The group consists of Alex Turner(lead
vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jamie Cook(guitar,
keyboards), Nick O'Malley(bass
guitar, backing vocals), and Matt Helders(drums,
backing vocals). Former band member Andy Nicholson(bass
guitar, backing vocals) left the band in 2006 shortly after their debut album
was released.
Arctic Monkeys were heralded as one of the
first bands to come to public attention via the Internet,
with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in
the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. Their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not(2006),
became the fastest-selling debut album in UK chart history, and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. It
won Best British Album at the 2007 Brit Awards. The
band's second album, Favourite
Worst Nightmare(2007), was also acclaimed by
critics and won Best British Album at the 2008 BRIT Awards.
They went on to release Humbug(2009)
and Suck It and See(2011).
The band's global recognition increased with
their critically acclaimed fifth álbum AM(2013),
which was supported by the global hit "Do I Wanna Know?".
It topped four Billboard charts and was certified platinum in the US. At the 2014 BRIT Awards,
the album became their third to win British Album of the Year.
Their sixth album, Tranquility
Base Hotel & Casino(2018), was a major
departure from the band's previous guitar-heavy work, instead being
piano-oriented. It received a Best
Alternative Music Album nomination at
the 2019 Grammy Awards,
their second to do so after Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
As
of 2021, Arctic Monkeys have sold over 20 million records worldwide. In the
United Kingdom, the band became the first independent-label band to debut at
number one in the UK with their first six albums. The band
have won seven Brit Awards; winning
Best British
Group and British Album of the Year three times; a Mercury Prize for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, an Ivor Novello
Award, and 20 NME Awards.
In addition, they have been nominated for five Grammy Awards, and
received Mercury Prize nominations in 2007, 2013, and 2018. Both Whatever
People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not and AM are included in NME's and different
editions of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time lists.
"When the Sun Goes Down" is a song
by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was
released on 16 January 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not(2006).
It followed debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
to number one on the UK Singles Chart.
The song is about prostitution in the Neepsend district of Sheffield. Originally known as "Scummy",
early reports had also suggested its name would be simply "Sun Goes
Down", but the full name was confirmed on Arctic Monkeys' website.
So who's that girl
there?
I wonder what went wrong
So that she had to roam the streets
She don't do major credit cards
I doubt she does receipts
It's all not quite legitimate
And what a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes, yeah
That he's got a driving ban
Amongst some other offences
And I've seen him
with girls of the night
And he told Roxanne to put on her red light
They're all infected but he'll be alright
Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know
I said he's a scumbag, don't you know!
Although you're
trying not to listen
Avert your eyes and staring at the ground
She makes a subtle proposition
I'm sorry love I'll have to turn you down
He must be up to
something
Want half a chance to show he's more than likely
I've got a feeling in my stomach
I start to wonder what his story might be
What his story might be
They said it changes
when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
Around here
And look here comes a
Ford Mondeo
Isn't he Mister Inconspicuous
And he don't even have to say 'owt
She understands she's here to get picked up
And she's delighted
when she sees him
Pulling in and giving her the eye
Because she must be fucking freezing
Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky
She don't stop in the winter, no and...
They said it changes
when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
They said it changes
when the sun goes down
Over the river going out to town
And they said it changes when the sun goes down
Around here
Around here
What a scummy man
Just give him half a chance
I bet he'll rob you if he can
Can see it in his eyes that he's got a nasty plan
I hope you're not involved at all.
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