The Arctic Monkeys retell the moment they first found out they’d reached number one in the UK.
In 2005, the band released “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.” The track is featured on their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, I Am Not and reached number one in the UK. The track remained in the top 100 for 31 weeks and has become something of an indie anthem since.
Speaking to Matt Wilkinson for Beats 1, the band described what it was like to learn that they had reached number 1 for the first time.
“I would definitely categories that as a moment that felt unreal at the time,” frontman Alex Turner said. “We all went to the pub near where we’d grown up, and they announced that it was the number one record. They put the radio on in the pub and everyone just jumped up. Everybody was there – on the pool table [cheering].”
“That was one that was instant,” Matt Helders added. “All the other things, you can see them coming a little bit and prepare a bit but that was like [woah]. A complete shock.”
Arctic Monkey’s latest album Tranquillity Base Hotel is out now.
