"One for the Road" | ||||
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Single by Arctic Monkeys | ||||
from the album AM | ||||
B-side | "You're So Dark" | |||
Released | 9 December 2013 | |||
Recorded |
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Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | Domino | |||
Composer(s) |
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Lyricist(s) | Alex Turner | |||
Producer(s) | ||||
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"One for the Road" on YouTube |
"One for the Road" is a song by English band Arctic Monkeys from their fifth studio album, AM. It was released on 9 December 2013 as the fourth single from the album.[2] The single is available in the 7" vinyl format,[3] and as a digital download, and features a B-side titled "You're So Dark". On 6 December 2013, Arctic Monkeys released the B-side's official audio track onto YouTube.[4]
Music and composition
[edit]"One for the Road" is a rock song[5][6] with R&B influences.[7] Featuring backing vocals from rock musician and Humbug producer Josh Homme,[8] the song also features influences from Homme's band, Queens of the Stone Age.[6] The song starts with high-pitched "woo" sounds performed by drummer Matt Helders and continues with "a bluesy chunky riff" and "Americana-tinged rockabilly twang."[9]
Music video
[edit]A music video for the song, filmed in Mendota, Illinois,[10] was released on 23 October 2013.[11] It was shot in black-and-white, and directed by Focus Creeps, with whom the band previously worked on several videos in 2011 and 2012, including the NME Award-winning video for "R U Mine?".[12] The video shows Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook driving tractors in three-piece suits, the band striking poses in a cornfield, and a party featuring models and fireworks.[3]
On the video, Aaron Brown of Focus Creeps said: "It's really just a remake of "R U Mine?", but on a hi-fi camera, but then they have this lo-fi cars, which are tractors."[13]
Track listing
[edit]All lyrics are written by Alex Turner; all music is composed by Arctic Monkeys[1]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One for the Road" | 3:26 |
2. | "You're So Dark" | 3:02 |
Personnel
[edit]- Arctic Monkeys
- Alex Turner – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar, tambourine
- Jamie Cook – lead and rhythm guitar
- Nick O'Malley – bass guitar, baritone guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Helders – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- James Ford – keyboards, tambourine
- Josh Homme – backing vocals (track 1)
Charts
[edit]Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[15] | 76 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] | 112 |
UK Indie (OCC)[17] | 14 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[18] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Country | Date | Format(s) | Label |
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United Kingdom[2] | 9 December 2013 | Domino | |
United States[3] | 10 December 2013 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b AM (liner notes). Arctic Monkeys . 2013.
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- ^ a b c Grow, Kory (24 October 2013). "Arctic Monkeys Get Farm Fresh in 'One for the Road'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys - You're So Dark (Official Audio)". YouTube. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (24 October 2013). "Arctic Monkeys – "One For The Road" Video". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ a b Wright, Mic (10 September 2013). "Arctic Monkeys - AM". The Quietus. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ Williams, Mike (5 September 2013). "Arctic Monkeys - 'AM'". NME. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ Harper, Simon (27 August 2013). "Arctic Monkeys - AM". Clash. Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Track By Track Review: Arctic Monkeys - AM". Gigwise. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Mendota Reporter British Invasion - Rock band shoots music video in Mendota". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (Official Video)". YouTube. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "The Arctic Monkeys 'One For The Road' by Focus Creeps". Promonews. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ Pinto, Natália (2014). "Director ID - Focus Creeps". Pitchfork.
- ^ "One For the Road - Single by Arctic Monkeys". iTunes. 9 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys – One for the Road" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 21.12.2013 (wk50)". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "British single certifications – Arctic Monkeys – One for the Road". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 August 2022.