Favourite Worst Nightmare

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studio album
First released:
Apr 18 2007

Overview Edit

Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by Sheffield alternative rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. Recorded in east London's Miloco Studios with producers James Ford and Mike Crossey, the album was preceded by the release of new single "Brianstorm" on 16 April 2007. In its first week following release the album sold over 220,000 copies, emulating Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in going straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart, albeit selling 100,000 copies fewer than their record-breaking debut. Favourite Worst Nightmare's first day sales of 85,000 outsold the rest of the Top 20 combined, while all twelve tracks from the album entered the top 200 of the UK Singles Chart in their own right. In the USA, the album debuted at number seven, selling around 44,000 copies in its first week. The album has since gone 2x platinum in the UK and the album was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. At the 2008 BRIT Awards it won Best British Album.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
136
Release dates:
  • Apr 24 2007

Genres

Indie, Rock. Vote on Genres

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5 stars It's very hard to top their first album, but...
Picture this: a band of guys that are barely adults come out of nowhere and create an album that although doesn't sell a WHOLE lot (well, in the U.S., anyway), it makes such an impact that it was the fastest selling debut album EVER in their native England, and it was even nominated for two Grammys in the States. Yes, I'm talking about Arctic Monkeys and their electrifying debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. But then the question is, how do you measure up to something like that…
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3 stars Another Barrel O'Monkeys
Whoever says the carefully crafted album is dead wears the doomsayer sign too early. The new Arctic Monkeys CD plays like a concert - the opening is strong and quick to get into the action (which is good as it is also their lead-off single, "Brianstorm"). The songs transition into each other smoothly but still have enough of a distinct flavor for you to know where you are. There is the chunk of softer fare that begins with the smooth jazz club feel at the end of "Balaclava," snakes through "Fluo…
Written by RyTunes "Ry"

Track listing Edit

Credits Edit

  1. composer

  2. design

    1. Al Heighton [Illustrations]
    2. Anne-Marie Moore [Artwork By, Illustrations]
    3. Drew Millward [Drew Millward]
    4. Joseph Bramhall [Illustrations]
    5. Juno [Art Direction, Design, Illustrations, Photography]
    6. Matt Goodfellow [Photography]
    7. Matthew Cooper [Layout Design]
  3. engineer

    1. Alan Moulder [mix (except 2,6,10,11)]
    2. George Marino [mastering]
    3. James Ford [mix (2,6,10,11)]
    4. Mike Crossey [mix (2,6,10,11)]
  1. performer

    1. James Ford [additional guitar (6)]
    2. Miles Kane [additional guitar (12)]
  2. producer

  3. writer

    1. Alex Turner [lyrics]
    2. Chris McClure [Lyrics By; "Old Yellow Bricks"]
    3. Johanna Bennett [Lyrics By; "Fluorescent Adolescent"]

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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: WIGCD188
release dates: Apr 23 2007 in United Kingdom
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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
catalog number: HSE-10043
release dates: Apr 23 2007 in United Kingdom
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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x digital
catalog number: HSE-10043
release dates: Apr 23 2007 in United Kingdom
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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Domino
catalog number: HSE-10043
release dates: Apr 23 2007
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14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Hostess Entertainment Unlimited
catalog number: HSE-10043
release dates: Apr 18 2007 in Japan
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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: ADA/Warner Bros
release dates: May 22 2007
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Favourite Worst Nightmare 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Oct 23 2007
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Trivia Edit

  • Recorded at Miloco Garden, London, Eastcote Studios, London, Motor Museum, Liverpool and Konk Studios, London.

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