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"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"
Song
B-side"Brick by Brick"
"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap"
"I.D.S.T"

"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album Suck It and See and was released as a digital download on 12 April 2011.[3] On 16 April, a "limited-edition white-label seven-inch vinyl version" was released followed by the formal release "on standard seven- and ten-inch vinyl single formats" on 30 May.[4] The song was first played on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 11 April.[5] The music video for the single premiered on 14 April 2011 on YouTube.

"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" also appears as the Japanese bonus track on Suck It and See.

In an interview, Alex Turner said "I.D.S.T" stands for "If Destroyed Still True" and is considered the second part of "Brick by Brick".

"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" charted at number twenty-eight in the UK Singles Chart on downloads alone, for the week of 23 April. It spent one week in the top 40, dropping to number forty-three the following week. It spent 6 weeks within the top 100 before a vinyl release propelled it to number forty-two. The single dropped out of the chart four weeks later. It has spent 12 total weeks within the top 100, their longest run since 2007's "Fluorescent Adolescent", and more than their previous lead single, "Crying Lightning".[6] It is also their highest charting single in Belgium reaching #50, as well as their second highest in Denmark and Netherlands peaking at #6 and #55 respectively.

In the UK it sold 81,000 copies in 2011.[7]

The music video shows the band performing the song through a 1980's-style video camera with huge amounts of colour, distortion and an old computer showing the word "DON'T". Other scenes shown by the distorted colour are the band driving a Cadillac in L.A during recording, Alex showing the V sign, Jamie Cook holding a Scythe on the rocks, the band in a black Daimler DS420 and clips of Sheffield Wednesday vs. Manchester United & Arsenal, citing the band's support of Wednesday.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Alex Turner; all music is composed by Arctic Monkeys

7" (UK Record Store Day Limited Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."Brick by Brick"2:58
7"
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."I.D.S.T"1:49
10", MP3 digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair"3:04
2."The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap"3:25
3."I.D.S.T"1:49

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 50
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[9] 21
Canadian Alternative Chart[10] 26
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[11] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 55
Germany Airplay (Media Control AG)[13] 89
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 28
UK Indie (OCC)[15] 4

References

  1. ^ http://meetsobsession.com/2011/featured/listen-arctic-monkeys-“don’t-sit-down-‘cause-i’ve-moved-your-chair”/
  2. ^ http://guestlist.net/festivals/9114/10-best-sets-from-glastonbury-festival-2013/
  3. ^ "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair: Arctic Monkeys: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Arctic Monkeys announce first single from 'Suck It And See'". NME.
  5. ^ Zane Lowe. "Zane Lowe's Hottest Records blog: Arctic Monkeys - Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair". BBC. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Arctic Monkeys". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  7. ^ "The Top 20 rock singles and albums of 2011 revealed". Theofficialcharts.com. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock - August 30, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved 30 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
  12. ^ "Arctic Monkeys – Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  13. ^ German Airplay Chart, Retrieved on 2011-06-03
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
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