Crying Lightning

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2009 single by Arctic Monkeys

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::summary 2009 single by Arctic Monkeys ::

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nameCrying Lightning
covercrying_lightning.jpg
typesingle
artistArctic Monkeys
albumHumbug
B-side* "Red Right Hand"
released6 July 2009
genre
length3:43
labelDomino
composer* Jamie Cook
* Alex Turner<ref nameliner
lyricistAlex Turner
producerJosh Homme
prev_titleTeddy Picker
prev_year2007
next_titleCornerstone
next_year2009
misc{{External music video
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| name = Crying Lightning | cover = crying_lightning.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Arctic Monkeys | album = Humbug | B-side = * "Red Right Hand"

"Crying Lightning" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the first single from their third album Humbug. It was first played on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 6 July 2009 and was then made available on iTunes to download the same day. Physical copies of the single were made available on 17 August, one week before the release of the album. The vinyl was made available in Oxfam shops and sold with a download code for fans to get a free MP3 version of the song.

The single debuted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 12 July 2009 by downloads alone.

Music video

The music video for the single debuted on Channel 4 in UK on 24 July 2009.

The music video, directed by Richard Ayoade (who worked with the band previously on the video for "Fluorescent Adolescent", as well as their At the Apollo live DVD), shows the band performing the song on a boat on a rough sea. During a short instrumental interlude, a large figure rises up from the sea in the form of frontman, Turner. He falls to his knees where the boat passes between his legs before the other three band members (Cook, Helders and O'Malley) also rise up out from the water.

Track listing

| headline = 10", MP3 digital download | title1 = Crying Lightning | length1 = 3:43 | lyrics1 = Alex Turner | music1 = Arctic Monkeys | title2 = Red Right Hand | length2 = 4:19 | lyrics2 = Nick Cave | music2 = {{flatlist|

  • Nick Cave
  • Mick Harvey
  • Conway Savage
  • Thomas Wydler | title3 = I Haven't Got My Strange | length3 = 1:29 | lyrics3 = Alex Turner | music3 = Arctic Monkeys | all_writing = | title4 = | length4 = | title5 = | length5 = | title6 = | length6 = | title7 = | length7 = | title8 = | length8 = | title9 = | length9 = | title10 = | length10 = | total_length =

| headline = 7" | title1 = Crying Lightning | length1 = 3:43 | lyrics1 = Alex Turner | music1 = Arctic Monkeys | title2 = Red Right Hand | length2 = 4:19 | lyrics2 = Nick Cave | music2 = {{flatlist|

  • Nick Cave
  • Mick Harvey
  • Conway Savage
  • Thomas Wydler | all_writing = | title3 = | length3 = | title4 = | length4 = | title5 = | length5 = | title6 = | length6 = | title7 = | length7 = | title8 = | length8 = | title9 = | length9 = | title10 = | length10 = | total_length =

Personnel

Personnel taken from Humbug liner notes.

Arctic Monkeys

Additional musician

  • John Ashton – keyboards, backing vocals

Technical

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2009) | Peak position | |---|---| | Austrian Singles Chart | 70 | | Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders) | 63 | | Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 49 | | Canadian Singles Chart | 15 | | French Singles Chart | 23 | | Japan Hot 100 (Billboard) | 44 | | Switzerland Airplay (Swiss Hitparade) | 86 | | UK Indie Chart | 1 | | UK Singles Chart | 12 | ::

Certifications

References

References

  1. (2009). "[[Humbug (album)". [[Domino Recording Company.
  2. [http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/news/06-07-09/arctic-monkeys--crying-lightning--download-on-itunes Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning – Download on itunes]
  3. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8182093.stm Monkeys to release Oxfam single]
  4. (August 5, 2009). "Arctic Monkeys' Crying Lightning by Richard Ayoade". Promonews.
  5. [http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Arctic+Monkeys&titel=Crying+Lightning&cat=s Austrian Singles Chart]
  6. [https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/91e92/Arctic-Monkeys-Crying-Lightning Belgium Flanders Singles Chart]
  7. [https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/91e92/Arctic-Monkeys-Crying-Lightning Belgium Wallonia Singles Chart]
  8. [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Arctic+Monkeys&titel=Crying+Lightning&cat=s French Singles Chart]
  9. "Arctic Monkeys - Artist - Billboard Japan". Billboard Japan.
  10. "Schweizer Airplay Charts 35/2009 – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.

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