Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Studio album by Arctic Monkeys
Released	23 January 2006 21 February 2006
Recorded	Chapel Studios Lincolnshire, England
Genre	Indie rock
Length	41:03
Label	Domino WIG162
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
Professional reviews
All Music Guide 22 February 2006 Cokemachineglow (81%) link Guardian 13 January 2006 IGN (9.1/10) 9 March 2006 Independent 20 January 2006 MusicOMH.com link TheMusicZine link NZ Herald 12 February 2006 NME (10/10) 12 January 2006 Pitchfork (7.4/10) 25 January 2006 Prefix (6/10) 14 February 2006 Robert Christgau (A-) link Rolling Stone 21 February 2006 Clickmusic.com 17 January 2006 Sound Generator (8/10) 31 January 2006 Winnipeg Sun 11 February 2006
Arctic Monkeys chronology
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006) Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not is the debut album by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 January 2006. Recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, before the band's first world tour, the album became the fastest selling debut album in the UK since records began, selling over 360,000 copies in its first week. It has since gone triple platinum in the UK ^[1], and won the 2006 Mercury Prize ^[2]. Image File history File linksMetadata Wpsiatwin. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Domino Records has been the name of three different record labels, two United States based labels from the first third of the 20th century, and a late 20th century and 21st century label based in the United Kingdom. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Front page of Guardian Unlimited from August 16, 2005 Guardian Unlimited is a British website owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... IGN is a multimedia news and reviews website that focuses heavily on video games. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... musicOMH.com is a UK based webzine formed of music features, interviews and reviews of albums, singles, gigs, festivals, opera, theatre, music DVDs and films. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... Image File history File links 5_stars. ... The New Zealand Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Not to be confused with the Canadian music magazine Music Express The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... A typical example of Pitchforks main page, as of 12-12-06 Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork and occasionally shortened to P4K, pitchy, or pfork,[1] is a United States-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Prefix logo Prefix Magazine is an online resource for daily music reviews, interviews, features and breaking news. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Based in London, Sound Generator is an Internet based music publication – focusing on a broad range of musical genres. ... The Winnipeg Sun is a daily tabloid-sized newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... Favourite Worst Nightmare is the second studio album by Sheffield indie rock band Arctic Monkeys that was first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 before being released around the world. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England. ... Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece, indie rock band from Sheffield, England. ... The Mercury Music Prize, now officially known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize, is a music award given annually for the best British or Irish album of the previous 12 months. ...

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Release

The original release date was scheduled as 30 January 2006, but was brought forward to 23 January 2006 due to "high demand". Although the same was done with Franz Ferdinand, there remains continued speculation that the move was an attempt to counter the effects of the album's leak onto online file-sharing sites.^[3] Although many of the tracks featured on the album were freely available to download in early 2005 from uploaded demo CDs given out by the band, the re-recorded album versions had also been leaked onto the internet by December 2005. January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. ... A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ...

On the first day of its release, the album became the fastest selling debut rock album in British history, selling just under 120,000 copies. By the end of the week, the album had sold 363,735 copies - more than the rest of the Top 20 combined and making it the overall fastest selling debut album in British history. Its release in the United States on 21 February 2006 saw it become the second fastest selling debut indie album in history ^[4] , turning over around 34,000 copies in its first week and achieving #24 in the album charts. The album also went to #1 in Australia and Ireland. is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The track "Mardy Bum", while not released as a single, appeared on radio playlists throughout the UK in mid-2006^{[citation needed]}. The track "A Certain Romance" was ranked #90 in Pitchfork Media's Top 100 Tracks of 2006^[5].

Name

The week before its release, the source behind the album's name was revealed as a quote from northern actor Albert Finney and the 1960s film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. ^[6] The band are reportedly fans of old British '60s movies, and lead singer Alex Turner revealed to UK-tabloid The Sun that the film is what the album is about. "Songs including "The View from the Afternoon", "Dancing Shoes", "Still Take You Home" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble" all cover that bit of the weekend and feature the same character." ^[7] Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Albert Finney (born May 9, 1936 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated English actor of Irish descent. ... Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a 1960 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alan Sillitoe. ... Alexander David Turner[1] (born 6 January 1986)[2] is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ...

Cover sleeve

The image on the cover of the album is a photo of Chris McClure - a friend of the band and brother of Jon McClure - taken in the early hours of the morning after the band had given him, his cousin and his best mate, "seventy quid to spend on a night out".^[8] The image caused some controversy when the head of Scotland's NHS criticised the cover for "reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK". ^[9] The band's product manager denied the accusation, and in fact suggested the opposite - "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good". In March 2006, McClure announced that he would be giving up smoking, due to lack of funds.^[10] Billboard advertisements for the album used a similar image to the cover picture, but without the cigarette. Reverend and the Makers is the brain child of Sheffields Reverend A.K.A Jon McClure. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II... , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ...

The album cover was shot in Korova bar, Liverpool. http://www.nme.com/arcticmonkeys/albumguide

Awards

• 5th greatest British album - NME, January 2006
• Mercury Prize Album of the Year, September 2006
• Best Album - Q Awards, October 2006
• Album of the Year - NME, December 2006
• Album of the Year - Crossbeat Magazine (Japan), December 2006
• Album of the Year - TIME Magazine, December 2006
• Album of the Year - Hot Press Magazine (Ireland), December 2006
• Best International Album - Meteor Music Awards (Ireland), February 2007
• Best British Album - 2007 BRIT Awards, February 2007
• Album of the Year Rolling Stone Türkiye

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Singles

• I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (17 October 2005, Domino Records) #1
• When the Sun Goes Down (January 16, 2006, Domino Records) #1

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Track listing

All tracks written by Alex Turner except where stated. Alexander David Turner[1] (born 6 January 1986)[2] is an English musician and member of Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys. ...

1. "The View from the Afternoon" – 3:38
2. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" – 2:53
3. "Fake Tales of San Francisco" – 3:00
4. "Dancing Shoes" – 2:21
5. "You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me" – 2:10
6. "Still Take You Home" (Turner/Cook) – 2:53
7. "Riot Van" – 2:14
8. "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" – 2:23
9. "Mardy Bum" – 2:55
10. "Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But..." – 4:30
11. "When the Sun Goes Down" – 3:20
12. "From the Ritz to the Rubble" – 3:13
13. "A Certain Romance" – 5:31

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Statistics

Sales

• UK - 1,154,694 - 3x Platinum
• USA - 305,000 ^[11]
• Japan - 103,734 - Gold
• Australia - 70,000 - Platinum
• France - 49,000
• Argentina - 100,000 - Platinum
• Denmark - 20,000 - Gold
• New Zealand - 7,500 - Gold
• Worldwide - 2,310,000 [1]

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Highest chart positions

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References

1. ^ "Arctic Monkeys make chart history", BBC News, 2006-01-29. 
2. ^ "Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize", BBC, 2006-09-05. 
3. ^ "Arctic Monkeys album rush released", NME, 2006-01-05. 
4. ^ "Arctic Monkeys make chart history", BBC, 2006-01-29. 
5. ^ http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/40070-staff-list-the-top-100-tracks-of-2006/page_2
6. ^ "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning", IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-08-26. 
7. ^ "Monkeys explain album", Yahoo! News, 2006-01-09. 
8. ^ Wichelow, Sam. "Familiar face?", BBC News - South Yorkshire, 2006-02-09. 
9. ^ "Arctic Monkeys defend album cover", BBC News, 2006-02-03. 
10. ^ "Arctic Monkeys Cover Star Quits Smoking", Entertainmentwise, 2006-03-29. 
11. ^ "Arctic Monkeys Win UK's Mercury Prize", Billboard, 2006-09-05. 

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External links

• Arctic Monkeys website
• Teaser site for album
• "Arctic Monkey album details revealed" NME, 12 December 2005
• "Arctic Monkeys album leak" NME, 3 January 2006
• "Monkeys confirm album" Launch music news UK
• "Arctic Monkey album rush released" NME, 6 January 2006
• "Arctic Monkeys Release Date Change Not Caused By Leak?" Clickmusic, 6 January 2006