Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
| Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | ||||
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| Arctic Monkeys studio album | ||||
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Publication |
2006 |
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| Label (s) | domino | |||
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Format (s) |
CD |
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Title (number) |
13 |
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running time |
41 min 3 s |
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Jim Abiss |
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Studio (s) |
Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire , England |
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Whatever People Say I Am is the debut album of from Sheffield coming band Arctic Monkeys .
It is the debut album that sold the most in the UK in its first week; 363,735 copies were bought. It went three times platinum and won the Mercury Music Prize .
publication
The album was originally scheduled to be released in the UK on January 30th, but has been brought forward to January 23rd. On the day of release, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not sold a little less than 120,000 copies, making it the fastest-selling debut album in British music history to date. In the United States, about 34,000 copies were sold in the first week and the album reached number 24 on the local charts. As in the UK, the album was number 1 on the album charts in Ireland and Australia .
Cover
The cover of the CD depicts a friend of the band's Chris McClure smoking. It has been criticized by the Scottish National Health Service for glorifying smoking. The product manager of the Arctic Monkeys, however, denied this and said that it is not good for Chris McClure to smoke. In March 2006, McClure wanted to quit smoking for lack of money, but was unsuccessful. The CD kept the cover mentioned above, but a similar illustration without a cigarette was used on advertising posters.
Awards
- Fifth best 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 - Visions (reader voting)
- 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
Track list
- The View from the Afternoon - 3:38
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - 2:53
- Fake Tales of San Francisco - 3:00 am
- Dancing Shoes - 2:21
- You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me - 2:10
- Still Take You Home - 2:53
- Riot Van - 2:14
- Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured - 2:23
- Mardy Bum - 2:55
- Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But ... - 4:28
- When the Sun Goes Down - 3:20
- From the Ritz to the Rubble - 3:13
- A Certain Romance - 5:31
Single releases
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor ( October 17, 2005 )
- When the Sun Goes Down ( January 16, 2006 )
- The View From The Afternoon
- Fake Tales of San Francisco
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
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20th (11 weeks) | 11 |
 Austria (Ö3)
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23 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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16 (10 weeks) | 10 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
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1 (... Where.) | ... |
 United States (Billboard)
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24 (19 weeks) | 19th |
Sales and Awards
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 platinum
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70,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
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 gold
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20,000 |
 Europe (IFPI)
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platinum
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(1,000,000) |
 Japan (RIAJ)
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gold
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100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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gold
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40,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
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United States (RIAA)
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gold
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500,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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6 × platinum
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1,800,000 |
| All in all |
5 × gold 8 × platinum |
2,517,500 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arctic Monkeys Biography. Starpulse, accessed December 2, 2010 .
- ↑ Familiar face? BBC , February 9, 2006, accessed December 2, 2010 .
- ↑ Arctic Monkeys defend album cover. BBC , February 3, 2006, accessed December 2, 2010 .
- ↑ Scott Colothan: Arctic Monkeys Cover Star Quits Smoking. Entertainmentwise, March 29, 2006; archived from the original on March 10, 2012 ; accessed on December 2, 2010 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Award in Australia
- ^ Award in Denmark
- ↑ Award in Europe
- ↑ Award in Japan
- ↑ Award in Canada
- ↑ Award in New Zealand
- ↑ Distinction in the United States
- ↑ Award in the United Kingdom