Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
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| Single by Arctic Monkeys | ||||
| from the album AM | ||||
| B-side | "Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You" | |||
| Released | 11 August 2013 | |||
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| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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| Producer(s) | James Ford | |||
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"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the third single from their fifth studio album AM on 11 August 2013. It was written by the group's lead vocalist Alex Turner while its production was handled by James Ford. Upon its release, many critics compared the composition of "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" with works by different artists.
On 30 August 2013, an audio track of the single's B-side, "Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You", was released onto Arctic Monkeys' official YouTube channel. An accompanying music video was shot for the song by Nabil Elderkin and released in July 2013. The band has performed the song multiple times on different venues and also on their ongoing AM Tour.
The song was leaked on 29 July 2013 on YouTube and social networking sites, but quickly taken down. It was released as a single on 11 August 2013, together with an accompanying music video.
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" is described as a R&B,funk rock and blues rock song. Carl Purvis of No Ripcord stated that the song "sounds like it’s been ripped from a Jurassic 5 mixtape before Turner’s exacerbated thirst to relieve his libido once again shines through." Robert Ham from Paste opined that the song outlines Turner's "desperation for a 3 a.m. booty call with the title coming as a rebuttal." Andy Baber of MusicOMH stated that the song contained "sultry, broken beats". He commented further that it "confirms the already lingering sense that AM is an album of the night." Benji Taylor of "Pretty Much Amazing" wrote that the band’s use of "stuttering hip hop beats" on AM is most notable on "Why'd You Only Call Me When You’re High?" While Jazz Monroe of Drowned in Sound recognized influences from Dr. Dre and Timbaland.
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