One for the Road (song) explained

One for the Road
Cover:Arctic Monkeys One for the Road.jpg
Alt:A black-and-white image of a woman wearing a leather jacket, with the title of the song on the back.
Type:single
Artist:Arctic Monkeys
Album:AM
B-Side:You're So Dark
Recorded:
Genre:Rock
Length:3:26
Label:Domino
Composer:
Lyricist:Alex Turner
Producer:
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"One for the Road" is a song by English band Arctic Monkeys from their fifth studio album, AM.It was released on 9 December 2013 as the fourth single from the album.[2] The single is available in the 7" vinyl format,[3] and as a digital download, and features a B-side titled "You're So Dark". On 6 December 2013, Arctic Monkeys released the B-side's official audio track onto YouTube.[4]

Music and composition

"One for the Road" is a rock song[5] with R&B influences.[6] Featuring backing vocals from rock musician and Humbug producer Josh Homme,[7] the song also features influences from Homme's band, Queens of the Stone Age.[8] The song starts with high-pitched "woo" sounds performed by drummer Matt Helders and continues with "a bluesy chunky riff" and "Americana-tinged rockabilly twang."[9]

Music video

A music video for the song, filmed in Mendota, Illinois,[10] was released on 23 October 2013.[11] It was shot in black-and-white, and directed by Focus Creeps, with whom the band previously worked on several videos in 2011 and 2012, including the NME Award-winning video for "R U Mine?".[12] The video shows Arctic Monkeys guitarist Jamie Cook driving tractors in three-piece suits, the band striking poses in a cornfield, and a party featuring models and fireworks.[3]

On the video, Aaron Brown of Focus Creeps said: "It's really just a remake of "R U Mine?", but on a hi-fi camera, but then they have this lo-fi cars, which are tractors."[13]

Personnel

Arctic Monkeys
Additional musicians

Release history

CountryDateFormat(s)Label
United Kingdom9 December 2013Domino
United States10 December 2013

Notes and References

  1. AM . Arctic Monkeys . 2013 . liner notes .
  2. Web site: Arctic Monkeys ride tractors in 'One For The Road' video – watch . . 24 October 2013 . 25 October 2013 . 27 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027012914/http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/73395 . live .
  3. Arctic Monkeys Get Farm Fresh in 'One for the Road' . . Kory . Grow . 24 October 2013 . 25 October 2013 . 27 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027074947/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/arctic-monkeys-get-farm-fresh-in-one-for-the-road-20131024 . live .
  4. Web site: Arctic Monkeys - You're So Dark (Official Audio) . . 6 December 2013 . 7 December 2013 . 12 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212131038/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eoAwXkI3RA . live .
  5. Web site: Arctic Monkeys – "One For The Road" Video . . 24 October 2013 . 23 October 2015 . Breihan, Tom . 3 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210103000725/https://www.stereogum.com/1536721/arctic-monkeys-one-for-the-road-video/news/ . live .
  6. Web site: Arctic Monkeys - 'AM' . . 5 September 2013 . 23 October 2015 . Williams, Mike . 29 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329044524/http://www.nme.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys/14752 . live .
  7. Web site: Arctic Monkeys - AM . . 23 October 2015 . Harper, Simon . 27 August 2013 . 2 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140402080858/http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/arctic-monkeys-am . live .
  8. Web site: Arctic Monkeys - AM . . 10 September 2013 . 23 October 2015 . Wright, Mic.
  9. Web site: Track By Track Review: Arctic Monkeys - AM . . 3 September 2013 . 23 October 2015.
  10. Web site: Mendota Reporter British Invasion - Rock band shoots music video in Mendota . 2014-05-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203225617/http://www.mendotareporter.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=7885 . 3 February 2016 . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Arctic Monkeys - One For The Road (Official Video) . . 23 October 2013 . 26 October 2013.
  12. Web site: The Arctic Monkeys 'One For The Road' by Focus Creeps. 13 November 2013. Promonews. 19 May 2023.
  13. Web site: Director ID - Focus Creeps. Pinto. Natália. Pitchfork. 2014.
  14. Web site: Chart: CLUK Update 21.12.2013 (wk50) . Zobbel.de . 17 June 2014 . Zywietz, Tobias . 24 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224104814/http://zobbel.de/cluk/131221cluk.txt . live .

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