Brianstorm

"Brianstorm"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare
B-side
  • "If You Found This It's Probably Too Late"
  • "Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend"
  • "What If You Were Right The First Time?"
Released2 April 2007 (2007-04-02)
RecordedDecember 2006
Genre
Length2:50
LabelDomino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Alex Turner
Producer(s)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Leave Before the Lights Come On"
(2006) 		"Brianstorm"
(2007) 		"Matador" / "Da Frame 2R"
(2007)
Music video
"Brianstorm" on YouTube

"Brianstorm" (often mistaken as "Brainstorm") is a song by the English rock band Arctic Monkeys. It is the opening track on their second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare. The song was released as the first single from the album on 2 April 2007, debuting at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart via downloads alone.[4] The single was released in physical formats on 16 April, the week before the release of the album, and charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart behind Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar". In Scotland, the song became the band's fourth consecutive number-one single on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Brianstorm" is one of the band's most successful singles worldwide, reaching number four in Denmark, number seven in Ireland, and number 10 in Spain. It came in at number 62 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[5]

The song was noticeably louder and heavier than previous efforts, marking the band's evolved sound. The song prominently features 'thundering drums' and surf-rock tremolo guitars.[6] The song is also well known for its intricate and rapid drum track, which was voted the tenth best drum track of the millennium on MusicRadar.[7]

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  2. ^ Mitchell, Matt. "The 40 Greatest Arctic Monkeys Songs". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ Favourite Worst Nightmare (booklet). Arctic Monkeys. London: Domino Recording Company. 2007. WIGCD188. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "UK Music Charts - The Official UK Top 75 Singles: Week of Mon 16 Apr - Yahoo! Music UK". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
  5. ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 27 December 2007 Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Arctic Monkeys - Humbug". 30 July 2009.
  7. ^ "The top 20 greatest drum beats of the millennium". 30 July 2013.