Fluorescent Adolescent

"Fluorescent Adolescent"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare
B-side
  • "The Bakery"
  • "Plastic Tramp"
  • "Too Much to Ask"
Released9 July 2007 (2007-07-09)[1]
StudioMiloco (London, England)
Genre
Length2:57
LabelDomino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Matador" / "Da Frame 2R"
(2007) 		"Fluorescent Adolescent"
(2007) 		"Teddy Picker"
(2007)
Music video
"Fluorescent Adolescent" on YouTube

"Fluorescent Adolescent" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the second single from their second studio album Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007).[5] It was released on 9 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. The lyrics were written by Alex Turner and Johanna Bennett, Turner's girlfriend at the time, in a hotel room prior to the recording of Favourite Worst Nightmare.[6]

"Fluorescent Adolescent" has been described as a ballad about sex, ageing and nostalgia for youth. It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current sex life is unsatisfying and boring. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and was the 83rd best-selling song of 2007 in the United Kingdom. "Fluorescent Adolescent" is one of the band's most popular songs, and is frequently performed as a closer to their concerts. Kate Nash performed a cover of the song on 5 October 2007.[7] It appears on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3.

The song is often synonymous with the E4 British comedy series The Inbetweeners, frequently being heard during the first series.

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 7 July 2007. p. 23.
  2. ^ Trendell, Andrew (12 February 2014). "Arctic Monkeys' singles: Their 20 hits ranked from worst to best". Gigwise. Retrieved 27 July 2018. Fluorescent Adolescent: Epitomising their choppy garage rock sound from the last decade
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  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "Radio X".
  6. ^ Hodgson, Jaimie (15 July 2007). "Ex-girlfriend helps Arctic Monkeys to a hit". The Guardian.
  7. ^ casablancasro (2007). "kate nash - fluorescent adolescent". YouTube. Retrieved 27 August 2013.