When the Sun Goes Down (Arctic Monkeys song)

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"When the Sun Goes Down"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
B-side	"Stickin to the Floor" "Settle for a Draw" "7"
Released	16 January 2006
Studio	Chapel (Lincolnshire, England)
Genre	Indie rock garage rock post-punk
Length	3:20
Label	Domino
Composer(s)	Jamie Cook Matt Helders Andy Nicholson Alex Turner[1]
Lyricist(s)	Alex Turner
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (2005) "When the Sun Goes Down" (2006) "The View from the Afternoon" (2006)
Music video
"When the Sun Goes Down" on YouTube

"When the Sun Goes Down" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released on 16 January 2006 as the second single from their debut studio album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2006). It followed debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" to number one on the UK Singles Chart.

The song is about prostitution in the Neepsend district of Sheffield. Originally known as "Scummy", early reports had also suggested its name would be simply "Sun Goes Down", but the full name was confirmed on Arctic Monkeys' website.