Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?

"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
Single by Arctic Monkeys
from the album AM
B-side"Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You"
Released11 August 2013 (2013-08-11)
Genre
Length2:41
LabelDomino
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Alex Turner
Producer(s)James Ford
Arctic Monkeys singles chronology
"Do I Wanna Know?"
(2013)
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"
(2013)
"One for the Road"
(2013)
Music video
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" on YouTube

"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.[2][3] 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 at different venues and also on their AM Tour.

  1. ^ AM (liner notes). Arctic Monkeys . 2013.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Arctic Monkeys - Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You (Official Audio)". YouTube. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  3. ^ Reed, Ryan (30 August 2013). "Arctic Monkeys Share Sensual New B-Side". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.