Crying Lightning
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| Template:Infobox song/link by Arctic Monkeys | ||||
| from the album Humbug | ||||
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| Released | 6 July 2009 | |||
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| Label | Domino | |||
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| [[Lyricist|LyricistTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Alex Turner | |||
| [[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Josh Homme | |||
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"Crying Lightning" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the first single from their third album Humbug. It was first played on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 6 July 2009 and was then made available on iTunes to download the same day. Physical copies of the single were made available on 17 August, one week before the release of the album.[4] The vinyl was made available in Oxfam shops and sold with a download code for fans to get a free MP3 version of the song.[5]
The single debuted at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 12 July 2009 by downloads alone.
Music video
The music video for the single debuted on Channel 4 in UK on 24 July 2009.
The music video, directed by Richard Ayoade (who worked with the band previously on the video for "Fluorescent Adolescent", as well as their At the Apollo live DVD), shows the band performing the song on a boat on a rough sea. During a short instrumental interlude, a large figure rises up from the sea in the form of frontman, Turner. He falls to his knees where the boat passes between his legs before the other three band members (Cook, Helders and O'Malley) also rise up out from the water.[6]
Track listing
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Personnel
Personnel taken from Humbug liner notes.[3]
Arctic Monkeys
- Alex Turner
- Jamie Cook
- Nick O'Malley
- Matt Helders
Additional musician
- John Ashton – keyboards, backing vocals
Technical
- Joshua Homme – production
- Alain Johannes – engineering
- Justin Smith – engineering assistance
- Claudius Mittendorfer – additional engineering
- Rich Costey – mixing
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[7] | 70 |
| Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)[8] | 63 |
| Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)[9] | 49 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 15 |
| French Singles Chart[10] | 23 |
| Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] | 44 |
| Switzerland Airplay (Swiss Hitparade)[12] | 86 |
| UK Indie Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 12 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | Gold | 40,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[14] | Platinum | 600,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[15] | Gold | 500,000 |
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Album Review: Arctic Monkeys – Humbug". Consequence. 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fletcher, Alex (29 August 2009). "Arctic Monkeys: 'Humbug'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Humbug (CD liner notes). Arctic Monkeys. Domino. 2009.
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- ^ Monkeys to release Oxfam single
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arctic Monkeys' Crying Lightning by Richard Ayoade". Promonews. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Austrian Singles Chart
- ^ Belgium Flanders Singles Chart
- ^ Belgium Wallonia Singles Chart
- ^ French Singles Chart
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arctic Monkeys - Artist - Billboard Japan". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Schweizer Airplay Charts 35/2009 – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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