Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Arctic Monkeys
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The mirror's image It tells me it's home time But I'm not finished 'Cause you're not by my side And as I arrived I thought I saw you leaving Carrying your shoes Decided that once again I was just dreaming Of bumping into you Now it's three in the morning And I'm trying to change your mind Left you multiple missed calls And to my message you reply Why'd you only call me when you're high? High Why'd you only call me when you're high? Somewhere darker Talking the same shite I need a partner Well are you out tonight? It's harder and harder to get you to listen More I get through the gears Incapable of making alright decisions And having bad ideas Now it's three in the morning And I'm trying to change your mind Left you multiple missed calls And to my message you reply (Message you reply) Why'd you only call me when you're high? (Why'd you only call me when you're) High Why'd you only call me when you're high? And I can't see you here when I'm high Sort of feels like I'm running out of time I haven't found all I was hoping to find You said you got to be up in the morning Gonna have an early night And you starting to bore me, baby Why'd you only call me when you're high? Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high? Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high? Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high? Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?
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Written by: Alex Turner
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10 facts about this song
Album Detail"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" is a single from Arctic Monkeys' fifth studio album "AM," which was released in 2013.
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Chart SuccessUpon its release, the single hit number 8 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Arctic Monkeys' first top 10 song since "Fluorescent Adolescent" in 2007.
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GenreIt is one of the tracks that blend indie rock with R&B on their album "AM," which overall marks a shift in sound for the band.
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Lyrics InspirationThe song's lyrics depict a scene of late-night longing and failed attempts to replicate a past relationship's intimacy.
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Music VideoThe song's music video, directed by Nabil Elderkin, features frontman Alex Turner hallucinating that everyone he meets is singing the song's lyrics.
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RecognitionThe song entered NME's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" at number 396 in 2014.
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Co-WrittenAlex Turner, the band's frontman, co-wrote the song along with the band's members Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley, and Matt Helders.
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International SuccessApart from its success in the UK, the single also charted in various countries including Australia, France, Belgium and the US, where it topped the Alternative Songs chart.
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Live DebutThe band first played “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?” live during a show at the Majestic Ventura Theater in California on May 22, 2013.
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Other VersionsThe song was covered by artists like Miley Cyrus, and her version became popular and was praised by the songwriting team.
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