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The punk rock group the Arctic Monkeys started out in 2003 in Sheffield, England.  The band members included singer and guitarist Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, bassist Andy Nicholson, and drummer Matt Helders.

With very little experience in music, the band spent many months trying to hone their musical talent.  In 2004, they landed a deal with Franz Ferdinand’s record label, Domino records.  This contract paved the way for their first single I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor, which hit number one on the British charts.  The band’s career had sky-rocketed.  

Arctic Monkeys launched their debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not in 2006.  Within one week of its release date, the album broke records as the best-selling album in history in Great Britain.  A few months later, the group came out with a five-track EP Who The F*k Are Arctic Monkeys? This EP included four unedited singles, and the signature tune When The Sun Goes Down received constant airplay.

During a tour in 2006, Nicholson left the group due to fatigue and was permanently replaced by Nick O’Malley.  At the end of the year, the Arctic Monkeys were honoured when they nabbed the Best British Breakthrough Act prize at the Brit Awards and Best New Band and Best British Band at the NME Awards.

The group’s follow-up album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, was another smash and sold thousands of copies.  It produced the hits Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent.  The band continues building on this success.