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“Despair in the Departure Lounge” is Alex Turner’s lonely ode to missing someone traveling a lot, something he’s no doubt well-versed in as a musician who toured world-wide for years, after each album release.

It can be about Alex coming back home after he broke up with his girlfriend, and he misses her, feeling afraid that she had moved on.

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Produced By
Written By
Assistant Recording Engineer
Recording Engineer
Bass Guitar
Mixing Engineer
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Recorded At
Konk Studios (London, UK)
Release Date
April 24, 2006
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