Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not Tracklist
Scrappy, lager-fueled tunes about being young and bored in a bleak Northern England steel town. Even Yanks couldn’t resist these raging Brit-pop-punk gems, and it wasn’t long before the Sheffield quartet’s debut became the fastest-selling debut album by a band in UK chart history.
“Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” Q&A
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How did the album perform on the Billboard charts?
Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200, about two months after its initial release. The LP stayed on the chart for 19 weeks.
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Where does the album's title come from?
The title “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” is a direct quote from the 1960 British film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, which the band drew inspiration from for some of the album’s lyrics.
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Who produced the album?
The album was produced by Alan Smyth and Jim Abbiss. This was the only Arctic Monkeys album not to be produced by James Ford, who arrived for their sophomore effort and has stuck around to this day in all of the band’s releases.
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What accolades did the album earn?
Aside from being the fastest-selling debut album in British history, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” has earned multiple accolades from the industry, including Album of the Year for NME, the much-coveted Mercury Prize, and is No. 371 in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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What certifications does the album have?
- 7x platinum by the BPI on April 4, 2022
- Gold by the RIAA on August 24, 2017
