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About Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? by Arctic Monkeys
Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? is credited to Arctic Monkeys on AM. This catalogue edition runs 2:41 and lists the song as track 9 of 12. The linked edition is dated 2013-08-11.
Catalogue artist credit: Arctic Monkeys.
Catalogue title: Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?. Genre: Alternative. The date above belongs to the linked edition; it is not a claim about the original release or the video upload date.
Recording & video versions
Also represented from AM: Do I Wanna Know?, R U Mine?. Follow the related song pages to compare the recordings and their selected videos.
Selected video: Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? (Official Video). Published by ArcticMonkeysVEVO. Video length: 4:48.
Playback checked on 2026-10-19. Video edits and album recordings can have different running times.
Artist Information
Arctic Monkeys
Start with the repeating guitar figures of Do I Wanna Know? and R U Mine?, then compare the pace of I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. 505 and I Wanna Be Yours offer more patient builds. Fluorescent Adolescent and Snap Out of It provide contrasting melodic entries.
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