{"id":1532045,"date":"2026-01-22T15:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1532045"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:09:29","slug":"arctic-monkeys-share-new-song-opening-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1532045","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Monkeys Share New Song \u201cOpening Night\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The band’s first new release in four years appears on a forthcoming benefit compilation for War Child<\/div>\n
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Arctic Monkeys have returned with a new song. \u201cOpening Night,\u201d their first release since 2022’s The Car<\/em>, appears on a forthcoming benefit album for the UK-based children’s charity War Child. Listen to it below.<\/p>\n

The band recorded the track at Abbey Road Studios as part of the new compilation HELP(2)<\/em>, due out March 6 on War Child Records. The record also features contributions from Big Thief, Cameron Winter, Arooj Aftab and Beck, Olivia Rodrigo, Sampha, King Krule, Depeche Mode and Black Country, New Road. Simian Mobile Disco\u2019s James Ford executive produced the album, while The Zone of Interest<\/em> director Jonathan Glazer created all of the accompanying visuals.<\/p>\n

HELP(2)<\/em> draws inspiration from the 1995 charity compilation HELP<\/em>, which was recorded in a single day to to raise money for War Child’s humanitarian aid in Bosnia. It included songs from Radiohead, Oasis, Massive Attack, and Sinead O’Connor. Now, HELP(2) is<\/em> raising money to support War Child’s continued work in conflict zones.<\/p>\n

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01 Arctic Monkeys – \u201cOpening Night\u201d
02 Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – \u201cFlags\u201d
03 Black Country, New Road – \u201cStrangers\u201d
04 The Last Dinner Party – \u201cLet\u2019s do it again!\u201d
05 Beth Gibbons – \u201cSunday Morning\u201d
06 Arooj Aftab & Beck – \u201cLilac Wine\u201d
07 King Krule – \u201cThe 343 Loop\u201d
08 Depeche Mode – \u201cUniversal Soldier\u201d
09 Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng – \u201cHelicopters\u201d
10 Arlo Parks – \u201cNothing I Could Hide\u201d
11 English Teacher & Graham Coxon – \u201cParasite\u201d
12 Beabadoobee – \u201cSay Yes\u201d
13 Big Thief – \u201cRelive, Redie\u201d
14 Fontaines D.C. – \u201cBlack Boys on Mopeds\u201d
15 Cameron Winter – \u201cWarning\u201d
16 Young Fathers – \u201cDon\u2019t Fight the Young\u201d
17 Pulp – \u201cBegging for Change\u201d
18 Sampha – \u201cNaboo\u201d
19 Wet Leg – \u201cObvious\u201d
20 Foals – \u201cWhen the War is Finally Done\u201d
21 Bat For Lashes – \u201cCarried my girl\u201d
22 Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nil\u00fcfer\u00a0Yanya & Dove Ellis – \u201cSunday Light\u201d
23 Olivia Rodrigo – \u201cThe Book of Love\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

Source URL: http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/arctic-monkeys-share-new-song-opening-night\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Arctic Monkeys Share New Song \u201cOpening Night\u201d The band’s first new release in four years appears on a forthcoming benefit compilation for War Child By Hattie Lindert January 22, 2026 Photo by Phoebe Fox Arctic Monkeys have returned with a new song. \u201cOpening Night,\u201d their first release since 2022’s The Car, appears on a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-1532045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-pitchfork-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1532045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532045\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1532045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1532045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1532045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}