Suck It and See

"Suck It and See" is a song by English band Arctic Monkeys. It was released on 31 October 2011 by Domino Recording Company as the third single and title track of their fourth studio album Suck It and See. Produced by James Ford and written by Alex Turner it was recorded at Sound City, Los Angeles in early 2011. The song was released via MP3 digital download and 7" vinyl with the song "Evil Twin" appearing as a B-side. It is one of the rare instances that a B-side for a single has charted higher than the single itself on release due to downloads, with "Suck It and See" reaching number 149 and "Evil Twin" reaching number 114 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Turner started writing the song, while working on the recording of the Submarine soundtrack. Turner described the melody and the chorus as "quite Beach Boys-y" which he was listening to a lot at the time. They chose it as the title track towards the end of the recording. The song contains a reference to the English beverage Dandelion and burdock. Of the reference, Turner said, "Something I like the idea of is putting colloquialisms where they feel strange – especially in some of the other tunes like the fuzzy, heavier ones, it feels quite funny when you can drop in something very British next to ‘Raw Power’ guitars." For a while the band thought of calling the track "I'm a Fool for You". Live performances "Suck It and See" was first played live at an acoustic set for 102.1 the Edge in Toronto on 22 May 2011, and performed for a full audience a day later, at their concert in Montreal, Canada. The song was performed throughout their 2011–2012 tour, generally towards the end of the setlist. It was also played during the AM Tour. After an eight-year absence, "Suck It and See" was brought back for The Car Tour on 24 April 2023, at their concert in TipsArena Linz, Austria.