Arctic Monkeys by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 48 Arctic Monkeys songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Arctic Monkeys by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 49/100
- Average dynamic range: 6.3/10
- Average tempo: 121 BPM across 48 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 64-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Arctic Monkeys songs
- Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — intensity 13/100, 85 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
- There'd Better Be a Mirrorball — intensity 15/100, 72 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
- No 1 Party Anthem — intensity 16/100, 80 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
The most intense
- If You Were There, Beware — intensity 77/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Pretty Visitors — intensity 70/100, 145 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor — intensity 69/100, 183 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Pretty Visitors — dynamic range 8/10
- If You Were There, Beware — dynamic range 8/10
- Brianstorm — dynamic range 8/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is The Ultracheese (72 BPM), fastest is Mardy Bum (185 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Arctic Monkeys artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 48 Arctic Monkeys songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.