Brianstorm sounds like an entry in what seems to be a competition among major artists to see just how devoid of a tune a single can be and still make the upper reaches of the chart, raising the stakes substantially over last year's winner, SexyBack by Justin Timberlake. The Arctic Monkeys did not have the biggest-selling debut album in British history they had the fastest-selling debut album - 360,000 sold in the first week.Įven by the standards of the Arctic Monkeys - a band preoccupied with puncturing expectations, as only people saddled with unrealistic expectations can be - the single that heralds the follow-up to the biggest-selling debut album in British history is a deflating experience. The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Tuesday April 24 2007
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