"Death Ramps" is an
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for British
indie rock
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band
Arctic Monkeys
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. They usually go under this name in collaboration with
Miles Kane
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...
and fellow
Sheffield
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artist
Richard Hawley
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, and have released five tracks, all B-sides to Arctic Monkeys singles.
Domino
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, their label, stated: "Unfortunately, we're not allowed to tell you the true identity of the Death Ramps but needless to say they're a band with
A Certain Romance (wink, wink)."
In an interview with ''
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'' in 2013, frontman
Alex Turner
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stated:
''The Death Ramps / Nettles'' single
''The Death Ramps / Nettles'' single was released on 3 December 2007 on 7" vinyl, limited to just 250 copies.
The songs are the B-sides from the Arctic Monkeys single "
Teddy Picker
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", from their second album ''
Favourite Worst Nightmare
''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' is the second studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released on 23 April 2007 by Domino Recording Company. Recorded in east London's Miloco Studios with producers James Ford and Mike Crossey, the album ...
''.
;Track listing
Other songs
* "Bad Woman" was released as the B-side on vinyl edition of "
Teddy Picker
"Teddy Picker" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the third single from their second album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. It was released on 3 December 2007 in the United Kingdom. The song entered the UK Sing ...
", and on the CD edition together with "The Death Ramps" and "Nettles". The song was originally written and performed by Pat Farrell and the Believers.
Richard Hawley
Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longp ...
is the lead vocalist for the cover and performed the song live with the band on 17 December 2007 in Manchester, for the final date of their Favourite Worst Nightmare tour. The concert was later released as the ''
At the Apollo
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Release
The 7" vinyl features only one B-side titled "Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)" and is credited to M ...
" single.
Miles Kane
Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets. He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009.
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co-wrote the song and featured as the lead singer.
* "You and I" was released as the B-side on the "
Black Treacle
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" single on 23 January 2012. It was co-written by Richard Hawley, who also provided lead vocals. It is the first song by the Death Ramps to have a video, which was shot in
Sheffield
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near
Dore, and directed by Focus Creeps.
References
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2007 singles
Arctic Monkeys songs
Songs written by Alex Turner (musician)
Musical groups from Sheffield