"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" is a song by the English indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...

. The song was released as the first single from their fourth studio album Suck It and See

Suck It and See

Suck It and See is the fourth studio album by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released 6 June 2011 in the UK and 7 June in the US, following their 2011 North American tour. The band worked with producer James Ford on this album and promised a more "vintage" style. The music video for "Brick...

and was released as a digital download

Music download

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 on 12 April 2011. On 16 April, a "limited-edition white-label seven-inch vinyl version" was released followed by the formal release "on standard seven- and ten-inch vinyl single formats" on 30 May.
The song was first played on Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...

's BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

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 show on 11 April.
The music video for the single premiered on 14 April 2011 on YouTube

YouTube

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.

"The Blond-O-Sonic Shimmer Trap" also appears as the Japanese bonus track on Suck It and See.

In an interview, Alex Turner said "I.D.S.T" stands for "If Destroyed Still True" and is considered the second part of "Brick by Brick

Brick by Brick (Arctic Monkeys song)

"Brick by Brick" is a song by Arctic Monkeys from the band's fourth album Suck It and See. The song was the first track to be revealed from the album, on 4 March 2011, and was designed as a teaser for the album rather than a lead single. The lead single was instead "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved...

".

"Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair" charted at number twenty-eight in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 on downloads alone, for the week of 23 April. It spent one week in the top 40, dropping to number forty-three the following week. It spent 6 weeks within the top 100 before a vinyl release proppelled it to number forty-two. The single dropped out of the chart four weeks later. It has spent 12 total weeks within the top 100, their longest run since 2007's "Fluorescent Adolescent

Fluorescent Adolescent

- Chart performance :On downloads alone, "Fluorescent Adolescent" charted in the UK Singles Chart at #55 for the week commencing 25 June 2007. The song charted at number five upon release of the single on CD for the week commencing 16 July 2007. Since 27 June 2007, "Fluorescent Adolescent" has...

", and more than their previous lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

, "Crying Lightning

Crying Lightning

-Charts:...

". It is also their highest charting single in Belgium reaching #50, as well as their second highest in Denmark and Netherlands peaking at #6 and #55 respectively.

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Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position
Canadian Alternative Chart Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie...	26
Germany Airplay (Media Control AG)	89
Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	37