Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner explains early 'Don't Sit Down' release

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has explained why he made 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' the band's first single off their new album Suck It and See.

The 25-year-old singer-songwriter revealed that the track was given the exposure because it is the band's "job" to represent "guitar-heavy" music on radio.

"People ask us why we released 'Don't Sit Down' as the first single, because it's not the poppiest one on there - it's really guitar-heavy," Turner told Shortlist.

"But because we've got that fanbase and we're one of the guitar bands that have a shot of getting on the radio in the daytime, I almost feel like it's our job to put that sort of tune out.

"That's the thing when you talk about pop music dominating, it's not like it's all s**t and we're dead against it. That's not the case at all, because there are some great pop songs."

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Watch the video for 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' below: