Watch Arctic Monkeys' epic acoustic version of Do I Wanna Know?

7 January 2026, 12:44

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (Radio X Session)

Watch Alex Turner and Matt Helders' epic stripped-back performance of this classic AM track.

Cast your mind back to when Arctic Monkeys released their Do I Wanna Know single on 19th June 2013.

The track was the dramatic opener to their album AM, signifying the Sheffield band's move into a new and exciting musical direction.

Alex Turner and co have since stunned their fans by making further musical departures with 2018's Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and The Car, released in 2022.

But when they were unveiling their fifth album 13 years ago, Alex and drummer Matt Helders visited the Radio X studios for a very stripped-back version of their single Do I Wanna Know?.

It might be a stirring call to arms during their live shows, but the pair managed to transform the AM track into a quiet and intimate ballad.

Their seventh album The Car, saw the band expand their sound further, and urner and Helders came into Radio X to talk John Kennedy through the album track by track.

You can also hear John talk to Sam Fender, Foals, Florence + The Machine, Wolf Alice and Royal Blood.