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Arctic Monkeys<\/a> have shared their first new song in four years with \u2018Opening Night\u2019, taken from the indie all-star new War Child charity album \u2018Help(2)\u2019. Check it out below along with the full tracklist.<\/p>\n Rumours of the song and album started to circulate online at the start of the month when War Child Records teased a new project with \u201ca group of artists who are working on something important\u201d \u2013 with Arctic Monkeys, Damon Albarn<\/a>, English Teacher<\/a>, Young Fathers,\u00a0<\/a>Fontaines D.C.<\/a> and producer James Ford<\/a> among those following their Instagram page and sharing the news. It was then confirmed that a new song from Alex Turner and co would be the first to arrive<\/a> from the album.<\/p>\n Today (Thursday January 22), the song has been shared along with all the details of the new collaborative album inspired by the landmark 1995 \u2018HELP\u2019 record for War Child. Produced and stewarded by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz<\/a>, Florence + The Machine<\/a>,\u00a0Blur<\/a>, Pet Shop Boys) <\/a>\u2018HELP(2)\u2019 was recorded through \u201ca close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios\u201d mostly during one week in November 2025.<\/p>\n Alongside Alex Turner<\/a> and co, the album also features Anna Calvi<\/a>, Arlo Parks<\/a>, Arooj Aftab<\/a>, Bat For Lashes<\/a>, Beabadoobee<\/a>, Beck<\/a>, Portishead<\/a>\u2018s Beth Gibbons<\/a>, Big Thief<\/a>, Black Country, New Road<\/a>, Cameron Winter<\/a>, Blur\u2019s Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon<\/a>, Depeche Mode<\/a>, Dove Ellis<\/a>, Wolf Alice<\/a>\u2018s Ellie Rowsell<\/a>, English Teacher, Ezra Collective<\/a>, Foals<\/a>, Fontaines D.C. and frontman Grian Chatten<\/a>, Greentea Peng<\/a>, Kae Tempest<\/a>, King Krule<\/a>, Nil\u00fcfer Yanya<\/a>, Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>, Pulp<\/a>, Sampha<\/a>, The Last Dinner Party<\/a>, Wet Leg, <\/a>The Smiths<\/a>\u2018 icon Johnny Marr<\/a> and Young Fathers.<\/p>\n