"The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala" 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...

, released as the second 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 intended to be released as a 7" vinyl on 15 August 2011.

The 7" vinyl features only one B-side titled "Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)" and is credited to Miles Kane

Miles Kane

Miles Peter Kane is an English musician originally from Meols on the Wirral near Liverpool, best known as the co-frontman of The Last Shadow Puppets and former frontman of The Rascals...

 and the Death Ramps. The Death Ramps is a pseudonym

Pseudonym

A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...

 previously adopted by the band when they released a limited edition vinyl with "Teddy Picker

Teddy Picker

-Charts:...

" b-sides "Nettles" and "The Death Ramps" back in 2007.

The music video was released on 6 July 2011. It was directed by Focus Creeps and featured footages of the band and model Scarlett Kapella

Scarlett Kapella

Scarlett Kapella is an American model and writer based in Los Angeles, California. Currently represented by NEXT Model Management and CESD Talent.-Early life:...

 as the "hellcat."

The b-side "Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler)" was made available for streaming the on August 8th.

On 8 August 2011, most of the stock of the single was destroyed in an arson fire at the PIAS Entertainment Group

PIAS Entertainment Group

PIAS is an international licensing, distribution, sales and marketing company for premium music, film and comedy.Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the group also has significant operations in the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Ireland....

's warehouse during the 2011 London Riots, severely hindering the single's retail release. The limited amount of remaining inventory was released exclusively on the band's website.

Track listing

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	August 12, 2011	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Domino Records