Arctic Monkeys releases a new song to raise funds for a charity, after four years of silence. This is “Opening Night” for the album “HELP(2)”.
Rumors that the band was preparing to release new music surfaced earlier this month, when the organization War Childwhich works to protect and educate children affected by war, shared a new post on social media announcing that they were preparing a charity album with a group of artists.
And the result is a new volume of “HELP”a new collaborative album, inspired by the historic 1995 release “HELP”in support of War Child’s vital work, providing immediate help, education, specialist mental health support and protection to children affected by conflict around the world.
“HELP(2)” will be published on Friday March 6 via War Child Records. The album can now be reserved at this same link. The compilation has been made possible through close collaboration with Abbey Road Studios, recorded primarily during one extraordinary week in November 2025 under the direction of acclaimed producer James Ford.
“HELP(2)” It has an incredible list of collaborators: Anna Calvi, Arctic Monkeys, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Bat For Lashes, Beabadoobee, Beck, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, Black Country, New Road, Cameron Winter, Damon Albarn, Depeche Mode, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Fontaines DC, Graham Coxon, Greentea Peng, Grian Chatten, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg and Young Fathers.
The complete tracklist is:
Arctic Monkeys – Opening Night
Damon Albarn, Grian Chatten & Kae Tempest – Flags
Black Country, New Road – Strangers
The Last Dinner Party – Let’s do it again!
Beth Gibbons – Sunday Morning
Arooj Aftab & Beck – Lilac Wine
King Krule – The 343 Loop
Depeche Mode – Universal Soldier
Ezra Collective & Greentea Peng – Helicopters
Arlo Parks – Nothing I Could Hide
English Teacher & Graham Coxon – Parasite
Beabadoobee – Say Yes
Big Thief – Relive, Redie
Fontaines DC – Black Boys on Mopeds
Cameron Winter – Warning
Young Fathers – Don’t Fight the Young
Pulp – Begging for Change
Sampha – Naboo
Wet Leg – Obvious
Foals – When the War is Finally Done
Bat For Lashes – Carried my girl
Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya & Dove Ellis – Sunday Light
Olivia Rodrigo – The Book of Love
