Arctic Monkeys are back with the band’s first song since 2022 — and all for a good cause.
The U.K. rockers have released “Opening Night,” the first single from War Child‘s upcoming charity album “Help (2),” which will feature new tracks from a slew of big names including Olivia Rodrigo, Cameron Winter and Depeche Mode.
The new collaborative album, inspired by the iconic 1995 charity release “Help,” will drop on March 6 with proceeds benefitting War Child, which delivers “immediate aid, education, specialist mental health support and protection to children affected by conflict around the world,” according to a press release. It was produced by Grammy winner James Ford and recorded across one week in November 2025 at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.
The list of artists contributing also includes Anna Calvi, Arlo Parks, Arooj Aftab, Bat for Lashes, Beabadoobee, Beck, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, Black Country New Road, Damon Albarn, Dove Ellis, Ellie Rowsell, English Teacher, Ezra Collective, Foals, Fontaines D.C., Graham Coxon, Greentea Peng, Grian Chatten, Kae Tempest, King Krule, Nilüfer Yanya, Pulp, Sampha, The Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg and Young Fathers.
“When James Ford called and asked if we’d contribute to the ‘HELP(2)’ album we set to work on a song idea and assembled in Abbey Road to record it,” Arctic Monkeys said in a statement. “We are proud to support the invaluable work War Child do and hope the record will make a positive difference to the lives of children affected by war.”
See the full “Help(2)” tracklist below.
- 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 D.C. – “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”
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