Sigh No More | ||||
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Released | 2 October 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
Studio | Eastcote Studios, London, UK | |||
Length | 48:33 | |||
Label | Island, Glassnote | |||
Producer | Markus Dravs | |||
Mumford & Sons chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sigh No More | ||||
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Sigh No More is the debut studio album by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released on 2 October 2009 in the UK, and on 16 February 2010 in the United States and Canada. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 11 and peaked at No. 2 on 20 February 2011, in its 72nd week on the chart and following its Album of the Year win at the Brit Awards. In early 2011, the album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in the US.
In mid-2010, it was rated the year-to-date's 8th best record on NPR's All Songs Considered. [1] On 20 July 2010, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, awarded annually for the best album in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [2] On 6 December 2010, a deluxe edition was released. This included the original album, a live CD of the concert from the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, and a DVD containing parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Gentlemen of the Road documentaries. On 15 February 2011, the album was awarded the Best British Album at the BRIT Awards. [3] In the United States, it was the 3rd most digitally downloaded album of 2011, selling 761,000 copies. [4]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.1/10 [6] |
Metacritic | 68/100 [7] |
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Clash | 8/10 [9] |
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NME | 7/10 [12] |
Pitchfork | 2.1/10 [13] |
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Spin | 8/10 [16] |
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On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [7]
Sigh No More was a slow burner, reaching number one on the Irish Albums Chart [18] and number two on the UK Albums Chart six months and sixteen months, respectively, after its release.
The album sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom and over three million in the US. [19] In the US, the album sold 626,000 copies in 2010 and 1,282,000 in 2011. [20] [21] As of May 2015, it has sold over 3.2 million copies in the US. [22] It was the second debut album (after The Fame by Lady Gaga) to sell 1 million digital copies with 1,656,000 million copies sold. [23]
All tracks are written by Mumford & Sons.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sigh No More" | 3:27 |
2. | "The Cave" | 3:37 |
3. | "Winter Winds" | 3:39 |
4. | "Roll Away Your Stone" | 4:23 |
5. | "White Blank Page" | 4:14 |
6. | "I Gave You All" | 4:20 |
7. | "Little Lion Man" | 4:06 |
8. | "Timshel" | 2:53 |
9. | "Thistle & Weeds" | 4:49 |
10. | "Awake My Soul" | 4:15 |
11. | "Dust Bowl Dance" | 4:43 |
12. | "After the Storm" | 4:03 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Hold on to What You Believe" | 4:06 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sigh No More" | 4:11 |
2. | "Winter Winds" | 3:48 |
3. | "Roll Away Your Stone" | 4:26 |
4. | "White Blank Page" | 4:13 |
5. | "I Gave You All" | 4:17 |
6. | "Awake My Soul" | 4:38 |
7. | "Little Lion Man" | 4:16 |
8. | "Thistle & Weeds" | 5:39 |
9. | "Timshel" | 3:22 |
10. | "The Cave" | 4:00 |
11. | "Dust Bowl Dance" | 5:31 |
12. | "Feel the Tide" | 3:41 |
Date | Country | Label | Album version |
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2 October 2009 [24] | United Kingdom | Island Records | Standard |
6 December 2010 | Limited Deluxe | ||
16 February 2010 | Canada | Glassnote Records | Standard |
United States | |||
24 October 2011 | United States | Glassnote Records | Limited Deluxe |
Weekly charts
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Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [68] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [69] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [70] | Platinum | 30,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [71] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [72] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [73] | 3× Gold | 300,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [74] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [75] | Gold | 25,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [76] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [77] | 6× Platinum | 1,742,406 [78] |
United States (RIAA) [79] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [80] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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