Whispers in the Dark (Mumford & Sons song)

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"Whispers in the Dark"
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Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Babel
Released11 March 2013
Recorded2011–2012
Genre Indie folk
Length3:15
Label Island Records
Songwriter(s) Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall
Producer(s) Markus Dravs
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"Lover of the Light"
(2012)
"Whispers in the Dark"
(2013)
"Babel"
(2013)

"Whispers in the Dark" is a song performed by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, released as the third single from their second studio album Babel (2012). It was released on 11 March 2013 as a digital download. The song was written by Mumford & Sons and produced by Markus Dravs.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Whispers in the Dark" was first released onto YouTube on 10 March 2013 at a total length of three minutes and nineteen seconds. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Whispers in the Dark"3:15

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [2] 16
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 93
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [4] 195
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 81
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard) [7] 94

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom11 March 2013Digital downloadIsland Records

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