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2009 studio album by Mumford & Sons

Sigh No More

Studio album by

Mumford & Sons

Released

2 October 2009

Recorded

2008–2009

Studio

Eastcote Studios,London, UK

Length

48:33

Mumford & Sons chronology

Love Your Ground
(2008)

Sigh No More
(2009)

Babel
(2012)

Singles from Sigh No More

"Little Lion Man"
Released: 11 August 2009
"Winter Winds"
Released: 6 December 2009
"The Cave"
Released: 26 February 2010
"Roll Away Your Stone"
Released: 3 June 2010

Sigh No More is the debut studio album by Britishfolk rock bandMumford & 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 theUK Albums Chart at No. 11 and peaked at No. 2 on 20 February 2011, in its 72nd week on the chart and following itsAlbum of the Year win at theBrit Awards. In early 2011, the album peaked at No. 2 on theBillboard 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 theMercury 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 theO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, and a DVD containing parts 1, 2 and 3 of theGentlemen of the Road documentaries. On 15 February 2011, the album was awarded the Best British Album at theBRIT Awards.^[3] In the United States, it was the 3rd most digitally downloaded album of 2011, selling 761,000 copies.^[4]

Singles

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"Little Lion Man" was released on 11 August 2009 as the first single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 21 in theUK Singles Chart, number 45 in theBillboard Hot 100, number 1 on theBillboard Alternative Songs chart, number 3 in theAustralian Singles Chart and No. 1 in Triple J'sHottest 100 (Australia) of 2009.
"Winter Winds" was released on 6 December 2009 as the second single from the album. The single has managed to reach number 44 in theUK Singles Chart.
"The Cave" was released on 26 February 2010 as the third single from the album. The single reached number 31 in theUK Singles Chart, number 27 in theBillboard Hot 100, number 3 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, number 10 in theIrish Singles Chart and number 17 in theARIA Chart. It was released as the second American single on 25 October 2010.^[5]
"Roll Away Your Stone" was released on 3 June 2010 as the fourth single from the album. The single peaked at number 141 and number 10 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.1/10^[6]
Metacritic	68/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[8]
Clash	8/10^[9]
Consequence of Sound	^[10]
The Guardian	^[11]
NME	7/10^[12]
Pitchfork	2.1/10^[13]
Q	^[14]
Rolling Stone	^[15]
Spin	8/10^[16]
Uncut	^[17]

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On the review aggregate siteMetacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "generally favourable reviews".^[7]

Commercial performance

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Sigh No More was a slow burner, reaching number one on theIrish Albums Chart^[18] and number two on theUK 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 (afterThe Fame byLady Gaga) to sell 1 million digital copies with 1,656,000 million copies sold.^[23]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mumford & Sons.

No.	Title	Length
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

Limited deluxe edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Hold on to What You Believe"	4:06

Limited deluxe edition bonus disc (live atO2 Shepherd's Bush Empire)
No.	Title	Length
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

Recorded live at Shepherd's Bush Empire on 14 March 2010.

Personnel

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Marcus Mumford – vocals, guitar, drums,mandolin
Winston Marshall (Country Winston) – vocals,banjo,electric banjo, electric guitar, bass guitar
Ben Lovett – vocals, keyboards, organ,accordion
Ted Dwane – vocals, double bass, bass guitar, drums
Nick Etwell – trumpet,flugelhorn
Pete Beachill –trombone
Nell Catchpole – violin, viola
Christopher Allan – cello
Markus Dravs – production, "a nail and a piano string"
Tom Hobden – original string parts on track 5
François Chevallier – engineering
Samuel Navel – assistant engineering
Ruadhri Cushnan –mixing
Bob Ludwig –mastering

Release history

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Date	Country	Label	Album version
2 October 2009 (2009-10-02)^[24]	United Kingdom	Island Records	Standard
6 December 2010 (2010-12-06)	United Kingdom	Island Records	Limited Deluxe
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16)	Canada	Glassnote Records	Standard
16 February 2010 (2010-02-16)	United States	Glassnote Records	Standard
24 October 2011 (2011-10-24)	United States	Glassnote Records	Limited Deluxe

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2009–2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[25]	1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[26]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[27]	3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[28]	2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[29]	20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[30]	3
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)^[31]	8
French Albums (SNEP)^[32]	173
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[33]	29
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[34]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[35]	1
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[36]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[37]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[38]	21
UK Albums (OCC)^[39]	2
UK Album Downloads (OCC)^[40]	1
USBillboard 200^[41]	2
USAmericana/Folk Albums (Billboard)^[42]	1
USIndependent Albums (Billboard)^[43]	1
USTop Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[44]	1
USTop Rock Albums (Billboard)^[45]	1
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)^[46]	1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2009)	Rank
UK Albums Chart^[47]	102
Chart (2010)	Rank
Australian Albums Chart^[48]	8
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[49]	4
Dutch Albums Chart^[50]	14
European Top 100 Albums^[51]	15
Irish Albums Chart^[52]	7
New Zealand Albums Chart^[53]	20
UK Albums Chart^[54]	10
USBillboard 200^[55]	83
Chart (2011)	Rank
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[56]	37
Canadian Albums Chart^[57]	7
Dutch Albums Chart^[58]	38
New Zealand Albums Chart^[59]	5
UK Albums Chart^[60]	27
USBillboard 200^[61]	8
Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[62]	53
Belgian Midprice Albums Chart (Flanders)^[63]	10
Dutch CombiAlbums Chart^[64]	37
New Zealand Albums Chart	38
UK Albums Chart^[65]	49
USBillboard 200^[66]	29
US Alternative Albums Chart^[66]	7
US Digital Albums Chart^[66]	13
US Folk Albums Chart^[66]	2
US Independent Albums Chart^[66]	3
US Rock Albums Chart^[66]	7
Chart (2013)	Position
UK Albums Chart^[67]	63
USBillboard 200^[68]	52
US Folk Albums Chart^[66]	4

Decade-end charts

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Chart (2010–2019)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[69]	29
UK Albums (OCC)^[70]	16
USBillboard 200^[71]	26

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[72]	4× Platinum	280,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[73]	Platinum	20,000^*
Belgium (BRMA)^[74]	Platinum	30,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[75]	2× Platinum	160,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[76]	Platinum	20,000^‡
Germany (BVMI)^[77]	3× Gold	300,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[78]	Gold	25,000^‡
Netherlands (NVPI)^[79]	Gold	25,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[80]	4× Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[82]	6× Platinum	1,742,406^[81]
United States (RIAA)^[83]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[84]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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v t e Mumford & Sons
Marcus Mumford Ben Lovett Ted Dwane
Albums	Sigh No More (2009) Babel (2012) Wilder Mind (2015) Delta (2018) Rushmere (2025)
EPs	Johannesburg
Singles	"Little Lion Man" "Winter Winds" "The Cave" "Roll Away Your Stone" "I Will Wait" "Lover of the Light" "Whispers in the Dark" "Babel" "Believe" "The Wolf" "Ditmas" "Tompkins Square Park" "There Will Be Time" "Just Smoke" "Wona" "Guiding Light" "If I Say" "Beloved" "Woman" "Blind Leading the Blind"
Concert tours	Delta Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations List of songs Winston Marshall Self-Titled (2022)

v t e Brit Award for British Album of the Year
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