Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down

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Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Studio album by
Noah and the Whale
Released11 August 2008[1]
Recorded2007
GenreIndie folk, indie pop
Length41:59
LabelMercury, Cherrytree
ProducerEliot James, Charlie Fink
Noah and the Whale chronology
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
(2008) 		The First Days of Spring
(2009)
Singles from Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
  1. "5 Years Time"
    Released: 2007
  2. "2 Bodies 1 Heart"
    Released: 2008
  3. "Shape of My Heart"
    Released: 5 May 2008
  4. "5 Years Time"
    Released: 4 August 2008 (re-release)
  5. "Shape of My Heart"
    Released: 20 October 2008 (re-release)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
BBC Music[2]
The Guardian [3]
NME6/10
Pitchfork2.6/10 [4]

Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down is the debut album by the English band Noah and the Whale. It was released on 11 August 2008 in the United Kingdom, and on 16 September 2008 in the United States. The band has since become very popular, especially in the UK, in spite of the record receiving mixed or average reviews.[3] An online campaign for the release of the album onto vinyl was set up in 2014.[4]

Singles[edit]

  1. The first single was "5 Years Time", which was released in 2007.
  2. The second single was "2 Bodies 1 Heart", which was released in 2008 but not included on the album. However, the video was released on the deluxe edition of the album.
  3. The third single was "Shape of My Heart", which was released on 5 May 2008. It was their first single to chart, reaching 94 in the UK and spending 1 week on the chart.
  4. The fourth single was the re-release of their debut single "5 Years Time". After the re-release on 4 August 2008, the song debuted at number 24 in the UK. It has, so far, achieved a peak position of 7 and has spent 15 weeks on the chart. In Ireland it debuted at number 47 and has, so far, achieved a peak position of 10 during its 6 weeks on the chart. "5 Years Time" is their highest charted song so far.
  5. The fifth single was a re-release of their third single "Shape of My Heart". It was released on 20 October 2008.

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Charlie Fink.

Standard edition[edit]

  1. "2 Atoms in a Molecule" – 2:05
  2. "Jocasta" – 2:49
  3. "Shape of My Heart" – 2:54
  4. "Do What You Do" – 4:17
  5. "Give a Little Love" – 4:15
  6. "Second Lover" – 4:04
  7. "5 Years Time" – 3:35
  8. "Rocks and Daggers" – 4:33
  9. "Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down" – 6:15
  10. "Mary" – 3:28
  11. "Hold My Hand as I'm Lowered" – 3:46

Deluxe edition[edit]

  2. "Shape of My Heart" (music video)
  3. "2 Bodies 1 Heart" (music video)
  4. "5 Years Time" (music video)

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[5] 32
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 5

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lusk, Jon (8 August 2008). "Noah and the Whale Peaceful The World Lays Me Down Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down by Noah and the Whale". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ Noah and the Whale at Metacritic
  4. ^ "NATW Vinyl Campaign". NATW Vinyl Campaign.
  5. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Noah & the Whale". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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