"The Cave" is the third single by London folk quartet Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...

, released from their debut album Sigh No More

Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album)

The album has received mainly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:-Release history:...

. It was released in the UK on 26 February 2010. It placed 81 in Triple J Hottest 100, 2009

Triple J Hottest 100, 2009

The 2009 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day 26 January 2010. It is the seventeenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....

 before the single had been released. It was the second single in the US, after "Little Lion Man

Little Lion Man

"Little Lion Man" is the debut single by London folk quartet Mumford & Sons released from their debut album, Sigh No More. It was released in the UK 11 August 2009....

" and has gone on to sell over 1,000,000 digital copies there.

Chart performance

"The Cave" first entered the Australian Singles Chart on 12 February 2010, almost a month before its release. The song has currently peaked at number 31 making it Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...

's second single to make an impact on the Australian Singles Chart

ARIA Charts

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On 19 February 2010 "The Cave" debuted at number 43 on the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

, making it Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...

's second single to make an impact on the Irish Chart. The following week the single climbed to #29, and on 5 March 2010, "The Cave" reached a new peak of #20, beating Little Lion Man

Little Lion Man

"Little Lion Man" is the debut single by London folk quartet Mumford & Sons released from their debut album, Sigh No More. It was released in the UK 11 August 2009....

's peak placement of #21. "The Cave" then debuted in the Irish Top 10 on 26 March 2010 at #10.

"The Cave" first entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 on 7 February 2010, at #88. The following week, the single climbed eighteen places to #70 and then climbed a further 7 to #63. The single then climbed to #51, and on 7 March 2010, following the physical release of "The Cave", the single climbed to #37, making it Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...

 second Top 40 hit in the UK. The single remained at a fixed position of #37 for three weeks. On 28 March 2010, the single climbed five places to #32, then reached a peak of #31.

The song recently featured on a Lastminute.com

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 advertisement and on the ITV

ITV

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 World Cup 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup

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 coverage in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was also featured prominently in the pilot episode of the Fox Network

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's new drama Lone Star.
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Chart (2010)	Peak Position
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)	3
US Rock Songs Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs...  (Billboard)	2
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)	40

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
UK Singles Chart	121

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	26 February 2010	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Island Island Records Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
	2 March 2010	CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
United States	26 October 2010	Radio Radio Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...	Glassnote Glassnote Records Glassnote Records is an independent record label launched by American music executive Daniel Glass in 2007. The label primarily has a lineup of indie rock and alternative rock artists...