"Roll Away Your Stone" is the fourth single by London rock quartet, Mumford & Sons, taken from their debut album, '' Sigh No More''. It was released as a digital download on 3 June 2010 and was the third and final single released from ''Sigh No More'' in the United States on 7 June 2011. The song begins with an instrumental version of the

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, "Merrily Kissed the Quaker". The song appeared in the 2012 documentary film, ''

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. The repeated line, "stars hide your fires," is also spoken by Macbeth, who conceals his ambition for the throne in Act 1 of the play.

Track listing

*iTunes single/CD single/7" vinyl

Chart performance

Despite being added to BBC Radio 1's A Playlist in May 2010, the single failed to crack the Top 100 upon physical release in June. The single managed to peak at number 141 on the UK Singles Chart.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 2009 songs 2010 singles 2011 singles Mumford & Sons songs Island Records singles Songs written by Marcus Mumford Song recordings produced by Markus Dravs Songs written by Ted Dwane Songs written by Ben Lovett (British musician) Songs written by Winston Marshall