"The Cave" is the third single by London rock quartet

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, released from their debut album '' Sigh No More''. It was released in the UK on 26 February 2010. It placed 81 in

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before the single had been released. It was the second single in the US after "

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", and has sold 1,657,000 digital copies there by September 2012. The song is accompanied by a guitar tuned to open D (with a capo on fret 2).

Chart performance

"The Cave" first entered the

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on 12 February 2010, almost a month before its release. The song peaked at number 31 making it Mumford & Sons' second single to make an impact on the

. On 19 February 2010 "The Cave" debuted at number 43 on the

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, making it Mumford & Sons' second single to make an impact on the Irish Chart. The following week the single climbed to No. 29, and on 5 March 2010, "The Cave" reached a new peak of No. 20, beating

's peak placement of No. 21. "The Cave" then debuted in the Irish Top 10 on 26 March 2010 at No. 10. The song was also featured on

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's top 40 videos of 2011. "The Cave" first entered the

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on 7 February 2010, at No. 88. The following week, the single climbed eighteen places to No. 70 and then climbed a further 7 to No. 63. The single then climbed to No. 51, and on 7 March 2010, following the physical release of "The Cave", the single climbed to No. 37, making it Mumford & Sons' second Top 40 hit in the UK. The single remained at a fixed position of No. 37 for three weeks. On 28 March 2010, the single climbed five places to No. 32, then reached a peak of No. 31. As of April 2013, the song had sold 1,778,000 copies in the US.

Use in popular media

In May 2012, the song featured on a

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advertisement and on the

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coverage in

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. It was also featured prominently in the

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of the

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's drama '' Lone Star''. The song also featured on the first episode of the fourth season of the British TV series '' Skins''. The song is referenced in the song "All My Lows" by British musician

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with the lyric "Lost in a cave like sons of Mumford".

Award

On 30 November 2011, the song received four nominations in the

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including for

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, Song of the Year,

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and

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Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Music video

The official music video for "The Cave" features each of the four band members driving on scooters through the roads of

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, India while singing the song in tandem with four Indian men in marching band uniforms to whom they gave their instruments at the start of the video.

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cave (Mumford and Sons Song) 2010 singles Mumford & Sons songs 2009 songs Island Records singles Songs written by Marcus Mumford Song recordings produced by Markus Dravs