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Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down

Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
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Studio album by Noah and the Whale
Released 11 August 2008
Recorded 2007
Genre Indie folk, indie pop
Length 41:59
Label Mercury, Cherrytree
Producer Eliot James
Noah and the Whale chronology
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
(2008)
The First Days of Spring
(2009)The First Days of Spring2009
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 Re-Release"
    Released: 4 August 2008
  5. "Shape of My Heart Re-Release"
    Released: 20 October 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 60/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars [1]
The Guardian 3/5 stars [2]
Indiecision (B+) [3]
NME (6/10)
Pitchfork Media (2.6/10) [4]
The Wheel's Still In Spin [5]
BBC Music [6]

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 U.K., in spite of the record receiving mixed or average reviews. An online campaign for the release of the album onto vinyl was set up in 2014.

All songs written by Charlie Fink.

This is the track listing of the deluxe edition (According to iTunes) :

All 11 tracks of standard edition +

In the UK it debuted at 5, which is its current peak position. It then dropped 2 places to 7 the following week, then another 8 places to 15 the following week, and 3 places to 18 the week after.

In Ireland it debuted at 32, which is its current peak position, it then dropped 8 places to 40 the next week, the following week it dropped 16 places to 56, and the next week it rose 19 places to 37.

Their song, "Give a Little Love" was used in an episode of Cougar Town titled "Here Comes My Girl" which first aired on November 25, 2009.


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