Guiding Light (Mumford & Sons song)

"Guiding Light"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Delta
Released 20 September 2018
Format Digital download
Recorded 2017
Genre Folk pop
Length 3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Paul Epworth
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"Wona"
(2016)		 "Guiding Light"
(2018)

"Wona"
(2016)		 "Guiding Light"
(2018)

"Guiding Light" is a song by English rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Delta, on 20 September 2018.[1] The song has peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background

The song premiered on 20 September 2018 on BBC Radio 1. The song is described as a "dizzying folk-rock song that builds, builds, explodes and then explodes again". Speaking to Annie Mac on Radio 1 about the single, Marcus Mumford said: "It was a bit of a beast to try and get on record. It was hard work. We kind of tried it in loads of different ways...this one took a while. We wrote it like a year ago, but it’s taken a while to just get it to that point and now we're happy with it."[2]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Guiding Light"3:37

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 6
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 69
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 52
Netherlands Single Tip (MegaCharts)[7] 13
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] 28
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 86
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 40
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[12] 6
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[13] 7

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 20 September 2018 Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Mumford & Sons Return With New Song 'Guiding Light' From Upcoming Album 'Delta'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Aubrey, Elizabeth (20 September 2018). "Mumford & Sons return with 'Guiding Light' and announce details of new album". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mumford & Sons – Guiding Light" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mumford & Sons – Guiding Light" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mumford Sons Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Netherlands Single Tip Chart – 29/09/2018". MegaCharts. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mumford & Sons – Guiding Light". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mumford Sons Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Mumford Sons Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
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