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The Bones of What You Believe

2013 first studio album by Chvrches

The Bones of What You Believe is the first studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.

The Bones of What You Believe
Studio album by
Chvrches
Released20 September 2013 (2013-09-20)
Recorded2011–2013
StudioAlucard, Glasgow
Genre
Length48:00
Label
ProducerChvrches
Chvrches chronology
Recover
(2013) 		The Bones of What You Believe
(2013) 		Every Open Eye
(2015)
Singles from The Bones of What You Believe
  1. "The Mother We Share"
    Released: 5 November 2012
  2. "Recover"
    Released: 6 February 2013
  3. "Gun"
    Released: 15 July 2013
  4. "Lies"
    Released: 2 December 2013
  5. "We Sink"
    Released: 28 March 2014
  6. "Under the Tide"
    Released: 30 September 2014
  7. "Tether"
    Released: 29 March 2015

The album contains singles like "The Mother We Share", "Recover", "Gun", "Lies" and "Tether".

The album has been certified Gold by the BPI in the UK with sales of one hundred and eighty-four thousand copies.

Accolades

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Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The 23 Best Albums of 2013 4 [5]
Billboard 15 Best Albums of 2013 13 [6]
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2013 4 [7]
MusicOMH Top 100 Albums of 2013 23 [8]
NME 50 Best Albums of 2013 23 [9]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2013 8 [10]
Pitchfork The Top 50 Albums of 2013 36 [11]
The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s 180 [12]
PopMatters The 75 Best Albums of 2013 8 [13]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2013 32 [14]
Slant Magazine The 25 Best Albums of 2013 22 [15]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2013 21 [16]

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Chvrches, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "The Mother We Share"   3:12
2. "We Sink"   3:34
3. "Gun"   3:53
4. "Tether"   4:46
5. "Lies"   3:41
6. "Under the Tide"   4:32
7. "Recover"   3:45
8. "Night Sky"   3:51
9. "Science/Visions"   3:58
10. "Lungs"   3:02
11. "By the Throat"   4:09
12. "You Caught the Light"   5:37
Total length:
 48:00
German limited edition bonus tracks[17]
No. Title Length
13. "Strong Hand"   3:26
14. "The Mother We Share" (Errors RMX) 3:17
iTunes Store special edition bonus tracks[18]
No. Title Length
13. "Strong Hand"   3:26
14. "Broken Bones"   3:44
15. "Gun" (KDA Remix) 6:15
16. "The Mother We Share" (We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix) 5:58
17. "Recover" (live at Village Underground) (video) 4:02
18. "Lies" (live at Village Underground) (video) 3:59
Japanese edition bonus tracks[19]
No. Title Length
13. "Strong Hand"   3:26
14. "Broken Bones"   3:44
15. "Gun" (KDA Remix) 6:15
16. "The Mother We Share" (We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix) 5:58
17. "The Mother We Share" (Blood Diamonds Remix) 3:56
18. "The Mother We Share" (Kowton's Feeling Fragile Remix) 5:01
Target deluxe edition bonus tracks[20]
No. Title Length
13. "Recover" (Alucard Session) 4:11
14. "The Mother We Share" (Alucard Session) 3:17
15. "Gun" (Alucard Session) 4:24
16. "Tightrope"   3:28
Asian deluxe edition bonus disc
No. Title Length
1. "Strong Hand"   3:26
2. "Broken Bones"   3:44
3. "ZVVL"   3:12
4. "Now Is Not the Time"   3:45
5. "Recover" (Alucard Session) 4:12
6. "The Mother We Share" (Alucard Session) 3:18
7. "Gun" (Alucard Session) 4:25
8. "Tightrope" (Alucard Session) 3:30
9. "Recover" (Cid Rim Remix) 5:48
10. "It's Not Right but It's Okay"   3:46
11. "Recover" (Claire Remix) 4:13
12. "Lies" (Tourist Remix) 6:32
13. "Recover" (Kingdom Remix) 3:20
14. "Tether" (Junior Sanchez Remix) 6:23
15. "Gun" (KDA Remix) 6:16
16. "The Mother We Share" (Blood Diamonds Remix) 3:57
17. "Recover" (KDA Remix) 6:17
18. "Under the Tide" (radio version) 4:33
10 year anniversary special edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Manhattan"   5:19
14. "White Summer"   4:20
15. "Talking in My Sleep"   4:32
16. "City on Fire"   4:38
17. "We Sink" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 3:49
18. "Now Is Not the Time" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 4:06
19. "Lies" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 4:02
20. "Strong Hand" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 3:44
21. "By the Throat" (Live at Ancienne Belgique) 4:32

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Bones of What You Believe.[21]

  • Chvrches – production (all tracks); mixing at Wall 2 Wall Recording, Chicago (tracks 4, 11)
  • Jonny Scott – drums (tracks 3, 8)
  • Rich Costey – mixing at Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)
  • Chris Kasych – Pro Tools (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)
  • Martin Cooke – Pro Tools (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)
  • Bo Hill – mix assistance (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)
  • Eric Isip – mix assistance (tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine
  • Amy Burrows – design

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Gold 152,514[42]
United States — 184,000[44]

Release history

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Region Date Format Edition Label Ref.
Australia 20 September 2013 CD Standard Liberation [45]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • special
 [46][47]
Germany CD Limited Vertigo Berlin [48]
LP Standard [49]
Digital download
  • Limited
  • special
 [50][51]
Ireland CD Standard
[52]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • special
 [53][54]
France 23 September 2013 Mercury [55][56]
Italy Universal [57][58]
United Kingdom
  • CD
  • LP
 Standard
  • Virgin
  • Goodbye
 [59][60]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • special
 [61][62]
United States 24 September 2013
  • CD
  • LP
 Standard Glassnote [63][64]
Digital download
  • Standard
  • special
 [65][66]
Japan Hostess [67][68]
25 September 2013 CD Standard [19]
France 7 October 2013
  • CD
  • LP
 Mercury [69][70]
Italy 15 October 2013 CD Universal [71]

References

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