The Suburbs

For other uses, see Suburbs (disambiguation).
The Suburbs
Studio album by
Arcade Fire
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010[1]
Recorded2008–2010
Studio
Genre
Length63:55
Label
Producer
Arcade Fire chronology
Neon Bible
(2007) 		The Suburbs
(2010) 		Reflektor
(2013)
Singles from The Suburbs
  1. "The Suburbs"/"Month of May"
    Released: 2010
  2. "We Used to Wait"
    Released: 2010
  3. "Ready to Start"
    Released: 2010
  4. "City with No Children"
    Released: 2011
  5. "Speaking in Tongues[2]"
    Released: 2011
  6. "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"
    Released: 2012

The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 3, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May".[3][4] The album debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the US Billboard 200 chart,[5] and the Canadian Albums Chart.[6] It won Album of the Year at the 2011 Grammy Awards, Best International Album at the 2011 BRIT Awards, Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards, and the 2011 Polaris Music Prize for best Canadian album. Two weeks after winning Grammy's Album of the Year, the album jumped from No. 52 to No. 12 on the Billboard 200, the album's highest ranking since August 2010.[7]

Arcade Fire released a deluxe edition CD/DVD of The Suburbs on June 27, 2011 (everywhere except the U.S. and Canada). The American and Canadian versions were released on August 2, 2011, to coincide with the original album's anniversary. The new version included two brand new tracks recorded during The Suburbs album sessions ("Culture War" and "Speaking in Tongues", the latter featuring David Byrne), an extended version of album track "Wasted Hours", Spike Jonze's short film, Scenes from the Suburbs, and an 80-page booklet as well as other exclusive content.

  1. ^ "Billboard". April 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "This Week's New Music Releases". NME. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  3. ^ “Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs to be released August 3” Archived January 4, 2013, at archive.today. Nationalpost.com. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  4. ^ “Hear Two New Arcade Fire Songs and an Interview” Archived January 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. NPR's All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talked to Arcade Fire's Win and Will Butler about the record, while also offering a special preview of the songs “Month of May” and “The Suburbs.” Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200 – Week of August 21, 2010". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  6. ^ "Arcade Fire heats up charts". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  7. ^ "Week Ending Feb 20, 2011: Albums: An Early Birthday Present". Chart Watch. Yahoo!. February 23, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.