Narrow Stairs

Narrow Stairs
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2008
StudioRobert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
Genre
Length44:50
Label
ProducerChris Walla[1]
Death Cab for Cutie chronology
Plans
(2005)
Narrow Stairs
(2008)
The Open Door EP
(2009)
Singles from Narrow Stairs
  1. "I Will Possess Your Heart"
    Released: March 17, 2008
  2. "Cath..."
    Released: July 21, 2008
  3. "No Sunlight"
    Released: November 17, 2008
  4. "Grapevine Fires"
    Released: February 3, 2009

Narrow Stairs is the sixth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on May 12, 2008, in the United Kingdom and on May 13, 2008, in the United States, on Atlantic and Barsuk Records.[2]

Four singles were released for the album: "I Will Possess Your Heart", "Cath...", "No Sunlight", and "Grapevine Fires". "I Will Possess Your Heart" reached number six on the US Alternative Songs chart, was named iTunes UK song of the year 2008, and was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. "Cath..." and "Grapevine Fires", also reached number ten and number twenty-one on the US Alternative Songs chart, respectively.

Narrow Stairs reached number one on the Billboard 200, making it Death Cab for Cutie's highest charting album to-date.

  1. ^ "Death Cab For Cutie Mount Narrow Stairs". chartattack.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Death Cab For Cutie Announce UK Shows". XFM. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2008.