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| Released | 3 October 2011 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 2011 | |||
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| Length | 47:57 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Garth Richardson | |||
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Sinners Never Sleep is the third studio album by English rock band You Me at Six. It was released on 3 October 2011 through Virgin Records. While touring in support of their second studio album Hold Me Down (2010), the band wrote slow-tempo material and heavy-sounding songs. Between March and May 2011, they recorded with producer Garth Richardson at Sunset Sound and The Sound Factory in Los Angeles, California. Partway through the process, vocalist Josh Franceschi suffered a panic attack, which resulted in him being hospitalized and the band losing time in the studio. Described as an alternative rock and pop rock album, Sinners Never Sleep was a departure from the pop punk sound of their previous releases.
The lead single from Sinners Never Sleep, "Loverboy", was released as part an extended play (EP) in September 2011. Bookending the release, You Me at Six went on a co-headlining Australian tour with We the Kings and a headlining tour of the United Kingdom. "Bite My Tongue" was released as the second single from the album in December 2011. Sinners Never Sleep was released in the United States in January 2012, coinciding with a co-headlining US tour with the Swellers. You Me at Six then toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival, and then the UK. "No One Does It Better" was released as the third single from the album in April 2012, followed by "Reckless" as the fourth in October 2012, which preceded a one-off headlining show at Wembley Arena.
Sinners Never Sleep received generally positive reviews from music critics, some of whom complimented You Me at Six's songwriting and their change in style. The album charted at number three in the UK, number 28 in Australia, and number 39 in Ireland. "Loverboy" and "No One Does It Better" charted at number 39 and 92, respectively, on the UK Singles Chart. Sinners Never Sleep has been certified gold in the UK; by January 2017, it had sold over 160,000 copies in that country. "Bite My Tongue" was certified silver in the UK in March 2024.