The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 2, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and “Month of May”. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the US Billboard 200 chart, and the Canadian Albums Chart. 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.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.
Tracklisting
- The Suburbs
- Ready To Start
- Modern Man
- Rococo
- Empty Room
- City With No Children
- Half Light I
- Half Light II (No Celebration)
- Month Of May
- Wasted Hours
- Deep Blue
- We Used To Wait
- Sprawl I (Flatland)
- Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
- Suburban War
- The Suburbs (Continued)
Apple Music
Videos
Arcade Fire - Arcade Fire presents Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
More Videos
- Arcade Fire - The Suburbs [Full Live Album]
- Arcade Fire - Modern Man (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Ready to Start (Official Video)
- Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (Official Video)
- Arcade Fire - Rococo (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Suburban War (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Empty Room (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - City with No Children (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Deep Blue (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Sprawl I (Flatland) (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Wasted Hours (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Month of May (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Half Light II (No Celebration) (Official Lyric Video)
- Arcade Fire - Half Light I (Official Lyric Video)
Release Images
Release Information
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suburbs |
| Format | Vinyl 2× LP Album |
| Label | City Slang |
| Catalog Number | 2743427 |
| Notes | Printed notes: Recorded at: Petite Église, Farnham; Magic Shop, New York; Studio Frisson, Montréal; Public Hi-Fi, Austin; and various bedrooms, living rooms and basements in Montréal. Mixed at: Studio Frisson, Montréal. Copyright Arcade Fire Music Inc. (Canada). All Titles Copyright Control. A’ LA MÉMOIRE DE FRANÇOIS CHEVALLIER. EN SOLIDARITÉ AVEC LE PEUPLE D’ HAITI. Other notes: Album comes in a gatefold sleeve. Inner sleeves with lyrics and credits. Sides are labelled as Side 1, Side 2, Side 3 and Side 4. Tracks are numbered 1 to 16. Side 3 ends with a locked groove in the runout which repeats the same piece of music indefinitely. |
| Discogs URL | Arcade Fire - The Suburbs |