Lover of the Light

"Lover of the Light" is a song performed by British rock band Mumford & Sons, released as the second single from their second studio album Babel (2012). It was released on 5 November 2012 as a digital download. The song was written by Mumford & Sons and produced by Markus Dravs.

"Lover of the Light"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Babel
Released	5 November 2012
Recorded	2011–2012
Genre	Indie folk
Length	5:14
Label	Island
Songwriter(s)	Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford and Winston Marshall
Producer(s)	Markus Dravs
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"I Will Wait" (2012) "Lover of the Light" (2012) "Whispers in the Dark" (2013)

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Lover of the Light" was first released onto YouTube on 4 November 2012 at a total length of five minutes and fifty-five seconds.^[1] It was co-directed by British actor Idris Elba and British screenwriter Dan Cadan. The video does not feature the band, it tells the story of a blind man (Elba) who puts aside his cane and runs free, ending with him at the edge of a cliff.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lover of the Light"	5:14

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2012–13) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 3 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 94 Israel (Media Forest)[5] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 94 Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 74 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 144 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 97 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[10] 15 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 1 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 36 US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] 4 US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[14] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[15] 40 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 8 US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 23 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[18] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	5 November 2012	Digital download	Island Records
United States	December 18, 2012	Radio airplay	Glassnote Records