In the Lonely Hour

In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by English singer Sam Smith. It was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 2014, via Capitol UK and Method Records. In the United States, it was released on 17 June 2014 through Capitol Records America. The album includes the hit singles "Money on My Mind" and "Stay with Me", both of which were number one in the UK; the latter becoming a hit worldwide, peaking in the top ten in over 20 countries, including reaching number two in the US. The album's third hit single, "I'm Not the Only One", reached number three in the UK and number five in the US. A deluxe edition of the album contains five bonus tracks, including a solo acoustic version of Disclosure's single "Latch" and Naughty Boy's number-one single "La La La", on both of which Smith provided guest vocals.

In the Lonely Hour
Studio album by Sam Smith
Released	26 May 2014
Recorded	Late 2012–early 2014
Genre	Neo-R&B pop[1] soul[2]
Length	32:47
Label	Capitol Method
Producer	Jimmy Napes Steve Fitzmaurice Mojam Komi Naughty Boy Two Inch Punch Eg White Fraser T Smith
Sam Smith chronology
Nirvana (2013) In the Lonely Hour (2014) The Lost Tapes – Remixed (2015)
Singles from In the Lonely Hour
"Lay Me Down" Released: 15 February 2013 "Money on My Mind" Released: 16 February 2014 "Stay with Me" Released: 14 April 2014 "I'm Not the Only One" Released: 31 August 2014 "Like I Can" Released: 7 December 2014 "Lay Me Down" Released: 22 February 2015 (re-release)
Alternative cover
In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)
Singles from In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition)
"Lay Me Down (Red Nose Day 2015)" Released: 9 March 2015

Upon its release, In the Lonely Hour received mostly lukewarm reviews from critics, many of whom praised Smith's vocal performance but were critical of the songwriting. The album was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It was the second best-selling album of 2014 in the UK, and the third best-selling of 2014 in the United States. It was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, winning the latter and losing to Morning Phase by Beck in the former. In the Lonely Hour also received a nomination for Best British Album at the 2015 Brit Awards; the accolade ultimately went to Ed Sheeran for x.

The album was re-released in November 2015 as In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition), which features 12 new tracks, including the Disclosure single "Omen" (which features vocals from Smith), the Comic Relief version of "Lay Me Down" featuring John Legend, and covers of Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" and Amy Winehouse's "Love Is a Losing Game".

Background

It was announced on 16 December 2013 that Smith's debut studio album would be released on 26 May 2014 through Capitol Records.[3] On 7 January 2014, Smith unveiled the artwork and track listing for the album. The standard edition of the album contains ten tracks, including the singles "Lay Me Down" and "Money on My Mind".[4]

In an interview with Digital Spy, Smith described the overarching theme of their album as "sad". Talking about the name of the album they said: "People are saying, 'Oh but it's too sad', but that's what it's about. I was sad, heartbroken, and I wrote about being sad. Hopefully I'll be happier soon and I'll write about that."[5] Smith also said in an interview with The Line of Best Fit that the most personal song in this album is "Good Thing".[6]

In another interview with Digital Spy, when asked to describe the album, they said: "My debut album is just a diary from a lonely 21-year-old. That's what it is. It was my way of talking about the only real issue in my life. I don't have that many sad things going on in my life and it was the only thing that was really affecting me last year: I fell in love with someone who didn't love me back, and it made me get into this head space of, 'Will I find a man to love? When will I find love?' This album is my 'fuck off' to everyone and basically say, 'No, I have been in love with a man and, if anything, it was much more painful than your version', because I'm not getting what I want with a man and it's so close I can almost taste him. So, it's my way of defining what is love, and how unrequited love is just as painful, just as powerful, as what we call 'normal' love."[7]

Singles

"Lay Me Down" was released as the lead single from the album on 15 February 2013. In January 2014, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 134 after Smith won the BBC Sound of 2014. It then peaked at number 46 after being mentioned by James Corden at the 2014 Brit Awards.

"Money on My Mind" was released as the album's second official single. It officially impacted radio stations in Italy on 27 December 2013. It was also officially released later in the UK on 12 February 2014 and in Germany on 16 February. The song has peaked to number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and number 4 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song has also charted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands. A music video for the song was first released onto YouTube on 12 January 2014.[8] The song has sold in excess of 600,000 copies in the UK alone.

"Stay with Me" was released as the third single. It officially impacted Adult Contemporary radio in the United States on 14 April 2014. It was made available for purchase in the UK as a digital download on 18 May 2014. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song is Smith’s most internationally successful, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as reaching the top-five in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Spain and Sweden. As of March 2015, the song has sold 3.5 million copies in the US, 700,000 copies in the UK, 300,000 copies in Australia, 400,000 copies in Canada and 200,000 copies in both Germany and Sweden.

"I'm Not the Only One" was the album's fourth single, released on 31 August 2014. It peaked at number three in the United Kingdom and number five in the United States, giving Smith their third top ten hit. It has since gone onto sell in excess of 2,000,000 copies in the US and 600,000 copies in the UK. The song was also successful in Australasia and Europe, peaking within the top-twenty of most charts.

"Like I Can" was released as the album's fifth single on 5 December 2014.[9] It became Smith's fourth consecutive top-ten hit as a lead artist in the UK by reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked within the top-twenty in Australia and New Zealand.

A re-release of "Lay Me Down" was released as the sixth single from the album on 22 February 2015.

Other songs

A live version of album track "I've Told You Now", performed at St Pancras Old Church, was made available for free download as part of an Amazon.com promotion on 27 December 2013. "Make It to Me", co-written by Howard of Disclosure and Jimmy Napes, was made available for free download as part of an iTunes Store promotion on 13 January 2014. The song is featured on the deluxe version of the album. Another re-recorded version of "Lay Me Down" was released on 9 March 2015 in the UK. This version features American recording artist John Legend and was released in aid of Comic Relief.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.1/10[11]
Metacritic	62/100[12]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[13]
The Daily Telegraph	[14]
The Guardian	[15]
The Irish Times	[16]
The Observer	[17]
Pitchfork	5.5/10[18]
Q	[19]
Rolling Stone	[20]
Slant Magazine	[21]
Vice	A–[22]

In the Lonely Hour received generally lukewarm reviews from critics.[23] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 62, based 24 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12] In The Observer, Kitty Empire appreciated how restrained and emotionally authentic Smith's singing sounds, crediting them for avoiding any exaggerated belting, although she lamented the music's lack of adventurousness.[17] Lily Moayeri from The A.V. Club felt most of the songs are monotonous and lack depth, writing that they are instead showcases for Smith's "rich" voice on an album that is not as good as its singles.[24] Q was more critical, especially of the album's second half, writing that it "declines into self-pity, windy balladry and squeaky-strings-as-authenticity cliché",[19] while Helen Brown of The Daily Telegraph was unimpressed by most of the songwriting and the music, calling it a watered-down version of soul.[14]

Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic in his blog for Vice, writing that Smith's charmingly catchy pop songs cohere into a portrait of a man whose insecurity about love is expressed more sincerely than most other artists without indulging in self-pity: "Both vocally and verbally, they offer the kind of emotional complexity about sexual romance's ins and outs that good pop captures better than good literature, where cynicism is such a folkway."[22] Lauren Murphy from The Irish Times was impressed by the variety in which Smith and their producers use their voice throughout In the Lonely Hour, which she viewed as a sign of promise with songs "so understated yet so vibrant and accomplished".[16]

In the Lonely Hour appeared in many critics' lists of best albums of 2014, including those of Digital Spy,[25] The Daily Telegraph,[26] Time Out[27] and HuffPost.[28]

Accolades

The album was nominated for Best Album at the 2014 MOBO Awards, whilst Smith was also up for Best Male and Best R&B/Soul Act, and "Stay with Me" was nominated for Best Song.[29] Smith scooped all four awards at the ceremony on 22 October 2014.[30]

On 6 December 2014, it was announced that Smith had been nominated for six awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for In the Lonely Hour, and Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Stay with Me".[31] At the Grammys on 8 February 2015, Smith walked away with four awards, with In the Lonely Hour winning Best Pop Vocal Album and "Stay with Me" winning Song of the Year. The Darkchild remix of the song also won Record of the Year.[32] On 26 February 2015, Smith also won Best British Breakthrough and the Global Success Award at the 2015 Brit Awards.[33]

Commercial performance

On 28 May 2014, In the Lonely Hour debuted at number one on The Official Chart Update in the United Kingdom, outselling Coldplay's album Ghost Stories (which was entering its second week in the charts) by nearly 20,000 copies.[34] On 29 May, the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number two. On 1 June, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one with sales of 101,000, making it the fastest-selling album of 2014 (at the time),[35] and number two in Scotland. In the first five weeks after its release, the album had sold 228,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[36] On 18 December, it was announced that the album had surpassed the 1 million mark in the UK, having sold around 1,007,000 copies by midnight. It became just the second artist album in the UK to sell over 1 million copies a month after Ed Sheeran reached that plateau with his album x. Smith also becoming the only artist to sell 1 million copies of an album in both the UK and the US in 2014.[37] In the Lonely Hour became the second best-selling album of 2014 in the UK with 1,248,000 sold for the year.[38] On 4 September 2015, the album broke the record for most consecutive weeks in the UK top ten for a debut release, which currently stands at 67.[39] On 29 December 2017, it was certified 8x Platinum by the BPI.[40] As of December 2015, In the Lonely Hour has sold 2,140,000 copies in total in the UK, including 893,000 units sold in 2015.[41]

In the United States, In the Lonely Hour debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 166,000 copies in its first week, making it the largest debut for a solo artist's first album since Phillip Phillips' The World from the Side of the Moon launched with 169,000 at number four on the week ending 25 November 2012. It was beaten to the top spot by Lana Del Rey's Ultraviolence, which sold 182,000 copies that week.[42] The album held at number two the next week with sales of 67,000, bringing the set's total sales in the United States up to 233,000.[43] By the year's end, the album had achieved Platinum status and had shifted 1,210,000 copies in the United States, making it the third best-selling album of 2014 behind 1989 by Taylor Swift and the Frozen soundtrack.[44][45][46] In addition, Smith sold 2.8 million singles from the album, while the album was streamed 87 million times and viewed on UK video streaming sites 48 million times.[37] In the US, Smith sold 9.2 million digital track downloads, with "Stay with Me" alone selling 4.1 million.[47] According to Nielsen SoundScan, In the Lonely Hour was also the eight best-selling album of 2015 in the United States, with 1,741,000 album-equivalent units (1,018,000 of that in traditional album sales).[48] The album has sold 2.228 million copies in the US as of December 2015.[44][48]

In Australia, In the Lonely Hour debuted at number two, behind Coldplay's Ghost Stories and remained in the top 20 until 23 August 2015.[49] With the Australian leg of their In the Lonely Hour Tour in April 2015, the album rose to peak at number one for the week commencing 27 April 2015, in its 48th week.[50]

"In The Lonely Hour" was phenomenally successful in New Zealand, spending 68 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10, including 8 non-consecutive weeks at the summit of the chart. The album has been certified 4x Platinum as of 7 December 2015 for sales exceeding 60,000 copies and was the fourth-to-highest selling album of 2014 in New Zealand. The album is placed 5 in New Zealand's all-time best-charting albums.[51]

Supported by the release of their second album's lead single, the album returned to the Swedish and Danish top 10 in September and November 2017 respectively - more than 3 years after its release.[52][53]

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, "In The Lonely Hour" sold 4.5 million copies in 2014[54] and 2.6 million copies in 2015,[55] becoming the fifth best-selling album of both years.

In 2015, In the Lonely Hour was ranked as the third most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200.[56]

Track listing

In the Lonely Hour – Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Money on My Mind"	Sam Smith Ben Ash	Two Inch Punch	3:12
2.	"Good Thing"	S. Smith Francis White	Eg White	3:21
3.	"Stay with Me"	S. Smith James Napier William Phillips Tom Petty Jeff Lynne	Jimmy Napes Steve Fitzmaurice^[a]	2:52
4.	"Leave Your Lover"	S. Smith Simon Aldred	Napes Fitzmaurice	3:08
5.	"I'm Not the Only One"	S. Smith Napier	Napes Fitzmaurice	3:59
6.	"I've Told You Now"	S. Smith White	White Napes Fitzmaurice	3:30
7.	"Like I Can"	S. Smith Matt Prime	Napes Fitzmaurice Mojam^[a]	2:47
8.	"Life Support"	S. Smith Ash	Two Inch Punch	2:53
9.	"Not in That Way"	S. Smith Fraser T Smith	Fraser T Smith	2:52
10.	"Lay Me Down"	S. Smith Napier Elvin Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	4:13
Total length:				32:47

In the Lonely Hour – Deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Restart"	S. Smith Zane Lowe	Zane Lowe Napes^[a]	3:52
12.	"Latch" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence Napier	Napes	3:43
13.	"La La La" (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith)	S. Smith Shahid Khan Al-Hakam El-Kaubaisy Napier Murray Omer Jonny Coffer Frobisher Mbabazi	Naughty Boy Komi Mojam^[b]	3:40
14.	"Make It to Me"	S. Smith H. Lawrence Napier	Napes Fitzmaurice H. Lawrence	2:40

In the Lonely Hour – European iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[57][58][59]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Restart"	S. Smith Zane Lowe	Zane Lowe Napes^[a]	3:52
12.	"Latch" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence Napier	Napes	3:43
13.	"La La La" (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith)	S. Smith Shahid Khan Al-Hakam El-Kaubaisy Napier Murray Omer Jonny Coffer Frobisher Mbabazi	Naughty Boy Komi Mojam^[b]	3:40
14.	"Reminds Me of You"	S. Smith Joel Little	Little	3:14
15.	"Make It to Me"	S. Smith H. Lawrence Napier	Napes Fitzmaurice H. Lawrence	2:40

In the Lonely Hour – Google Play bonus tracks[60]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"In the Lonely Hour" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Napier	Napes	2:54
16.	"Nirvana" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Napier Harry Craze Hugo Chegwin Anup Paul	Craze & Hoax Jonathan Creek^[b]	3:45

In the Lonely Hour – Target deluxe edition bonus tracks[61]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Restart"	S. Smith Zane Lowe	Zane Lowe Napes^[a]	3:52
12.	"Latch" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence Napier	Napes	3:43
13.	"La La La" (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith)	S. Smith Shahid Khan Al-Hakam El-Kaubaisy Napier Murray Omer Jonny Coffer Frobisher Mbabazi	Naughty Boy Komi Mojam^[b]	3:40
14.	"Reminds Me of You"	S. Smith Joel Little	Little	3:14
15.	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Remix featuring Mary J. Blige)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Rodney Jerkins^[a] Fitzmaurice^[a]	2:53
16.	"In the Lonely Hour" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Napier	Napes	2:52

In the Lonely Hour – Japan bonus tracks[62][63][64]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Restart"	S. Smith Zane Lowe	Zane Lowe Napes^[a]	3:52
12.	"Latch" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence Napier	Napes	3:43
13.	"La La La" (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith)	S. Smith Shahid Khan Al-Hakam El-Kaubaisy Napier Murray Omer Jonny Coffer Frobisher Mbabazi	Naughty Boy Komi Mojam^[b]	3:40
14.	"Make It to Me"	S. Smith H. Lawrence Napier	Napes Fitzmaurice H. Lawrence	2:40
15.	"Reminds Me of You"	S. Smith Joel Little	Little	3:14
16.	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Remix featuring Mary J. Blige)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Rodney Jerkins^[a] Fitzmaurice^[a]	2:53
17.	"In the Lonely Hour" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Napier	Napes	2:52
18.	"Nirvana"	S. Smith Napier Harry Craze Hugo Chegwin Anup Paul	Craze & Hoax Jonathan Creek^[b]	3:22
19.	"Safe with Me"	S. Smith Ash	Two Inch Punch	3:04
20.	"Together" (Disclosure, Sam Smith, Nile Rodgers and Jimmy Napes)	Nile Rodgers Napier H. Lawrence G. Lawrence S. Smith	Disclosure Rodgers Napes	2:22
21.	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Remix) (not available on digital editions)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Jerkins^[a] Fitzmaurice^[a]	2:53

In the Lonely Hour – Japanese deluxe edition bonus disc[62]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stay with Me" (Shy FX Remix)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Fitzmaurice^[a]	3:34
2.	"Stay with Me" (Wilfred Giroux Remix)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Fitzmaurice^[a]	4:37
3.	"I'm Not the Only One" (featuring A$AP Rocky)		Napes Fitzmaurice	3:43
4.	"I'm Not the Only One" (Armand Van Helden Remix)		Napes Fitzmaurice	6:36
5.	"I'm Not the Only One" (Grant Nelson Remix)		Napes Fitzmaurice	6:49
6.	"Money on My Mind" (MK Remix)	S. Smith Ben Ash	Two Inch Punch	6:37
7.	"Money on My Mind" (Le Youth Remix)	S. Smith Ben Ash	Two Inch Punch	3:03
8.	"Money on My Mind" (Salute Remix)	S. Smith Ben Ash	Two Inch Punch	3:45
9.	"Lay Me Down" (Pomo Remix)	S. Smith Napier E. Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	3:44
10.	"Lay Me Down" (Paul Woolford)	S. Smith Napier E. Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	6:43
11.	"Lay Me Down" (Maya Jane Coles Remix)	S. Smith Napier E. Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	5:18
12.	"Lay Me Down" (Todd Edwards Remix)	S. Smith Napier E. Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	6:30
13.	"Like I Can" (Artful Remix)	S. Smith Matt Prime	Napes Fitzmaurice Mojam^[a]	4:35
14.	"Like I Can" (Jonas Rathsman Remix)	S. Smith Matt Prime	Napes Fitzmaurice Mojam^[a]	7:01
15.	"Like I Can" (iLL BLU Remix)	S. Smith Matt Prime	Napes Fitzmaurice Mojam^[a]	6:32

In the Lonely Hour – Japanese premium edition bonus DVD[65]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nirvana"
2.	"I'm Not the Only One"
3.	"Leave Your Lover"
4.	"Latch" (Disclosure featuring Sam Smith)
5.	"Lay Me Down"
6.	"Stay With Me" (Music video)

In the Lonely Hour – Fnac special deluxe edition bonus disc[66][67]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Reminds Me of You"	S. Smith Little	Little	3:14
2.	"In the Lonely Hour" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Napier	Napes	2:52

In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Edition) – bonus tracks[68]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Restart"	S. Smith Zane Lowe	Zane Lowe Napes^[a]	3:52
2.	"Latch" (Acoustic)	S. Smith Howard Lawrence Guy Lawrence Napier	Napes	3:43
3.	"La La La" (Naughty Boy featuring Sam Smith)	S. Smith Shahid Khan Al-Hakam El-Kaubaisy Napier Murray Omer Jonny Coffer Frobisher Mbabazi	Naughty Boy Komi Mojam^[b]	3:40
4.	"Make It to Me"	S. Smith H. Lawrence Napier	Napes Fitzmaurice H. Lawrence	2:40
5.	"Drowning Shadows"	S. Smith F. T Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	4:13
6.	"Love Is a Losing Game"	Amy Winehouse	Napes Fitzmaurice	2:57
7.	"Nirvana"	S. Smith Napier Harry Craze Hugo Chegwin Anup Paul	Craze & Hoax Jonathan Creek^[b]	3:22
8.	"How Will I Know"	George Merrill Shannon Rubicam Narada Michael Walden		3:52
9.	"Omen" (Acoustic)	H. Lawrence G. Lawrence S. Smith Napier	Napes Disclosure Fitzmaurice	3:25
10.	"Latch" (featuring Disclosure) (Live from Madison Square Garden)	S. Smith H. Lawrence G. Lawrence Napier		8:06
11.	"Stay with Me" (Darkchild Remix featuring Mary J. Blige)	S. Smith Napier Phillips	Napes Rodney Jerkins^[a] Fitzmaurice^[a]	2:53
12.	"I'm Not the Only One" (Remix featuring A$AP Rocky)	S. Smith Napier Rakim Mayers	Napes Fitzmaurice	3:43
13.	"Lay Me Down" (Red Nose Version) (featuring John Legend)	S. Smith Napier E. Smith	Napes Fitzmaurice	3:39

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–2015) Peak position Argentinian Albums (CAPIF)[69] 7 Australian Albums (ARIA)[70] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[71] 15 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[72] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[73] 9 Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[74] 4 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[75] 2 Croatian International Albums (HDU)[76] 5 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[77] 22 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[78] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[79] 3 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[80] 13 French Albums (SNEP)[81] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[82] 17 Irish Albums (IRMA)[83] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[84] 20 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[85] 11 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[86] 7 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[87] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[88] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[89] 12 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[90] 12 Russian Albums (NFPP)[91] 3 Scottish Albums (OCC)[92] 1 South African Albums (RISA)[93] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[94] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[95] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[96] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[97] 1 US Billboard 200[98] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[99] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[100] 49 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[101] 141 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[102] 11 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[103] 11 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[104] 18 French Albums (SNEP)[105] 130 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[106] 84 Irish Albums (IRMA)[107] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[108] 4 Norwegian Autumn Period Albums (VG-lista)[109] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[110] 14 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[111] 61 UK Albums (OCC)[112] 2 US Billboard 200[113] 11 Chart (2015) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[114] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[115] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[116] 43 Brazilian Albums (ABPD)[117] 18 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[118] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[119] 6 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[120] 11 French Albums (SNEP)[121] 41 Irish Albums (IRMA)[122] 6 Italian Albums (FIMI)[123] 72 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[124] 65 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[86] 15 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[125] 4 Norwegian Winter Period Albums (VG-lista)[126] 2 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[127] 45 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[128] 75 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[129] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[130] 20 UK Albums (OCC)[131] 3 US Billboard 200[132] 3 Chart (2016) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[133] 88 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[134] 25 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[135] 42 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[136] 21 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[137] 68 UK Albums (OCC)[138] 43 US Billboard 200[139] 57 Chart (2017) Position Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[140] 19 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[141] 78 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[142] 30 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[143] 35 UK Albums (OCC)[144] 60 US Billboard 200[145] 99 Chart (2018) Position Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[146] 30 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[147] 34 UK Albums (OCC)[148] 51 US Billboard 200[149] 84 Chart (2019) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[150] 129 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[151] 59 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[152] 73 UK Albums (OCC)[153] 65 US Billboard 200[154] 139 Chart (2020) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[155] 157 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[156] 86 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[157] 35 UK Albums (OCC)[158] 70 US Billboard 200[159] 194 Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[160] 24 UK Albums (OCC)[161] 6 US Billboard 200[162] 14

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[163]	5× Platinum	350,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[164]	Platinum	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[165]	Gold	15,000^*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[166]	Gold	20,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[167]	2× Platinum	160,000^^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[168]	5× Platinum	100,000
France (SNEP)[169]	Platinum	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[170]	Gold	100,000
Italy (FIMI)[171]	Gold	25,000^*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[172]	2× Platinum	120,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[173]	Platinum	50,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[174]	4× Platinum	60,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[175]	Gold	15,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)[176]	3× Platinum	60,000
Singapore (RIAS)[177]	2× Platinum	20,000^*
South Africa (RISA)[178]	Platinum	40,000^^
South Korea		13,587[179][180][181]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[182]	Gold	20,000
Sweden (GLF)[183]	2× Platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[184]	Platinum	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[185]	8× Platinum	2,659,269[186]
United States (RIAA)[187]	5× Platinum	5,000,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[188]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	12,000,000[189]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	26 May 2014[190]	CD LP digital download	Capitol UK Method
United States	17 June 2014[191]
China	13 July 2014[192]	CD	Universal
Japan	21 January 2015[65]	CD LP digital download
Worldwide (Drowning Shadows Edition)	6 November 2015	2CD LP digital download	Capitol Universal Method

Tour

The In the Lonely Hour Tour was announced in October 2014, with North American, European, Asian, and Oceania dates revealed.[193] It began on 9 January 2015 in Atlanta and concluded on 12 December 2015 in Brisbane. The tour grossed $26.3 million from 62 shows reported by Pollstar 2015's Year-end Top 100 worldwide Tours list from 490,854 tickets sold.[194]

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