Beloved (Mumford & Sons song)

"Beloved" is a ballad by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons. It was released as the second single from their fourth studio album, Delta, on 22 February 2019. The song was written by Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane.

"Beloved"
Single by Mumford & Sons
from the album Delta
Released22 February 2019
Recorded2017
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Paul Epworth
Mumford & Sons singles chronology
"If I Say"
(2018)		 "Beloved"
(2019)		 "Woman"
(2019)

Background

In a statement talking about the song, Marcus Mumford said, "Everyone knows loss in one way or another. This song is about that. I'd never sat with anyone as they died before, and it had an effect on me. As it does everyone I know who has experienced it. But there's wildness and beauty in it as well, and a deep honoring, that became the beginnings of this song that we worked up called 'Beloved'. I feel determined for people to take whatever they want from it, and not to be emotionally prescriptive."[1]

Composition

A ballad,[2] its sound recalls the band's upbringing in the London underground folk and Americana scene.[3]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Beloved" was first released onto YouTube on 20 March 2019 at a total length of four minutes and fifty-one seconds.[4] The music video was filmed in Port Talbot, Wales and was directed by BAFTA nominated filmmaker Charlotte Regan. The video shows a boy and his mother who break free from a hospital, from which she's been she's been confined to. They wander the city in a dreamlike sequence playing simple games, riding horses and sharing a tender moment together before the mother passes away.[5]

Track listing
Digital download (Album version)
No.TitleLength
1."Beloved"4:25
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Beloved" (Single Version)3:43
2."Beloved" (Acoustic / Recorded at the Church Studios)4:03

Charts

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 22 February 2019[6] Digital download

References
  1. "See Mumford and Sons' Tackle Death and Dying in 'Beloved' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. Spencer, Tallie (March 20, 2019). "Watch Mumford & Sons' Emotional New Music Video for 'Beloved'". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2023. The solemn, emotional ballad is the fourth track from the band's latest album, Delta, and is about letting a loved one know they just how loved they are before they leave.
  3. Westrom, Piper (November 19, 2018). "Album Review: Mumford & Sons search for evolution with 'Delta'". Riff Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2023. That song, as well as others like "Beloved" are proof that Mumford & Sons will always retain a bit of who they were when they were getting started in London's underground Americana and folk scene.
  4. "Mumford & Sons - Beloved (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "Watch Mumford & Sons' emotional new video for 'Beloved'". NME. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. "Beloved - Single by Mumford & Sons". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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  11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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