Under the Iron Sea

Under the Iron Sea
Studio album by
Released12 June 2006
RecordedAugust 2004 – February 2006
Studio
Genre
Length50:30
LabelIsland
Producer
  • Andy Green
  • Keane
Keane chronology
Hopes and Fears
(2004)
Under the Iron Sea
(2006)
Perfect Symmetry
(2008)
Alternative cover
Cover for release with UK bonus DVD
Singles from Under the Iron Sea
  1. "Atlantic"
    Released: 24 April 2006
  2. "Is It Any Wonder?"
    Released: 29 May 2006
  3. "Crystal Ball"
    Released: 21 August 2006
  4. "Nothing in My Way"
    Released: 30 October 2006
  5. "A Bad Dream"
    Released: 22 January 2007
  6. "Try Again"
    Released: 9 February 2007

Under the Iron Sea is the second studio album by the English rock band Keane, released on 12 June 2006. During its first week on sale in the UK, the album opened at number one, selling 222,297 copies according to figures from the Official Chart Company.[citation needed] In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling 75,000 copies in its first week there.[2] Since its release, the album has sold over three million copies worldwide.[3]

The band describes Under the Iron Sea as a progression from Hopes and Fears, with electronic influences, and as a "sinister fairytale-world-gone-wrong".[4]

  1. ^ "Keane's Under the Iron Sea is a Masterpiece of Modern Pop". Talkhouse. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Kenny Chesney Scores Fifth Chart-Topping Album". Billboard.com. 22 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Keane buoy album sales". Music Week. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ^ "MySpace: Keane". Retrieved 1 September 2006.

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