{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Let's Be Still | type = Studio | artist = The Head and the Heart | cover = Theheadandtheheart-letsbestill.jpg | alt = | released = October 15, 2013 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie folk, indie pop, indie rock | length = | label = Sub Pop | producer = | prev_title = The Head and the Heart | prev_year = 2011 | next_title = Signs of Light | next_year = 2016 }} '''''Let's Be Still''''' is the second studio album by American band The Head and the Heart, following the 2011 release of their self-titled first album.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Head and the Heart / Let's Be Still – SP1060|url=http://www.subpop.com/releases/the_head_and_the_heart/full_lengths/lets_be_still|publisher=SubPop.com|accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> It was officially released on October 15, 2013. Two months prior to this release, track six on the album, "Shake" was released as a single in late July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lori |last=Keong |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/08/the-head-and-the-heart-release.html |title=The Head and the Heart Unveil New Single "Shake" |work=Paste |date=2013-08-05 |accessdate=2013-11-07}}</ref> The band also gave a performance of the second track, "Another Story" on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' on August 6, 2013.<ref>[http://www.theheadandtheheart.com/news/182753 "Newsitem"] Official website confirms broadcast date (note – videos of the performance do not play) accessed, February 28, 2014</ref> The band has scheduled a Fall of 2013 tour following the release of ''Let's Be Still''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theheadandtheheart.com/events |title=The Head and the Heart |publisher=The Head and the Heart |date= |accessdate=2013-11-07}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{track listing |headline=''Let's Be Still'' track listing | title1 = Homecoming Heroes | length1 = 3:46 | title2 = Another Story | length2 = 4:34 | title3 = Springtime | length3 = 0:53 | title4 = Summertime | length4 = 2:53 | title5 = Josh McBride | length5 = 5:13 | title6 = Shake | length6 = 4:01 | title7 = Cruel | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = Let's Be Still | length8 = 4:28 | title9 = My Friends | length9 = 3:22 | title10 = 10,000 Weight in Gold | length10 = 4:12 | title11 = Fire/Fear | length11 = 4:15 | title12 = These Days are Numbered | length12 = 4:14 | title13 = Gone | length13 = 6:26 }}
{{track listing | headline = Target exclusive bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.target.com/p/the-head-and-the-heart-lets-be-still-only-at-target/-/A-14787531|title=Let's Be Still (Target Exclusive)|publisher=Target|accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref> | title14 = Twilight | title15 = Fire/Fear | note15 = Live @ KEXP Seattle | title16 = Homecoming Heroes | note16 = Live @ KEXP Seattle }}
==Personnel== '''The Head and the Heart''' *Charity Rose Thielen – vocals, percussion, violin, etc. *Josiah Johnson – vocals, guitar, percussion, etc. *Jonathan Russell – vocals, guitar, percussion, etc. *Tyler Williams – drums, percussion, etc. *Chris Zasche – bass *Kenny Hensley – keyboards, etc.
'''Additional musicians''' *Peter Katis – additional instruments *Kit Karlson – piano and organ on These Days Are Numbered
== Commercial performance == ''Let's Be Still'' debuted at number 10 with 42,000 copies sold on ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|title=Pearl Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 Album On Billboard 200|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5763242/pearl-jam-earns-fifth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2013-10-23|accessdate=2013-10-23}}</ref> As of July 29, 2016, it has sold 201,000 copies to date.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kevin|last=Rutherford|title=The Head and the Heart's 'All We Ever Knew' Leads Adult Alternative Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/the-head-and-the-hearts-all-we-ever-knew-adult-alternative/|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2016-07-28|access-date=2016-07-29}}</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable" |- !Chart (2013) !Peak<br />position |- |{{album chart|Billboard200|10|artist=The Head and the Heart}} |- |- {{album chart|BillboardFolk|1|artist=The Head and the Heart}} |- |- |{{album chart|BillboardCanada|13|artist=The Head and the Heart}} |- |- |{{album chart|BillboardDigital|5|artist=The Head and the Heart}} |- |- |{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=The Head and the Heart}} |- |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=The Head and the Heart|title=Let's Be Still|award=Gold|relyear=2013|certyear=2025|accessdate=June 24, 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links== * {{Official website|http://www.theheadandtheheart.com}}
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Category:2013 albums Category:Sub Pop albums Category:The Head and the Heart albums