The Bones of What You Believe

{{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox album | name = The Bones of What You Believe | type = studio | artist = Chvrches | cover = Chvrches - The Bones of What You Believe.png | alt = On a red background, three black circles, with three blue carets forming a triangles in the center. The bands name, spelled as "CHVRCHΞS" with the "E" as three bars appears with the album title "The Bones of What You Believe" written in a different font. | released = {{Start date|2013|9|20|df=yes}} | recorded = 2011–2013 | studio = Alucard, Glasgow | genre = {{flatlist| * Synth-pop<ref name="musicomh">{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Shepherd|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/chvrches-bones-believe|title=Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe|publisher=MusicOMH|date=20 September 2013|accessdate=7 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925010410/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/chvrches-bones-believe|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> * indie pop<ref name="TMT">{{cite web |last=Samach |first=Gabriel |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe |title=Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |date=11 October 2013 |accessdate=23 March 2016}}</ref> * electropop<ref name="nme"/> * dance-pop<ref name= "Pitchfork Staff 2019">{{cite web |title= The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s |website= Pitchfork|date= 8 October 2019|url= https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|quote= On their debut album, Chvrches ushered in a new era of dance pop with an indie soul.|accessdate= 1 May 2023}}</ref> }} | length = {{duration|m=48|s=00}} | label = {{flatlist| * Virgin * Goodbye }} | producer = Chvrches | prev_title = Recover | prev_year = 2013 | next_title = Every Open Eye | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Bones of What You Believe | type = studio | single1 = The Mother We Share | single1date = 5 November 2012 | single2 = Recover | single2date = 6 February 2013 | single3 = Gun | single3date = 15 July 2013 | single4 = Lies | single4date = 2 December 2013 | single5 = We Sink | single5date = 28 March 2014 | single6 = Under the Tide | single6date = 30 September 2014 | single7 = Tether | single7date = 29 March 2015 }} }}

'''''The Bones of What You Believe''''' is the debut studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches, released on 20 September 2013 by Virgin Records and Goodbye Records. Recorded between 2011 and 2013 in Glasgow,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radar.scotsman.com/viewpost.aspx?id=690|title=On the Radar – No 207: CHURCHES|last=Duncan|first=Bryan|date=1 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326171951/http://radar.scotsman.com/viewpost.aspx?id=690|archive-date=26 March 2015|url-status=dead|work=The Scotsman|accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref> the album was written, composed, and produced by the band as a collaborative effort. It was made available as both a 12-track standard edition and an 18-track special version, the latter including two extra songs, two remixes and two live videos.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/chvrches/71385 |title=Chvrches unveil tracklisting for debut album 'The Bones of What You Believe' |work=NME |date=11 July 2013 |accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref> The album was debuted with a launch party broadcast live on music streaming platform Boiler Room.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gottadancedirty.com/2013/10/15/video-chvrches-boiler-room-album-launch-party/|title=[VIDEO] CHVRCHES Boiler Room Album Launch Party|last=Set|first=The Field|date=2013-10-15|website=Gotta Dance Dirty|access-date=2016-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boilerroom.tv/session/chvrches-album-launch-party/|title=CHVRCHES Album Launch Party – BOILER ROOM|website=boilerroom.tv|access-date=2016-05-25}}</ref>

==Background and release==

The album's title derives from a lyric in the song "Strong Hand"; according to frontwoman Lauren Mayberry, it refers to the raw "creativity and effort" that served as the figurative and literal skeleton for the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/chvrches-hype-dreams-can-blog-buzz-produce-a-hit-album-5695483/ |title=CHVRCHES' Hype Dreams: Can Blog Buzz Produce A Hit Album? |magazine=Billboard |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=20 September 2013}}</ref> Musically, ''The Bones of What You Believe'' is primarily a synth-pop and indie pop album that incorporates 1980s influences.<ref name="musicomh"/><ref name="TMT"/><ref name="rs"/>

The album spawned seven singles: "The Mother We Share", "Recover", "Gun", "Lies", "We Sink", "Under the Tide" and "Tether", with the lead single becoming a moderate commercial success, charting in the top 10 in Belgium and Japan, as well as the top 40 in the United Kingdom. It also peaked at number 12 on the Alternative Songs chart in the United States.

On 20 October 2023, the 10 Year Anniversary Special Edition of the album was released, which included an additional 4 new tracks and 5 live tracks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Major |first1=Michael |title=CHVRCHES Release 10 Year Anniversary Special Edition Of 'The Bones of What You Believe' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/CHVRCHES-Release-10-Year-Anniversary-Special-Edition-Of-The-Bones-Of-What-You-Believe-20231020 |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |date=20 October 2023}}</ref>

==Commercial success==

''The Bones of What You Believe'' received critical acclaim, with many complimenting Mayberry's songwriting and vocal performance, and Iain Cook and Martin Doherty's use of synthesisers and vocal loops. The album debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, selling 12,415 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=https://www.musicweek.com/analysis/read/official-charts-analysis-kings-of-leon-lp-sells-71k-in-week-one/056216 |title=Official Charts Analysis: Kings of Leon LP sells 71k in week one |work=Music Week |date=30 September 2013 |accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref> It also reached the top 15 in Australia, Ireland and the United States, and the top 20 in Austria and Canada. The album has sold 152,514 copies in the UK and 184,000 copies in the US.<ref name="UK sales"/><ref name="US sales"/> ''Pitchfork'' ranked ''The Bones of What You Believe'' at number 180 on its list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".<ref name="P4K-best-of-2010s"/>

==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | ADM = 7.8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5851/Chvrches-The-Bones-Of-What-You-Believe.aspx |title=The Bones of What You Believe by Chvrches reviews |website=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=24 December 2019}}</ref> | MC = 80/100<ref name="MC"/> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic"/> | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2score = A<ref name="avclub"/> | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3Score = B<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Catucci |first1=Nick |last2=Anderson |first2=Kyle |last3=Rahman |first3=Ray |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/09/27/albums-october-4-2013 |title=Albums: October 4, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=27 September 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |archive-date=13 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013080442/http://www.ew.com/article/2013/09/27/albums-october-4-2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev4 = ''The Guardian'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Gibsone |first=Harriet |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/19/chvrches-bones-what-you-review |title=Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe – review |work=The Guardian |date=19 September 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> | rev5 = ''The Independent'' | rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Holly |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe-virgin-8829556.html |title=Album review: Chvrches, The Bones of What You Believe (Virgin) |work=The Independent |date=22 September 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922035200/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe-virgin-8829556.html |archivedate=22 September 2013}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Los Angeles Times'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Brown |first=August |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-pop-review-chvrches-20130923-story.html |title=Album reviews: Chvrches' 'The Bones of What You Believe' album |work=Los Angeles Times |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> | rev7 = ''NME'' | rev7Score = 8/10<ref name="nme"/> | rev8 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev8score = 8.5/10<ref name="pitchfork"/> | rev9 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="rs"/> | rev10 = ''Spin'' | rev10Score = 8/10<ref name="spin"/> }}

''The Bones of What You Believe'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 80, based on 39 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/chvrches |title=Reviews for The Bones of What You Believe by Chvrches |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref> Kyle Ryan of The A.V. Club complimented Mayberry's songwriting and wrote that Chvrches "have crafted one of the year's best albums, which means that buzz won't be dying down any time soon."<ref name="avclub">{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.avclub.com/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe-1798178032 |title=Chvrches: ''The Bones of What You Believe'' |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=24 September 2013 |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> Joe Rivers of ''Clash'' lauded the album as "an exceptionally strong debut where every track is a potential single", noting that "not only do CHVRCHES revive the [synth-pop] sound, they push it forward, with wave upon wave of shimmering synths, more hooks than an angling shop and a songwriting acumen that belies the group's relative infancy."<ref name="clash">{{cite web |last=Rivers |first=Joe |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe |title=CHVRCHES – The Bones of What You Believe |work=Clash |date=12 September 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> Reed Fischer of ''Alternative Press'' stated, "The heartbreaking and indignation in Lauren Mayberry's laser-precise voice makes her an imperfect protagonist in the song length dramas found throughout her band's debut", adding that "even more devastation (the building-crushing kind this time) stems from Ian Cook and Martin Doherty's sophisticated and catchy layers of synthesizers and vocal hoops."<ref name="altpress">{{cite magazine |last=Fischer |first=Reed |title=Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe |magazine=Alternative Press |issue=303 |date=October 2013 |page=82 |issn=1065-1667}}</ref> Larry Fitzmaurice of ''Pitchfork'' described the album as "a seamless fusion of emotive theatrics, hook-loaded songwriting, and some of the more forward-thinking sonics in electronic music right now", and found that "the hooks on ''The Bones of What You Believe'' are indelible regardless of instrumentation, and the sound is immaculate."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last=Fitzmaurice |first=Larry |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18523-chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe/ |title=Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe |website=Pitchfork |date=25 September 2013 |accessdate=25 September 2013}}</ref>

At ''Spin'', Puja Patel opined that the album is "at its best on its revenge tunes", concluding, "In a mainstream landscape that's still reveling in the EDM-fueled fuck-yous of Icona Pop and Charli XCX's 'I Love It,' CHVRCHES' poppy electronic textures and bleakly lyrical brashness raises the bar."<ref name="spin">{{cite web |last=Patel |first=Puja |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/09/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe-glassnote/ |title=CHVRCHES' 'The Bones of What You Believe' Delivers Dark Pop With a Smile |work=Spin |date=24 September 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Jon Dolan expressed, "Even when Chvrches are just competently mopey, their neon-Eighties visions are far from retro pose-striking."<ref name="rs">{{cite magazine |last=Dolan |first=Jon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-bones-of-what-you-believe-20130924 |title=The Bones of What You Believe |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=24 September 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> Barry Nicolson of ''NME'' praised the album's "great songwriting" and felt that "while not every track has the immediacy of 'Lies' or 'Recover', there's not a weak one among them."<ref name="nme">{{cite web |last=Nicolson |first=Barry |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/chvrches/14808 |title=Chvrches – 'The Bones of What You Believe' |work=NME |date=20 September 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906202622/http://www.nme.com/reviews/chvrches/14808 |archivedate=6 September 2015}}</ref> Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "Even on the darkest moments, such as 'Lies' or 'Science/Visions,' there's a disarming emotional directness to ''The Bones of What You Believe'' that makes it a unique, fully realized take on a style that seemed close to being played out."<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe-mw0002555667 |title=The Bones of What You Believe – Chvrches |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=16 November 2019}}</ref> Ally Carnwath of ''The Observer'' commented that Chvrches are "more robust and melodic than arty peers such as Grimes and Purity Ring—choruses are foregrounded, synthy jabs pummel Lauren Mayberry's vocals, beats drop from satisfying heights—but Mayberry's lyrics also carry a subversive twist of angst and obsession."<ref name="observer">{{cite web |last=Carnwath |first=Ally |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/22/chvrches-bones-what-you-believe |title=Chvrches: The Bones of What You Believe – review |work=The Observer |date=22 September 2013 |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> In a mixed review, ''Slant Magazine''{{'}}s Kevin Liedel remarked, "While the album has its fair share of sweet spots, the handful of capable melodies never quite balances out its bizarre impulses or the utter lack of thematic unity."<ref name="slant">{{cite web |last=Liedel |first=Kevin |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe/ |title=Review: Chvrches, ''The Bones of What You Believe'' |website=Slant Magazine |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref>

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==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Chvrches, except where noted | title1 = The Mother We Share | length1 = 3:12 | title2 = We Sink | length2 = 3:34 | title3 = Gun | length3 = 3:53 | title4 = Tether | length4 = 4:46 | title5 = Lies | length5 = 3:41 | title6 = Under the Tide | length6 = 4:32 | title7 = Recover | length7 = 3:45 | title8 = Night Sky | length8 = 3:51 | title9 = Science/Visions | length9 = 3:58 | title10 = Lungs | length10 = 3:02 | title11 = By the Throat | length11 = 4:09 | title12 = You Caught the Light | length12 = 5:37 | total_length = 48:00 }}

{{Track listing | headline = German limited edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00E3K52JC |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Limited Edition) |publisher=Amazon |language=German |location=Germany |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> | title13 = Strong Hand | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = The Mother We Share | note14 = Errors RMX | length14 = 3:17 }} {{Track listing | headline = iTunes Store special edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe-special-edition/1445316416 |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |date=January 2013 |location=United Kingdom |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> | title13 = Strong Hand | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = Broken Bones | length14 = 3:44 | title15 = Gun | note15 = KDA Remix | length15 = 6:15 | title16 = The Mother We Share | note16 = We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix | length16 = 5:58 | title17 = Recover | note17 = live at Village Underground) (video | length17 = 4:02 | title18 = Lies | note18 = live at Village Underground) (video | length18 = 3:59 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks<ref name="japanbonus"/> | title13 = Strong Hand | length13 = 3:26 | title14 = Broken Bones | length14 = 3:44 | title15 = Gun | note15 = KDA Remix | length15 = 6:15 | title16 = The Mother We Share | note16 = We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix | length16 = 5:58 | title17 = The Mother We Share | note17 = Blood Diamonds Remix | length17 = 3:56 | title18 = The Mother We Share | note18 = Kowton's Feeling Fragile Remix | length18 = 5:01 }} {{Track listing | headline = Target deluxe edition bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.target.com/p/chvrches-the-bones-of-what-you-believe-deluxe-edition-only-at-target/-/A-15372901 |title=Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe (Deluxe Edition) – Only at Target |publisher=Target |accessdate=27 May 2014}}</ref> | title13 = Recover | note13 = Alucard Session | length13 = 4:11 | title14 = The Mother We Share | note14 = Alucard Session | length14 = 3:17 | title15 = Gun | note15 = Alucard Session | length15 = 4:24 | title16 = Tightrope | writer16 = {{hlist|Janelle Monáe Robinson|Nathaniel Irvin III|Charles Joseph II|Antwan Patton}} | length16 = 3:28 }} {{Track listing | headline = Asian deluxe edition bonus disc | title1 = Strong Hand | length1 = 3:26 | title2 = Broken Bones | length2 = 3:44 | title3 = ZVVL | length3 = 3:12 | title4 = Now Is Not the Time | length4 = 3:45 | title5 = Recover | note5 = Alucard Session | length5 = 4:12 | title6 = The Mother We Share | note6 = Alucard Session | length6 = 3:18 | title7 = Gun | note7 = Alucard Session | length7 = 4:25 | title8 = Tightrope | note8 = Alucard Session | length8 = 3:30 | title9 = Recover | note9 = Cid Rim Remix | length9 = 5:48 | title10 = It's Not Right but It's Okay | writer10 = {{hlist|Rodney Jerkins|Fred Jerkins III|LaShawn Daniels|Isaac Phillips|Toni Estes}} | length10 = 3:46 | title11 = Recover | note11 = Claire Remix | length11 = 4:13 | title12 = Lies | note12 = Tourist Remix | length12 = 6:32 | title13 = Recover | note13 = Kingdom Remix | length13 = 3:20 | title14 = Tether | note14 = Junior Sanchez Remix | length14 = 6:23 | title15 = Gun | note15 = KDA Remix | length15 = 6:16 | title16 = The Mother We Share | note16 = Blood Diamonds Remix | length16 = 3:57 | title17 = Recover | note17 = KDA Remix | length17 = 6:17 | title18 = Under the Tide | note18 = radio version | length18 = 4:33 }} {{Track listing | headline = 10 year anniversary special edition bonus tracks | title13 = Manhattan | length13 = 5:19 | title14 = White Summer | length14 = 4:20 | title15 = Talking in My Sleep | length15 = 4:32 | title16 = City on Fire | length16 = 4:38 | title17 = We Sink | note17 = Live at Ancienne Belgique | length17 = 3:49 | title18 = Now Is Not the Time | note18 = Live at Ancienne Belgique | length18 = 4:06 | title19 = Lies | note19 = Live at Ancienne Belgique | length19 = 4:02 | title20 = Strong Hand | note20 = Live at Ancienne Belgique | length20 = 3:44 | title21 = By the Throat | note21 = Live at Ancienne Belgique | length21 = 4:32 }}

==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Bones of What You Believe''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Bones of What You Believe |type=liner notes |others=Chvrches |publisher=Virgin Records |year=2013 |id=CDV 3116}}</ref>

{{Div col}} * Chvrches – production {{small|(all tracks)}}; mixing at Wall 2 Wall Recording, Chicago {{small|(tracks 4, 11)}} * Jonny Scott – drums {{small|(tracks 3, 8)}} * Rich Costey – mixing at Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank, California {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)}} * Chris Kasych – Pro Tools {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)}} * Martin Cooke – Pro Tools {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)}} * Bo Hill – mix assistance {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)}} * Eric Isip – mix assistance {{small|(tracks 1–3, 5–10, 12)}} * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine * Amy Burrows – design {{Div col end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Austria|18|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|37|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 October 2013}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|70|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 October 2013}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|19|artist=Chvrches|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2014}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|68|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Germany|22|id=221400|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Ireland|12|year=2013|week=39|rowheader=true|accessdate=27 September 2013}} |- ! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/591772/products/1037844/1/ |script-title=ja:ザ・ボーンズ・オブ・ワット・ユー・ビリーヴ {{!}} チャーチズ |trans-title=The Bones of What You Believe {{!}} Chvrches |language=Japanese |publisher=Oricon |accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref> | 59 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|35|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Norway|28|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20131005|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 September 2013}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|55|artist=Chvrches|album=The Bones of What You Believe|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 July 2016}} |- {{album chart|UK2|9|date=20131005|rowheader=true|accessdate=29 September 2013}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|12|artist=Chvrches|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2014}} |- {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|1|artist=Chvrches|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2014}} |- {{album chart|BillboardAlternative|3|artist=Chvrches|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2014}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|5|artist=Chvrches|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 December 2014}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2014) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/independent-albums |title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2014 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref> | 34 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums |title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2014 |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref> | 71 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Chvrches|title=The Bones of What You Believe|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2013|id=12779-3879-2|date=19 December 2014|accessdate=24 December 2014|salesamount=152,514|salesref= <ref name="UK sales">{{cite web |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/chvrches-confirm-new-album-release-date-drop-my-enemy-single/071648 |title=Chvrches confirm new album release date, drop My Enemy single |work=Music Week |date=1 March 2018 |accessdate=9 June 2018}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Chvrches|title=The Bones of What You Believe|nocert=yes|type=album|salesamount=184,000|salesref= <ref name="US sales">{{cite web |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903193040/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate=3 September 2015}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Worldwide|salesamount=500,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Vendredi, journée des nouveautés musicales ! Et aujourd’hui vous avez de quoi faire avec M.I.LK., Snow Patrol, Moha La Squale… Tour d’horizon avec aficia. |url=https://www.aficia.info/news-aficia/shawn-mendes-hyphen-hyphen-chvrches-cest-dans-les-bacs/147958 |access-date=15 April 2026 |website=aficia |language=fr|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209080535/https://www.aficia.info/news-aficia/shawn-mendes-hyphen-hyphen-chvrches-cest-dans-les-bacs/147958 |archivedate=9 December 2023}}</ref>}} |}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format ! scope="col"| Edition ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Australia | rowspan="7"| 20 September 2013 | CD | Standard | rowspan="2"| Liberation | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.getmusic.com.au/chvrches/store/detail?id=194619 |title=CHVRCHES Store – The Bones of What You Believe |website=Getmusic |location=Australia |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008062325/http://www.getmusic.com.au/chvrches/store/detail?id=194619 |archivedate=8 October 2013}}</ref> |- | Digital download | {{hlist|Standard|special}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/679519036 |title=The Bones of What You Believe by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |date=20 September 2013 |location=Australia |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id684077414 |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |location=Australia |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012143344/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id684077414 |archivedate=12 October 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Germany | CD | Limited | rowspan="3"| Vertigo Berlin | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universal-music.de/chvrches/diskografie/detail/product:192792/the-bones-of-what-you-believe |title=CHVRCHES {{!}} The Bones of What You Believe (Limited Edition) |language=German |publisher=Universal Music Germany |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102032328/http://www.universal-music.de/chvrches/diskografie/detail/product:192792/the-bones-of-what-you-believe |archivedate=2 November 2013}}</ref> |- | LP | Standard | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00E6G20MU |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Vinyl LP] |publisher=Amazon |language=German |location=Germany |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Digital download | {{hlist|Limited|special}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00F0V23SG |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Explicit]: Chvrches: MP3-Downloads |publisher=Amazon |language=German |location=Germany |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/674117326?l=en |title=The Bones of What You Believe by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |date=January 2013 |location=Germany |access-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012143648/https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id674117326?l=en |archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Ireland | CD | Standard | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Virgin|Goodbye}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.towerrecords.ie/product/Chvrches_Bones_Of_What_You_Believe/590698 |title=Chvrches – Bones of What You Believe |publisher=Tower Records Ireland |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102135229/http://www.towerrecords.ie/product/Chvrches_Bones_Of_What_You_Believe/590698 |archivedate=2 November 2013}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| Digital download | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|Standard|special}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/1445697191 |title=The Bones of What You Believe by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |date=January 2013 |location=Ireland |access-date=27 September 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012054103/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id671155757 |archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/671603003 |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |date=January 2013 |location=Ireland |access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| France | rowspan="4"| 23 September 2013 | Mercury | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00FALQQK2 |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Explicit]: Chvrches: Téléchargements MP3 (Standard) |publisher=Amazon |language=French |location=France |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B00FAJ54FM |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Explicit]: Chvrches: Téléchargements MP3 (Special) |publisher=Amazon |language=French |location=France |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Italy | Universal | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00FALJVJK |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Explicit]: Chvrches: Musica Digitale (Standard) |publisher=Amazon |language=Italian |location=Italy |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.it/dp/B00FAI3YKU |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Explicit]: Chvrches: Musica Digitale (Special) |publisher=Amazon |language=Italian |location=Italy |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom | {{hlist|CD|LP}} | Standard | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Virgin|Goodbye}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DCQ2DC2 |title=The Bones of What You Believe [Digipack] by CHVRCHES |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00E95ED46 |title=The Bones of What You Believe [VINYL] by CHVRCHES |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- | Digital download | {{hlist|Standard|special}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.7digital.com/artist/chvrches/release/the-bones-of-what-you-believe-3/ |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Explicit) |website=7digital |location=United Kingdom |accessdate=19 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062236/https://www.7digital.com/artist/chvrches/release/the-bones-of-what-you-believe-3/ |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FB1FEOA |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) [Explicit] [+video]: Chvrches: MP3 Downloads |publisher=Amazon |location=United Kingdom |accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United States | rowspan="3"| 24 September 2013 | {{hlist|CD|LP}} | Standard | rowspan="2"| Glassnote | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6895M6 |title=Chvrches: Bones of What You Believe (CD) |publisher=Amazon |location=United States |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6890VC |title=Chvrches: Bones of What You Believe (Vinyl) |publisher=Amazon |location=United States |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| Digital download | rowspan="2"| {{hlist|Standard|special}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id684545029 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808003812/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id684545029 |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2014 |title=The Bones of What You Believe by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |location=United States |accessdate=19 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id688945303 |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |location=United States |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014175539/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id688945303 |archivedate=14 October 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Japan | rowspan="2"| Hostess | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id693983152?l=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053718/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/the-bones-of-what-you-believe/id693983152?l=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 October 2013 |title=The Bones of What You Believe by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |location=Japan |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id689898325?l=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053829/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/bones-what-you-believe-special/id689898325?l=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 October 2013 |title=The Bones of What You Believe (Special Edition) by CHVRCHES |publisher=iTunes Store |location=Japan |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- | 25 September 2013 | CD | rowspan="3"| Standard | align="center"| <ref name="japanbonus">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00E7FSO7A |script-title=ja:ザ・ボーンズ・オブ・ワット・ユー・ビリーヴ |trans-title=The Bones of What You Believe |language=Japanese |publisher=Amazon |location=Japan |accessdate=27 September 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| France | 7 October 2013 | {{hlist|CD|LP}} | Mercury | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fnac.com/a6412290/Chvrches-The-bones-of-what-you-believe-Digipack-CD-album |title=The bones of what you believe – Digipack – Chvrches – CD album |language=French |publisher=Fnac |accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fnac.com/a6412291/Chvrches-The-bones-of-what-you-believe-Vinyle-album |title=The bones of what you believe – Chvrches – Vinyle album |language=French |publisher=Fnac |accessdate=7 May 2020}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Italy | 15 October 2013 | CD | Universal | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibs.it/disco/0602537512126/chvrches/the-bones-of-what.html |title=Chvrches – The Bones of What You Believe |website=IBS.it |language=Italian |accessdate=27 September 2013 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130928013110/http://www.ibs.it/disco/0602537512126/chvrches/the-bones-of-what.html |archivedate=28 September 2013}}</ref> |}

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