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Infinite Arms was released worldwide between May 14 and 19, 2010 on the Columbia , Brown , and Fat Possum labels. Aside from the North Carolina sessions at Echo Mountain Studios, parts of the album were recorded in Los Angeles at Perfect Sound Studios . The album was self-produced by the band, with additional production from Phil Ek. On April 14, the band performed a full set for the WDR TV show Rockpalast . On April 20, the band appeared on the BBC television series Later… with Jools Holland , promoting Infinite Arms by playing new songs “Compliments”, “Factory”, and “NW Apt”. Following this appearance, the band’s two earlier albums entered the UK Albums Chart for the first time. Infinite Arms entered the UK chart at number 21, giving Band of Horses their first top 100 UK chart hit and debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, far exceeding the performance of Cease to Begin . An outtake from the album, “Life on Earth” has been used on the soundtrack of the Twilight Saga film Eclipse , which was released on June 7, 2010.