The album has sold approximately 5.5 million copies worldwide. In the UK, it stayed in the top 75 of the UK Albums Chart for 72 weeks, appearing again on its 115th week. Post-release, the band released singles from the album ” Bedshaped ,” ” This Is the Last Time ” (a version with Island Records) and ” Bend and Break ” on 16 August, 22 November, and 25 July 2005, respectively. The band won two awards at the 2005 BRIT Awards in February; Best British album for Hopes and Fears , and the British breakthrough act award as voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1 . Three months after, Rice-Oxley received the Ivor Novello award for songwriter of the year.
Won two awards at the 2005 BRIT Awards
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