Sam’s Town was released in October 2006 under Island Def Jam Music Group . It received a varied response with some critics praising the album and the evolution of the band and others criticizing and mocking it, most notably a scathing review from Rolling Stone . The album sold over 706,000 copies worldwide in the first week of release, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and number one on the UK chart. The album has since been certified 5× Platinum in the United Kingdom; 4× Platinum in Ireland; 2× Platinum in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand; Platinum in the United States and Gold in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, and Russia.
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