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Cleopatra" reached number one on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart, and reached number three on the Mainstream Rock chart. [11] Renowned for Sound dubbed "Cleopatra" a suitably named titular track, writing that it was the "perfect taste of the material" on the album "with its slow building beat, infectious chorus and an intriguing tale". [12]
The Ballad of Cleopatra is a compilation of the story in the music videos for Ophelia, Cleopatra, Sleep on the Floor, Angela and My Eyes, all songs from the album Cleopatra. [4] [5] The video was released on the Lumineers YouTube channel on April 27, 2017. [6] As of March 5th, 2025 it has over 60 million views.
Schultz has stated, "I write the lyrics, and I co-write the songs with Jer," adding "It's never the same thing with each song. Generally speaking it involves a piano, a guitar, and maybe singing, and we usually start out with the chord structure, a set of chords, a melody especially, and then the lyrics usually follow.
The official music video was released via the Lumineers' YouTube and Vevo accounts on November 16, 2016. As of November 2023, it has gained over 210 million views. [4] The music video was directed by Isaac Ravishankara, who also directed The Ballad of Cleopatra videos compilation, [5] starring Elise Eberle and Adam C. Lively. [6]
[12] The two toured under various names including Wesley Jeremiah and Six Cheeks, and released a self-titled EP, including future The Lumineers songs, "Flowers In Your Hair" and "Darlene". Frustrated by their band's limited success in New York, and struggling with the high cost of living, Schultz and Fraites decided to relocate to Denver ...
The Lumineers then worked extensively with producer Ryan Hadlock in recording their self-titled debut studio album, which was released in April 2012. The album reached number two on the United States Billboard 200 and the top ten of the Australian , Canadian and United Kingdom album charts [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] – it was certified platinum by the ...
The official music video was released via the Lumineers' YouTube and Vevo accounts on September 13, 2016. [3] As of September, 2021, it has gained over 55 million views. The Ballad of Cleopatra
The song started out as a slower instrumental demo that Jeremiah Fraites, (one sixth of the Lumineers), sent to Wesley Schultz (lead vocalist of the Lumineers), in 2011. [2] According to Schultz, the demo generated enough excitement to work on the project. While playing at a backbar in LA alongside the Lumineers, Schultz wrote the song's hook. [3]