▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 ▁in ▁nine ▁other ▁countries . ▁Five ▁singles ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁" Bel ieve ", ▁" The ▁Wolf ", ▁" D it mas ", ▁" Tom p kins ▁Square ▁Park " ▁and ▁" Just ▁Sm oke ". ▁ ▁After ▁working ▁with ▁Mark us ▁Dra vs ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁albums , ▁the ▁band ▁decided ▁to ▁h ire ▁producer ▁James ▁Ford ▁and ▁The ▁National ' s ▁A aron ▁D ess ner . ▁The ▁album ▁marks ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁folk ▁rock ▁sound , ▁as ▁they ▁abandoned ▁their ▁signature ▁ac oust ic ▁instruments ▁( such ▁as ▁ban jo ▁and ▁u pr ight ▁bass ) ▁for ▁electric ▁ones ▁and ▁added ▁a ▁session ▁drum mer ▁to ▁fill ▁out ▁their ▁rh ythm ▁section . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁recording ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁tour ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁their ▁second ▁album ▁B abel , ▁M um ford ▁& ▁S ons ▁began ▁what ▁they ▁thought ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁length y ▁break , ▁but ▁found ▁themselves ▁back ▁at ▁work ▁only ▁five ▁months ▁later . ▁After ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁days ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁D w ane ' s ▁studio , ▁the ▁band ▁head ed ▁back ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁demo ▁tracks ▁at ▁the ▁gar age ▁studio ▁owned ▁by ▁The ▁National ’ s ▁A aron ▁D ess ner , ▁where ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁spent ▁time ▁recording ▁dem os ▁in ▁the ▁months