Hats Off to the Buskers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 22 January 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 40:45 | |||
Label | 1965 Records | |||
Producer |
| |||
The View chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Hats Off to the Buskers | ||||
|
Hats Off to the Buskers is the debut album by Scottish band The View. It was released on 22 January 2007 on 1965 Records. It was reported on the band's official forum that the album had leaked to various internet sites in mid December 2006. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1 on 28 January 2007. The album charted at No. 45 on the UK end-of-year album chart, after selling around 319,000 copies in 2007. The album has been certified platinum.[1] It was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize.
The song "Wasteland" is also the background music for the Nike "Show Us Your 5" advertisement.