Album · 2004
Hopes and Fears
by Keane
Hopes and Fears is a 2004 piano rock album by Keane. It runs 14 tracks across 59 minutes on Island. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.9/5 from 9 ratings.
Piano Rock · Rock · Alternative Rock
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- 3.9 /5
- 9 ratings
- 64 /100
- 9 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 59 min
- Runtime
- 132 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
9 ratings · avg 3.9
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Critics
9 publications
- AllMusic4.5/5
- SpinA−
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- NME7/10
- The Guardian3/5
- Rolling Stone3/5
- Blender3/5
- The Independent2/5
- Pitchfork2.8/10
- Metacriticaggregate61/100
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Hopes and Fears album cover

The Hopes and Fears cover was designed by Alex Lake and Madefire and photographed by Alex Lake.
- Design
- Alex Lake, Madefire
- Photography
- Alex Lake
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Tracklist
14 tracks · 59 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Hopes and Fears is Bedshaped — rated 4.5/5 by 4 listeners.
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About
Hopes and Fears is the debut album by English alternative rock band Keane and was released on 10 May 2004 in the United Kingdom. It topped the UK album charts upon release, was the second best-selling British album of 2004, behind Scissor Sisters' self-titled album, and has since been certified nine times platinum by BPI. It returned to the top of the charts after winning a Brit Award for Best Album in February 2005. With more than 2.7 million copies sold in the UK, it was ranked the 11th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. In July 2011, it was ranked the 9th biggest-selling album of the 21st century in the UK. Worldwide, the album had sold over 5.8 million copies as of November 2009.
In brief
- Is Hopes and Fears good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Hopes and Fears 3.9/5 from 9 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Hopes and Fears?
- Bedshaped, rated 4.5/5 by 4 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Hopes and Fears released?
- Hopes and Fears was released in 2004 on Island.
- How many tracks are on Hopes and Fears?
- Hopes and Fears has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 59 minutes.
- What genre is Hopes and Fears?
- Hopes and Fears is catalogued under Piano Rock, Rock, Alternative Rock.
- What BPM is Hopes and Fears?
- Hopes and Fears runs at a median tempo of 132 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Hopes and Fears?
- Listeners of Hopes and Fears also rate Hot Fuss by The Killers, Black Holes and Revelations by Muse, A Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay.





