Roll Away Your Stone
| "Roll Away Your Stone" | ||||
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| Single by Mumford & Sons | ||||
| from the album Sigh No More | ||||
| Released | 3 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Country Marshall | |||
| Producer(s) | Markus Dravs | |||
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"Roll Away Your Stone" is the fourth single by London rock quartet, Mumford & Sons, taken from their debut album, Sigh No More. It was released as a digital download on 3 June 2010 and was the third and final single released from Sigh No More in the United States on 7 June 2011. The song begins with an instrumental version of the Irish jig, "Merrily Kissed the Quaker". The song appeared in the 2012 documentary film, Kony 2012.
The song includes a reference to Macbeth. The repeated line, "stars hide your fires", is also spoken by Macbeth, who conceals his ambition for the throne in Act 1 of the play.