Mumford & Sons' brand new single I Will Wait has instantly given them their highest-charting hit to date on the Billboard Hot 100 by debuting at 23.

The track, which is not released commercially in the UK until September 24, thus beats the band's previous Hot 100 peak of 27 achieved by The Cave. Their other Hot 100 hit, Little Lion Man, reached 45 while topping Billboard's alternative chart.

I Will Wait sold 153,000 copies in the US last week, according ...