Johannesburg (EP)

Johannesburg is the tenth extended play by British folk rock band Mumford & Sons, which was recorded during the band's tour in South Africa in early 2016. It is a collaboration with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal, South African pop group Beatenberg,^[6] and Malawian-British singer-producer combo the Very Best.^[5] The EP was released on 17 June 2016 through Island Records.

Johannesburg
EP by Mumford & Sons
Released	17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)
Recorded	Early 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Length	20:31
Label	Island
Producer	Mumford & Sons Johan Hugo
Mumford & Sons chronology
Wilder Mind (2015) Johannesburg (2016) Delta (2018)
Singles from Johannesburg
"There Will Be Time" Released: 16 April 2016 "Wona" Released: 13 June 2016

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	64/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Consequence of Sound	C^[3]
The Independent	^[4]
NME	3/5^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Spin	5/10^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Featured artist(s)	Length
1.	"There Will Be Time"	Baaba Maal	4:27
2.	"Wona"	Baaba Maal, The Very Best & Beatenberg	4:00
3.	"Fool You've Landed"	The Very Best & Beatenberg	3:41
4.	"Ngamila"	Baaba Maal & The Very Best	3:37
5.	"Si Tu Veux"	Baaba Maal & The Very Best	4:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic^[8]

• Mumford & Sons – primary artist, production
• Baaba Maal – featured artist
• The Very Best – featured artist
• Beatenberg – featured artist
• Johan Hugo – production
• Dan Grech-Marguerat – additional production, programming
• Michael Brauer – mixing
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Chris Maas – photography
• David East – photography
• Ross Stirling – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	61
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[11]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	41
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[13]	17
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[14]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[17]	6
US Billboard 200^[18]	9
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)^[19]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[20]	3
US World Albums (Billboard)^[21]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[22]	64

References

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3. Kivel, Adam (23 June 2016). "Mumford & Sons – Johannesburg". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
4. Gill, Andy (23 June 2016). "Album reviews round-up: Let's Eat Grandma, DJ Shadow, Mumford & Sons, Public Service Broadcasting and more". The Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
5. Bartleet, Larry (21 June 2016). "Mumford & Sons, Baaba Maal, The Very Best & Beatenberg – 'Johannesburg EP'". NME. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
6. Harris, Keith (16 June 2016). . Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
7. Gaca, Anna (24 June 2016). "Review: Mumford and Sons Travel to 'Johannesburg' for a Little Eat, Pray, Banjo". Spin. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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