Editing Arcade Fire (section)

===2006–2010: ''Neon Bible''===
{{Main|Neon Bible}}
[[File:The Arcade Fire.jpg|thumb|Arcade Fire performing in support of ''Neon Bible'' at the [[United Palace Theater]] on May 7, 2007]]
During the downtime between ''[[Funeral (Arcade Fire album)|Funeral]]'' and the beginning of recording sessions for ''[[Neon Bible]]'', the band purchased a defunct church in the small Quebec town of [[Farnham, Quebec|Farnham]], approximately {{convert|70|km|mi}} southeast of Montreal, and spent the early part of 2006 converting it into a recording studio.<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/4047/arcade_fire]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307213812/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/4047/arcade_fire|date=March 7, 2008}}</ref>

The first track officially released from ''Neon Bible'' was "[[Intervention (song)|Intervention]]" in December 2006 on [[iTunes]]. Proceeds from this release were dedicated to [[Partners in Health]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.arcadefire.net/news/intervention-on-itunes-partners-in-health-charity|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724143108/http://www.arcadefire.net/news/intervention-on-itunes-partners-in-health-charity|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2009|title=Intervention On iTunes + Partners In Health Charity|publisher=Arcade Fire|access-date=April 28, 2008}}</ref> An error resulted in a second song, "Black Wave/Bad Vibrations", appearing on iTunes for a short time. The album was leaked to [[peer-to-peer]] networks on January 26, 2007, and was officially released March 5, 2007 in the UK and March 6 in North America. ''Neon Bible'' premiered at number 1 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and the Irish Album Charts, and number 2 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 200 charts and the UK Top 40 Album Chart for the week of March 12, 2007.<ref>{{cite magazine | access-date=January 20, 2010 | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-03-24/billboard-200 | title=Arcade Fire's Neon Bible Debuts at No.&nbsp;2 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100118182217/http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200| archive-date= January 18, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> The album was also number 1 on the Rock and Indie album charts. The first proper single, "[[Black Mirror (song)|Black Mirror]]", reached the No.&nbsp;1 spot on [[CBC Radio 3]]'s ''[[The R3-30|R3-30]]'' chart for five consecutive weeks, from March 22 to April 19, 2007, and was the first single by any band ever to spend more than two weeks atop the chart. The album gained much critical acclaim (even being mooted as a strong contender for album of the year), and because of its success saw the band proclaimed the most exciting act on the earth by British music magazine ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''. ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' voted it one of the five best albums of 2007.<ref>Paste Magazine issue No.&nbsp;38</ref> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' writer Jason Reeher ranked ''[[Neon Bible]]'' "among the best indie rock recordings of all time".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 17, 2008|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=arcade_fire|title=Arcade Fire EP (Can. self-released) 2003 (Merge) 2005 |publisher=Trouser Press }}</ref>

Arcade Fire made their first appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on February 24, 2007 (Episode 618), performing "Intervention" and "Keep the Car Running".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008 |url=http://snlarc.jt.org/ep.php?i=200702248 |title=SNL Archives Episodes |publisher=SNL Archives |date=February 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424025900/http://snlarc.jt.org/ep.php?i=200702248 |archive-date=April 24, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Owen Pallett]] was not present as he was recording for his solo project. During the performance, one of Win Butler's guitar strings broke, prompting him to rip the strings from his acoustic guitar and smash it on the floor until it shattered. On this guitar, "sak vide pa kanpe" was written in duct tape across the front. A [[Haiti]]an proverb meaning "An empty sack cannot stand up" in [[Haitian Creole language|Creole]], this may have been a reference to the extreme poverty of Haiti, the country of origin of Régine Chassagne.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=July 17, 2008 | url=http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/11/01/18457609.php | title=Singing for the Poor in Haiti: The Arcade Fire and Partners in Health | publisher=Indy Bay }}</ref>

[[File:Arcade fire mg 7230.jpg|thumb|left|Arcade Fire in July 2007]]
On July 10, 2007, ''Neon Bible'' was named to the shortlist for the [[Polaris Music Prize|2007 Polaris Music Prize]]. [[Patrick Watson (musician)|Patrick Watson]] was announced as the winner at a gala ceremony on September 24, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 28, 2008| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/arcade-fire-feist-on-polaris-short-list-1.636638?ref=rss|title=Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list |publisher=CBC |location=Canada| date=July 10, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080416080147/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/07/10/polaris-shortlist.html?ref=rss| archive-date= April 16, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html|title=Feist, Fire get Polaris noms|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]|url-status=usurped| archive-url = https://archive.today/20071224032741/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/07/10/4328574-cp.html| archive-date = December 24, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees |title=Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees |last=Love |first=Noah |date=July 10, 2007 |magazine=[[Chart (magazine)|Chart]] |access-date=November 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221221217/http://www.chartattack.com/news/43988/arcade-fire-feist-and-the-dears-among-polaris-nominees |archive-date=December 21, 2008 |url-status=usurped  }}</ref> However, due to the band's preference not to participate in [[compilation album]]s, they were the only nominee not to have a track on the Polaris promotional compilation [[2007 Polaris Music Prize]]. Some media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed the band by excluding them, leading the band and the committee to issue a joint press release confirming that the band chose not to have a track included on the album.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/bband/content/polaris/home/Polaris_Arcade_Firejoint_statement.pdf|title=Joint Statement by Arcade Fire and the Polaris Music Prize|publisher=[[Polaris Music Prize]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080414060650/http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/bband/content/polaris/home/Polaris_Arcade_Firejoint_statement.pdf| archive-date = April 14, 2008}}</ref>

The ''Neon Bible'' tour continued into September 2007 with 25+ dates scheduled in North America and Europe through mid-November. The band toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time in early 2008 as part of the 2008 [[Big Day Out]] festival. On October 14, 2007, [[Win Butler]] and Régine Chassagne made a surprise guest appearance at a [[Bruce Springsteen]] show in [[Ottawa]], playing "State Trooper" and "[[Keep the Car Running]]".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://brucebase.wikispaces.com/2007#1410|publisher=Brucebase Wiki|title=Brucebase 2007}}</ref> The band committed to give [[Partners in Health]] $1.00, £1.00, or €1.00 of every ticket sold on its 2008 European and North American tours.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://www.pih.org/inforesources/news/arcade_fire_0107.html|publisher=[[Partners In Health]]|title=Arcade Fire sparks support for PIH&nbsp;– Canadian band raises issues and funds|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116165302/http://www.pih.org/inforesources/news/arcade_fire_0107.html|archive-date=January 16, 2010}}</ref>

Arcade Fire further helped PIH, when it recorded "Lenin" on [[Red Hot Organization]]'s latest album, ''[[Dark Was the Night (album)|Dark Was the Night]]''. Sales from DWTN generated over $850,000 in money donated to AIDS related charities—$300,000 of which was given to PIH on Arcade Fire's behalf.

In February 2008, Win Butler announced on the band's journal that the ''Neon Bible'' tour had come to an end, after one year of touring and a total of 122 shows (including 33 festivals) in 75 cities and 19 countries.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=July 17, 2008|url=http://www.arcadefire.net/news/neon-bible-tour-is-over|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090724140631/http://www.arcadefire.net/news/neon-bible-tour-is-over|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2009|title=Neon Bible Tour Is Over  |publisher=Arcade Fire }}</ref>
Critics met the self-produced ''Neon Bible'' with acclaim. Publications like ''[[NME]]'' and ''[[IGN]]'' praised the album for its grandiose nature.<ref name="NMER">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/8245 |title=Arcade Fire: Neon Bible |journal=[[NME]] |date=March 2, 2007 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208100950/http://www.nme.com/reviews/arcade-fire/8245 |archive-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/770/770703p2.html|title=The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible|last=D.|first=Spence|website=IGN|date=March 6, 2007|access-date=April 1, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323152902/http://music.ign.com/articles/770/770703p2.html|archive-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref>

[[Win Butler]] has been a vocal supporter of [[Barack Obama]] since the end of the New Hampshire Primary.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48000-arcade-fires-win-butler-disses-hillary-backs-obama |title=Arcade Fire's Win Butler Disses Hillary, Backs Obama |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507003152/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/48000-arcade-fires-win-butler-disses-hillary-backs-obama |archive-date=May 7, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in [[Cleveland]] and [[Nelsonville, Ohio]] on March 2 and 3, 2008, before the state's March 4 primary.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/01/arcade-fire-to-perform-for-obama-in-ohio/ |work=CNN |title=Arcade Fire to perform for Obama in Ohio |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413223838/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/03/01/arcade-fire-to-perform-for-obama-in-ohio/ |archive-date=April 13, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2010/05/09/a-hall-for-all.html | work=The Columbus Dispatch | title=A hall for all | access-date=May 9, 2010 | archive-date=July 28, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728162509/http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2010/05/09/a-hall-for-all.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The band, with [[Superchunk]], performed another two free concerts for Obama on May 1 in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], and on May 2 in [[Carrboro, North Carolina]] before the state's May 6 primary.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=July 17, 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/us/politics/02primary.html|title=Spending Heavily, Obama Attempts Knockout Blow  |work=The New York Times | first=Adam | last=Nagourney | date=March 2, 2008}}</ref> On January 21, 2009, Arcade Fire and [[Jay-Z]] were the musical guests at the Obama Campaign Staff Ball at the DC Armory, at Obama's request. Butler thanked President Obama for his stated intent to close the [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|prison at Guantanamo Bay]], and repeatedly thanked the Obama staffers for their work during the election.

The band was rumoured to be working with producer Markus Dravs on the soundtrack for the [[Richard Kelly (director)|Richard Kelly]] film ''[[The Box (2009 film)|The Box]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50594-arcade-fire-scoring-idonnie-darkoi-dudes-new-movie |title=Arcade Fire Scoring Donnie Darko Dude's New Movie |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=May 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513191242/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/50594-arcade-fire-scoring-idonnie-darkoi-dudes-new-movie |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Win Butler denied the claims, but stated that he and [[Owen Pallett]] "may do an instrumental piece or two" for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stereogum.com/archives/arcade-fire-not-scoring-the-box-do-like-wolf-parad_009837.html|title= Arcade Fire Not Scoring The Box, Enjoying Wolf Parade|publisher =[[Stereogum]]|access-date=May 20, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080519083907/http://stereogum.com/archives/arcade-fire-not-scoring-the-box-do-like-wolf-parad_009837.html| archive-date= May 19, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In December 2008, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' reported the band set up the website miroir-noir.com to foreshadow the release of a concert film with the same title, reporting, "Miroir Noir will feature live footage from the Neon Bible tour." The film was directed by Vincent Morisset.<ref>{{cite web|title=Arcade Fire to Release Film, Possibly Live Document |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/148115|publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com|access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> It was made available to pre-order on December 15, 2008, with the digital version available to download immediately, and the DVD shipping March 31, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/arcade-fire/41609 |title=Arcade Fire to release 'Miroir Noir' documentary on Monday (Dec 15) &#124; News |work=NME   |date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=July 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://miroir-noir.com/ |title=Arcade Fire – Neon Bible Archives – Video – DVD |publisher=Miroir Noir |access-date=July 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215081906/http://www.miroir-noir.com/ |archive-date=February 15, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

A re-recorded version of the band's song "Wake Up" from their 2004 debut album, ''Funeral'', was used for the trailer of the [[Spike Jonze]] film ''[[Where the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]]'', which was released in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607833/20090326/arcade_fire.jhtml|title=Arcade Fire Re-Record 'Wake Up' For 'Where The Wild Things Are' Trailer|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=March 26, 2009|work=MTV|access-date=April 6, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090329045924/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607833/20090326/arcade_fire.jhtml| archive-date= March 29, 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref> The song "Wake Up" has also become popular on sports radio talk shows in the US In 2009, two nationally syndicated shows—''[[The Dan Patrick Show]]'' and ''The Petros and Money Show''—frequently used the song as "bumper" music. The [[National Football League]] featured this recording in commercials throughout the broadcast of the [[2010 Super Bowl]]. The band donated the proceeds from licensing the song to the NFL to the charity [[Partners In Health]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37788-arcade-fire-license-wake-up-to-super-bowl-to-benefit-haiti-relief/|title=Arcade Fire License "Wake Up" to Super Bowl to Benefit Haiti Relief|date=February 3, 2010 |publisher=Pitchfork.com|access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>