This is Mumford & Sons' 42nd solo release. 12 songs on “Sigh No More,” 2 new songs on “Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire,” 15 new songs from “Babel (Deluxe Version),” and 12 new songs on “Wilder Mind” makes 41 previous unique solo releases.

42 is also the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything”, in the book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Unfortunately, the actual question is not known, but most people see it as the absurd answer to the ‘meaning of life.’

“42” acts as a common artistic reference to creative acts where purpose, meaning, religion, love and other core elements of life are questioned and examined, much like the lyrics of this song.