A Mumford & Sons song has been named as the most listened to track when people break up with their partner on Facebook.

The research, compiled by Facebook and Spotify, charted the what were the most popular songs listened to on Spotify when relationship statuses changed to single on the social networking website.

And Mumford & Sons 'The Cave' came out trumps, beating off 'Crew Love' from Drake, which landed at No.2 on the list.

At No.3 on the list is 'All Of The Lights' by Kanye West, whilst queen of the breakup song Adele only managed find herself at No.4 with 'Rolling In The Deep'.

Conversely, Jason Derulo's 'Don't Wanna Go Home' was named the most popular song choice for relationships which have been created on Facebook, with Beyoncé's 'Love On Top' also proving popular.