Flaws (song)

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"Flaws"
Single by Bastille
from the album Bad Blood
A-side "Icarus" (2011)
B-side "Durban Skies" (2012)
Released 4 July 2011
21 October 2012
3 March 2014
Format
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:37
Label
Writer(s) Dan Smith
Producer(s)
  • Dan Smith
  • Mark Crew
Bastille singles chronology
"Flaws" / "Icarus"
(2011)		 "Overjoyed"
(2012)
"Bad Blood"
(2012)
"Flaws"
(2012)
"Pompeii"
(2013)

"Flaws" is a song by British band Bastille. It is the third single from their debut studio album Bad Blood. The song was the band's debut single; it was first released in 2011 through the independent label Young and Lost Club as a double A-side 7-inch single with their song "Icarus". The single was later re-released through Virgin Records as a digital download on 21 October 2012, featuring remixes and new B-side track "Durban Skies", peaking at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart on this occasion. "Flaws" was released for a third time on 3 March 2014, but did not improve upon its previous peak.

Composition

"Flaws" makes extensive use of compound quadruple meter (12
8 time),[1] which sets it apart from a lot of other contemporary Western pop music.

Music video

Two music videos have been produced. The first accompanied the 2012 release of "Flaws" and was first released onto YouTube on 12 September 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty-one seconds.[2] A second video released in 2014 for the single's re-release documents the band's experiences of 2013 via a video montage of several of their performances.

Track listing

Digital download[3]
  1. "Flaws" – 3:37
  2. "Durban Skies" – 4:11
  3. "Flaws" (Cinematic's In My Soul Remix) – 4:29
  4. "Flaws" (Live from The Scala) – 3:45
  5. "Flaws" (music video) – 3:41

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[16][3] 4 July 2011 7" vinyl Young and Lost Club
21 October 2012 Digital download Virgin Records
Italy[17] 14 March 2014 Contemporary hit radio
United States[18][19][20] 8 July 2014 Modern rock radio
11 August 2014 Adult album alternative radio
9 September 2014 Contemporary hit radio

References

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  2. ↑ Bastille – Flaws on YouTube
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  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bastille – Flaws" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bastille – Chart history" Billboard Canada Rock for Bastille. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-11-03". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2012-11-03" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Bastille – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Bastille. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bastille – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bastille – Chart history" Billboard Rock Airplay for Bastille. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bastille – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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