Flaws (song)

"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.

"Flaws"
Single by Bastille
from the album Bad Blood
A-side"Flaws" (2011)
B-side"Durban Skies" (2012)
Released4 July 2011
21 October 2012
3 March 2014
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)Dan Smith
Producer(s)
  • Dan Smith
  • Mark Crew
Bastille singles chronology
"Flaws" / "Icarus"
(2011)		 "Overjoyed"
(2012)
"Bad Blood"
(2012)
"Flaws"
(2012)
"Pompeii"
(2013)
Of the Night
(2013)
Flaws
(2014)
Pompeii / Waiting All Night
(2014)

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 CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[19][3] 4 July 2011 7" vinyl Young and Lost Club
21 October 2012 Digital download Virgin Records
Italy[20] 14 March 2014 Contemporary hit radio
United States[21][22][23] 8 July 2014 Modern rock radio
11 August 2014 Adult album alternative radio
9 September 2014 Contemporary hit radio

References
  1. "'Flaws' Sheet Music at Musicnotes.com".
  2. Bastille – Flaws on YouTube
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  12. "Bastille Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. "Bastille Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  14. "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  16. "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  17. "British single certifications – Bastille – Flaws". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 June 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Flaws in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "American single certifications – Bastille – Flaws". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  19. "Releases: Bastille – YALC0059". Young and Lost Club Records. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  20. Mompellio, Gabriel. "Bastille – Flaws (Virgin)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  21. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  22. "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  23. "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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