Flaws (song)

"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 Digital download, 7" vinyl
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:37
Label Young and Lost Club, Virgin
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

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–14) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 7
Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] 32
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[6] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 22
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[9] 14
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 7
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 16
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 5
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13] 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[14] 55
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[15] 39
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 28

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom[17][3] 4 July 2011 7" vinyl Young and Lost Club
21 October 2012 Digital download Virgin Records
Italy[18] 14 March 2014 Contemporary hit radio
United States[19][20][21] 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
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Flaws – EP by Bastille". iTunes Store (GB). Apple. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bastille – Flaws" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song 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 Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Bastille. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rock Airplay for Bastille. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Alternative Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Alternative Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Bastille Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Bastille. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Releases: Bastille – YALC0059". Young and Lost Club Records. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  18. ↑ Mompellio, Gabriel. "Bastille – Flaws (Virgin)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  19. ↑ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.