Bastille - Bad Blood, Virgin V3097

Bad Blood is the debut studio-album by British band, Bastille. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2013, and features the singles; "Overjoyed", "Bad Blood", "Flaws", "Pompeii" and "Laura Palmer". The album was recorded in London, UK, and produced by Mark Crew and Dan Smith. The record debuted at number-one in the United Kingdom. 

• "Overjoyed" was the first single to be taken from Bad Blood. Due to a release with little promotion, the track failed to chart in the United Kingdom.

• "Bad Blood" was the second single to be released from the album. It reached a peak of number-ninety in the UK Singles Chart, yet fell out of the chart the following week.

• "Flaws" was the third single to come from Bad Blood. It became the band's first single to chart within the Top 40 in the UK. It charted at twenty-one, and also charted in Scotland and Belgium.

• "Pompeii" was the fourth single to be taken from Bad Blood. It has become their best-selling single, and most successful international release to date, debuting at number-two and becoming the group's first top-five hit. It also gave Bastille their first number-one single, charting atop the chart in Scotland and Ireland.

• "Laura Palmer" will serve as the fifth single to be released from the album on 3 June 2013. In an interview with Digital Spy in March 2013, lead vocalist, Dan Smith confirmed this. A video for the track was released through the band's official Vevo page on 12 April 2013.

 

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