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	Synthpop outlaw country
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 Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[12] 55 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[13] 39 US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 28

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

1. "'Flaws' Sheet Music at Musicnotes.com".
2. Bastille – Flaws on YouTube
3. "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 – 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.
12. "Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
13. "Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
14. "Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
15. "American single certifications – Bastille – Flaws". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
16. "Releases: Bastille – YALC0059". Young and Lost Club Records. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
17. Mompellio, Gabriel. "Bastille – Flaws (Virgin)" (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
18. "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
19. "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
20. "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.