Things We Lost in the Fire (song)

"Things We Lost in the Fire"
Single by Bastille
from the album Bad Blood
B-side	"Icarus" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge)
Released	23 August 2013
Format	Digital download, 7" vinyl
Recorded	2011
Genre	Indie pop
Length	4:01
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Dan Smith
Producer(s)	Dan Smith, Mark Crew
Bastille singles chronology
"Laura Palmer" (2013) "Things We Lost in the Fire" (2013) "Of the Night" (2013)

"Things We Lost in the Fire" is the sixth single by British indie rock band Bastille from their debut studio album Bad Blood. The song was released as a 7-inch single and as a digital download on 23 August 2013.^[1] It received radio airplay on both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, two of the most popular British national stations. It reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 2013. The song was featured in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.^[2] In September 2014 the song was used as a trailer song for EastEnders.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Things We Lost in the Fire" was shot in Kėdainiai in Lithuania.^[3] It was directed by Naor Aloni,^[4] and released on 13 July 2013.^[5]

Track listing

Digital download^[1]

1. "Things We Lost in the Fire" – 4:00
2. "Icarus" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge) – 3:14
3. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (TORN Remix) – 5:23
4. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (Tyde Remix) – 4:50
5. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (music video) – 4:15
6. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge) (music video) – 4:06

7" single^[6]

1. "Things We Lost in the Fire" – 4:00
2. "Icarus" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge) – 3:14

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–14) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 18 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 10 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 16 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[10] 10 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 86 France (SNEP)[12] 111 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 18 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 62 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 19 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[17] 3 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[18] 29 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[19] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 53 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 28 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[22] 46

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[23] 82 Poland (ZPAV)[24] 15 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold 200,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 200,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom[1][6]	23 August 2013	Digital download	Virgin Records
	26 August 2013	7" vinyl
Italy[27]	9 September 2013	Contemporary hit radio	Universal Music

References

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25. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bastille; 'Things We Lost in the Fire')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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