Flaws (song)

2011 single by Bastille

For other songs with the title, see Flaw (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Flaws"

Single by Bastille
from the album  Bad Blood
A-side| "Flaws" (2011)
B-side| "Durban Skies" (2012)
Released| 4 July 2011
21 October 2012
3 March 2014
Recorded| 2011
Genre|

* Synth-pop

Length| 3:37
Label|

* Young and Lost Club
* Virgin

Songwriter(s)| Dan Smith
Producer(s)|

* Dan Smith
* Mark Crew

Bastille singles chronology
|  | "Flaws" / "Icarus"
(2011)  | "Overjoyed"
(2012)

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* * *

"Bad Blood"
(2012)  |

* * *

"Flaws"
(2012)  |

* * *

"Pompeii"
(2013)

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* * *

Of the Night
(2013)  |

* * *

Flaws
(2014)  |

* * *

Pompeii / Waiting All Night
(2014)

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Music video
"Bastille - Flaws (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"Flaws" is the debut single by British band Bastille, 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

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"Flaws" makes extensive use of compound quadruple meter (12
8 time).[1]

## Music video

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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

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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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2012–14)  | Peak
position

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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] | 7
Canada Rock (Billboard)[5] | 32
Scotland (OCC)[6] | 22
UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 21
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[8] | 22
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] | 16
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 5
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] | 24
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] | 14
US Rock & Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[13] | 7

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2014)  | Position

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

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[17] | Gold  | 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] | Gold  | 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Format  | Label

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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

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1. ^ "'Flaws' Sheet Music at Musicnotes.com". Musicnotes. 28 June 2013.
2. ^ Bastille – Flaws on YouTube
3. ^ a b "Flaws – EP by Bastille". iTunes Store. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
4. ^ "Bastille – Flaws" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
5. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Canada Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
8. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
9. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
10. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
11. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
12. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
13. ^ "Bastille Chart History (Rock & Alternative 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 20 May 2021.
18. ^ "American single certifications – Bastille – Flaws". Recording Industry Association of America.
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 13 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
22. ^ "Triple A > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
23. ^ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

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Bastille

* Dan Smith
* Kyle Simmons
* Will Farquarson
* Chris "Woody" Wood

* Charlie Barnes

Studio albums|

* Bad Blood (2013)
* Wild World (2016)
* Doom Days (2019)
* Give Me the Future (2022)

Mixtapes|

* Other People's Heartache
* Pt. 2
* VS. (Pt. III)
* Pt. 4

Extended plays|

* Laura Palmer EP (2011)
* Haunt EP (2013)

Singles|

* "Flaws"
* "Overjoyed"
* "Bad Blood"
* "Pompeii"
* "Laura Palmer"
* "Things We Lost in the Fire"
* "Of the Night"
* "Oblivion"
* "Torn Apart"
* "Good Grief"
* "Send Them Off!"
* "Blame"
* "Glory"
* "Quarter Past Midnight"
* "Grip"
* "Doom Days"
* "Joy"
* "Those Nights"
* "Another Place"
* "Can't Fight This Feeling"
* "What You Gonna Do???"
* "Survivin'"

Featured singles|

* "Do They Know It's Christmas?"
* "Bridge over Troubled Water"
* "I Know You"
* "Happier"
* "Times Like These"

Other songs|

* "Fake It"

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* Songs
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* Awards and nominations

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