Bad Blood (Bastille song) explained

Bad Blood
Cover:BadBloodBastille.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bastille
Album:Bad Blood
B-Side:"Haunt" (Demo)
Released:19 August 2012
Recorded:2012
Length:3:33
Label:Virgin
Producer:Dan Smith, Mark Crew
Prev Title:Overjoyed
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Flaws
Next Year:2012

"Bad Blood" is a song by British band Bastille and the second single from their debut studio album of the same name. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 19 August 2012. Both "Bad Blood" and its B-side track "Haunt (Demo)" were included on their 2013 Haunt EP, along with "Pompeii" and "Overjoyed".[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Bad Blood" was first released onto YouTube on 29 June 2012 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds.[2] The video was directed by Olivier Groulx and features model Betty Jacobsson.[3]

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "Bad Blood" – 3:32
  2. "Haunt" (Demo) – 2:53
  3. "Bad Blood" (F*U*G*Z Remix) – 3:41
  4. "Bad Blood" (Mele Remix) – 4:21
  5. "Bad Blood" (Lunice Remix) – 3:53
  6. "Bad Blood" (music video) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–15)Peak
position
Slovenia (SloTop50)[4] 41
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 95

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 28
US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[7] 8

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom[8] [9] 19 August 2012Digital downloadVirgin Records
20 August 20127" vinyl
United States[10] [11] 28 January 2014Modern rock radioVirgin Records, Capitol Records
17 February 2014Adult album alternative radio
United Kingdom[12] 2 June 2014Contemporary hit radioVirgin Records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amazon.com: Bastille: Haunt [EP]

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    . 24 November 2023 . Amazon.
  2. Web site: Bastille – Bad Blood. 29 June 2012. 17 April 2013. Bastille Vevo. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Bastille Draws 'Bad Blood' . 7 July 2012 . 17 April 2013 . Renegade Music . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109111055/http://www.renegademusic.co.uk/bastille-draws-bad-blood/ . 9 January 2014 .
  4. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 1 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 35/2014 – hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 25 February 2022.
  6. Hot Rock Songs: Year End 2014 . . 21 December 2014.
  7. Rock Airplay Songs: Year End 2014 . . 21 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Bad Blood by Bastille . . 8 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140424155624/http://www.7digital.com/artist/bastille/release/bad-blood . 24 April 2014 .
  9. Web site: Bad Blood (7 inch Vinyl Disc – Virgin #VS 2041) – Bastille . . 8 June 2014.
  10. Web site: R&R Going For Adds: Alternative (Week Of: January 28, 2014) . . 8 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151102193824/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=01%2F28%2F2014&Format=6 . 2 November 2015 .
  11. Web site: R&R Going For Adds: Triple A (Week Of: February 17, 2014) . . 8 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140720075945/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=02%2F17%2F2014&Format=7 . 20 July 2014 .
  12. Web site: This Week's New Releases 02-06-2014 . . 2 June 2014 . 8 June 2014 . Lane, Daniel.