| Flaws | |
| Cover: | FlawsBastille.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Bastille |
| Album: | Bad Blood |
| A-Side: | "Flaws" (2011) |
| B-Side: | "Durban Skies" (2012) |
| Released: | 4 July 2011 21 October 2012 3 March 2014 |
| Recorded: | 2011 |
| Length: | 3:37 |
| Title2: | Icarus |
| Next Title: | Overjoyed |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
"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.
"Flaws" makes extensive use of compound quadruple meter (time).[1]
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. 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.
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[2] | 28 |
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[3] | 55 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[4] | 39 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom[5] [6] | 4 July 2011 | 7" vinyl | Young and Lost Club |
| 21 October 2012 | Digital download | Virgin Records | |
| Italy[7] | 14 March 2014 | Contemporary hit radio | |
| United States[8] [9] [10] | 8 July 2014 | Modern rock radio | |
| 11 August 2014 | Adult album alternative radio | ||
| 9 September 2014 | Contemporary hit radio |