Shuffle (song) explained

Shuffle
Cover:Shuffle (single cover).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Bombay Bicycle Club
Album:A Different Kind of Fix
Released:23 June 2011
Recorded:2010
Genre:Alternative rock, indie folk
Length:3:54
Label:Island
Prev Title:Rinse Me Down
Prev Year:2010
Next Title:Lights Out, Words Gone
Next Year:2011

"Shuffle", by British alternative rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, is the first single released from their third studio album, A Different Kind of Fix. Through Island Records, the single was released on 23 June 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The song was chosen as "Record of The Week" by UK radio DJ Zane Lowe. "Shuffle" would become one of the band's most commercially successful singles.

Commercial performance

"Shuffle" peaked at number 64 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's second-most successful single. The single also debuted at number 40 and peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, the band's first chart appearance in that country.[1] [2] The song also charted at number 60 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles chart.[3]

Music video

The music video was uploaded to VEVO and YouTube on 22 July 2011.[4] It features Lucy Rose, a fellow artist who is friends with the band. With over three million views, it is the band's most viewed video on YouTube and VEVO to date.[5]

In popular culture

The song is featured in the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs and in the 2013 video game . The song was featured in one episode of MTV series .

Chart performance

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)60
Switzerland Airplay (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 94
scope="row"
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)38

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom23 June 2011Digital download - SingleMercury Records
5 August 2011Digital download - Remixes

Notes and References

  1. Chart Highlights: Katy Perry's 'Part of Me' Starts on Pop Songs. Billboard. 20 February 2012.
  2. Alternative Songs chart history for Bombay Bicycle Club. Billboard. 24 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Chart history for Bombay Bicycle Club. AllMusic. 24 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club - Shuffle. YouTube. 22 July 2011 . 24 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club's VEVO page via YouTube (sorted by "most popular" videos). YouTube. 24 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Schweizer Airplay Charts 34/2011 - hitparade.ch . hitparade.ch . 1 March 2022.