Flaws (song)

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

"Flaws" is a song by British band Bastille. It is the third single from their debut studio album Bad Blood. The song was the band's debut single; it was 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"
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)
"Bad Blood" (2012) "Flaws" (2012) "Pompeii" (2013)
Of the Night (2013) Flaws (2014) Pompeii / Waiting All Night (2014)
Music video
"Bastille - Flaws (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

Composition

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

Music video

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

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

Weekly charts Chart (2012–14) Peak position 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 Singles (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 Airplay (Billboard)^[13] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[14] 28 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)^[15] 55 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)^[16] 39

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Gold	400,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
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

1. "'Flaws' Sheet Music at Musicnotes.com".
2. Bastille – Flaws on YouTube
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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 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. . Young and Lost Club Records. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
20. Mompellio, Gabriel. (in Italian). Radio Airplay SRL. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
21. . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
22. . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
23. . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.