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"Pompeii" is a song by British pop rock band Bastille. It is the fourth single from their debut studio album Bad Blood and was released on 11 January 2013. The song's title and lyrics refer to the Roman town of the same name that was destroyed and buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 .
Members of Bastille: Kyle Simmons, Chris Wood, Will Farquarson and Dan Smith (Left to Right) This is a comprehensive list of songs recorded by English indie pop band Bastille. Since the band formed in 2010, they have released four studio albums, one remix album, four mixtapes and twelve extended plays (EPs).
In an interview with Mac following the song's premiere, Dan Smith revealed that their second album would "go through a variety of sounds, but it is very much us [Bastille]." On 24 June 2016, Bastille performed the songs "Good Grief" and "Two Evils" live for the first time at Glastonbury Festival as part of their set on the Other Stage. [34]
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[4] [7] "Pompeii" reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA. [6] In November 2013, Bastille released a re-issue album All This Bad Blood, which features songs from the extended edition of Bad Blood and their mixtapes, as well as two new songs.
Dan Smith at Provinssirock festival 2013 in Seinäjoki, Finland Bad Blood was announced in January 2013, along with the track listing, as well as the next single " Pompeii ". [ 3 ] " Pompeii" was released in February 2013 on vinyl and as a digital download, and debuted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, as well as number 5 in the US Billboard ...
At age fifteen, Smith started writing songs on the piano and his laptop in his bedroom, but kept his music secret from his friends and family until he was persuaded by a friend to enter the Leeds Bright Young Things competition in 2007, which he ultimately became a finalist in. [4] His early recordings included "Alchemy", "Words Are Words ...
In July 2014, the OCC announced that "Pompeii" by Bastille was the most-streamed song in the UK with 26.6 million streams. [3] "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne was the most-streamed song in 2014 with just short of 40 million streams, [10] whilst "Cheerleader" by OMI was the most-streamed song of 2015 with 71.7 million. [11]