Bad Blood (Bastille song)

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"Bad Blood"
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Single by Bastille
from the album Bad Blood
B-side "Haunt" (Demo)
Released19 August 2012
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:33
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Dan Smith
Producer(s) Dan Smith, Mark Crew
Bastille singles chronology
"Overjoyed"
(2012)
"Bad Blood"
(2012)
"Flaws"
(2012)
Music video
"Bastille - Bad Blood (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

"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. [1] Both "Bad Blood" and its B-side track "Haunt (Demo)" were included on their 2013 Haunt EP , along with "Pompeii" and "Overjoyed". [2]

Contents

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. [3] The video was directed by Olivier Groulx and features model Betty Jacobsson. [4]

Track listing

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

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom [1] [18] 19 August 2012 Digital download Virgin Records
20 August 2012 7" vinyl
United States [19] [20] 28 January 2014 Modern rock radioVirgin Records, Capitol Records
17 February 2014 Adult album alternative radio
United Kingdom [21] 2 June 2014 Contemporary hit radio Virgin Records

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