Survivin'

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"Survivin'"
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Single by Bastille
from the EP Goosebumps
A-side "What You Gonna Do???" (double A-side)
Released22 September 2020 (2020-09-22)
Length2:53
Label EMI Records
Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dan Priddy
  • Dan Smith
  • Mark Crew
Bastille singles chronology
"What You Gonna Do???"
(2020)
"Survivin'"
(2020)
"Distorted Light Beam"
(2021)

"Survivin'" is a song by English indie pop band Bastille. It was released on 22 September 2020 as the second single from their EP, Goosebumps. [1] The song was written by Dan Priddy, Dan Smith, Mark Crew and Phil Plested.

Contents

Background

Talking about the song, Smith said, "There'd been times when I felt like I'd been in a washing machine and on a conveyor belt at the same time, but when people asked me how I was doing, the answer was always the British cliché: 'Yep, all good, fine'. At the start of lockdown I felt very self-conscious about having written a song that felt relevant when it wasn't intended to be, but then I also think 2020 is the year we all stopped pretending everything's fine." [2] [3]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on 6 October 2020 at a total length of three minutes and two seconds. The video was directed by Reza Dolatabadi. [4] Talking about the video, Dolatabadi said, "Overall I wanted to give the video a grand feel, almost like it belongs on the big screen, and for that we had to build a city in 3D, lock all the camera angles and movements and then animate our characters over the 3D layouts. Animation is a teamwork. I have to say I've been so lucky to work with an incredible team of artists from all over the world on this project. Without their dedication and attention to details there was no way I could have finished this ambitious piece." [5]

Track listing

  1. "Survivin'" – 2:23
  1. "Survivin'"
  2. "What You Gonna Do???"

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Survivin'"
Chart (2020–21)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10] 33
Iceland (Tónlistinn) [11] 29
UK Sales Chart (OCC) [12] 76
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 18
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 34
US Rock Airplay ( Billboard ) [15] 31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Survivin'"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard) [16] 44

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