New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Cornerstone Agency) "Pompeii," the first single from Bastille's debut album Bad Blood (Virgin Records) is No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. The track - first played in the U.S. by SiriusXM Alt Nation - is only the seventh song to top the chart this year. Praised by USA Today for its "buoyant melodies and stirring vocals," "
Pompeii" impacts Top 40 radio this week and is already a Top 15 hit at the Triple A format. The global smash has sold more than 300,000 downloads in the U.S. and is certified Platinum in the U.K. and New Zealand, double Platinum in Italy and triple Platinum in Australia. The "
Pompeii" video has more than 40 million views and has been added to FUSE Favorite, LOGO's NewNowNext and mtvU.
The pre-order for Bastille's 10-track Remixed EP, set for October 22 release by Virgin Records, is available now on iTunes https://smarturl.it/BastilleRemixed. See below for track listing. Bastille's iTunes Guest DJ station will launch on October 21.
In a recent "On the Verge" feature, USA Today noted, "these Londoners are crafting stadium-ready, pop-rock anthems that have already blown up the charts across the pond." Bad Blood entered the U.K. album charts at No. 1 and was teh first debut album of 2013 to be certified Platinum there.
Bastille founder Dan Smith and his band mates - Will Farquarson, Kyle Simmons and Chris "Woody" Wood - have been playing and touring together for more than two years. While each has his main role in the band, they effortlessly trade places on vocals, keyboards and percussion. Bastille's spring 2013 U.K. headline tour sold out immediately, with all 44,000 tickets gone in a day. The band's first-ever U.S. tour also sold out well in advance, and is being documented through a series of short films available at the band's Cinema Pompeii site. Fans can check out
Bastille performing "
Pompeii" on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" outdoor stage here.
Remixed EP - Track Listing
1. Bad Blood (Melé Remix)
2. Overjoyed (Distance Remix)
3. Pompeii (Kat Krazy Remix)
4.
Laura Palmer (RAC Mix)
5. Things We Lost in the Fire (Begun Remix)
6. Flaws (Russ Chimes Remix)
7. Bad Blood (F_U_G_Z Remix)
8. Overjoyed (Yeasayer)
9. Pompeii (Tyde Remix)
10.
Laura Palmer (Abbey Road Live
Strings Version)
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