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Things We Lost in the Fire (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Things We Lost in the Fire

| cover = Bastille Things We Lost in the Fire cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Bastille

| album = Bad Blood

| B-side = "Icarus"

| released = {{Start date|df=y|2013|8|23}}

| recorded = 2011

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Indie pop

| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=01}}

| label = Virgin

| writer = Dan Smith

| producer = Dan Smith, Mark Crew

| prev_title = Laura Palmer

| prev_year = 2013

| next_title = Oblivion

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MGR4U7W1dZU|"Bastille - Things We Lost In The Fire (Official Music Video)"}}}}

}}

"Things We Lost in the Fire" is the sixth single by British band Bastille from their debut studio album Bad Blood. The song was released as a 7-inch single and as a digital download on 23 August 2013. It received radio airplay on both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, two of the most popular British national stations. It reached number 28 in the UK Singles Chart on 15 September 2013. The song was featured in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.{{cite web|title=The Vampire Diaries Songs: Music From Season 4, Episode 22|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/vampire-diaries/articles/2013-05-09-songs-season-4-episode-22|work=Wetpaint|accessdate=28 April 2014}} In September 2014 the song was used as a trailer song for EastEnders. It was also used as a name of a Grey's Anatomy episode in 2015.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Things We Lost in the Fire" was shot in Kėdainiai in Lithuania.{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82948/watch-bastilles-new-video-for-things-we-lost-in-the-fire |title=Watch: Bastille's new video for 'Things We Lost In The Fire' |publisher=Gigwise |first=Ben |last=Lawrence |date=15 July 2013 |accessdate=8 February 2014}} It was directed by Naor Aloni,{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/70275920 |title=BASTILLE - Things We Lost In The Fire |publisher=Vimeo |date=14 July 2013 |accessdate=8 February 2014}} and released on 13 July 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGR4U7W1dZU |title=Bastille - Things We Lost In The Fire |publisher=YouTube |date=13 July 2013 |accessdate=8 February 2014}}

Track listing

;Digital download

  1. "Things We Lost in the Fire" – 4:00
  2. "Icarus" – 3:14
  3. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (TORN Remix) – 5:23
  4. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (Tyde Remix) – 4:50
  5. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (music video) – 4:15
  6. "Things We Lost in the Fire" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge) (music video) – 4:06

;7" single

  1. "Things We Lost in the Fire" – 4:00
  2. "Icarus" (Live from Queens' College, Cambridge) – 3:14

Charts

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= Weekly charts =

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scope="col"| Chart (2013–2014)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|18|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Flanders|10|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|16|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=26 January 2014}}
{{single chart|Czech Republic|10|year=2014|week=12|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
{{single chart|Czechdigital|86|year=2014|week=33|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
{{single chart|France|68|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=14 May 2014}}
{{single chart|Germany|18|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost in the Fire|songid=1116119|rowheader=true|accessdate=18 March 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland|33|year=2013|week=35|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|57|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 January 2014}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|19|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
{{single chart|Poland|3|chartid=1322|year=2014|accessdate=16 June 2014|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Scotland|29|date=2013-09-21|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
{{single chart|Slovakia|1|year=2014|week=05|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=39|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=Slovenian|accessdate=29 September 2013|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063820/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2013&week=39|url-status=dead}}

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{{single chart|Switzerland|53|artist=Bastille|song=Things We Lost In The Fire|rowheader=true|accessdate=19 January 2014}}
{{single chart|UK|28|date=2013-09-21|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}
{{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|46|artist=Bastille|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 February 2014}}

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= Year-end charts =

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scope="col"|Chart (2013)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control AG){{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |title=Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013 |language=German |publisher=VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks |accessdate=12 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140120000533/http://www.viva.tv/musikvideo/1756-top-100-single-jahrescharts-2013/playlist |archive-date=20 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}

|style="text-align:center;"|82

scope="row"| Poland (ZPAV){{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/aktualnosci.php?idaktualnosci=1152|title=Utwory, których słuchaliśmy w radiu – Airplay 2014|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|language=Polish|accessdate=January 21, 2015}}

|style="text-align:center;"|15

scope="col"|Chart (2014)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2014&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 2014|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=28 December 2019}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Bastille|title=Things We Lost in the Fire|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2024|access-date=8 December 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Bastille|title=Things We Lost in the Fire|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2013|certyear=2016|access-date=7 May 2016}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|refname="bpi"|certyear=2020|relyear=2013|artist=Bastille|title=Things We Lost in the Fire|award=Gold|type=single|id=13303-2450-1|access-date=2 May 2020}}

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Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/things-we-lost-in-the-fire-ep/716359007 |title=Things We Lost in the Fire – EP by Bastille |publisher=iTunes Store (GB). Apple |access-date=8 February 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Things-Lost-The-Fire-VINYL/dp/B00E8C65PU |title=Things We Lost In The Fire [7" Vinyl] [Single] |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |accessdate=8 June 2014}}

| 23 August 2013

| Digital download

| rowspan="2"| Virgin Records

26 August 2013

| 7-inch vinyl

scope="row"| Italy{{cite web |url=http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/41190 |title=Bastille – Things We Lost in the Fire (Universal) |publisher=Radio Airplay SRL |accessdate=8 June 2014 |author=Mompellio, Gabriel |language=Italian |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140608153951/http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/41190 |archive-date=8 June 2014 |url-status=dead }}

| 9 September 2013

| Contemporary hit radio

| Universal Music

References

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Category:2013 singles

Category:2013 songs

Category:Bastille (band) songs

Category:Songs written by Dan Smith (singer)

Category:Virgin Records singles

Category:Pop ballads

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