''A Different Kind of Fix'' is the third

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by the British

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band

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. It was released on 26 August 2011 by

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in the United Kingdom and 17 January 2012 on

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in the United States.

Singles

* "

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" was the first single released from the album, on 23 June 2011. It peaked at number 69 on the

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. * " Lights Out, Words Gone" was the second single, released on 14 October 2011. * "Leave It" was the third single, released on 2 January 2012. * "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" was the fourth single, released on 5 March 2012. Directed by Anna Ginsburg, the video for "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" is an 'epic' journey of a little boy who one night dreams of going to the moon. The video was inspired by a story in the Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino. * The non-album single "Beg" was released on 9 July 2012.

Track listing

Personnel

*Jack Steadman - lead vocals, guitar, piano *Jamie MacColl - guitar *Ed Nash - bass guitar *Suren de Saram - drums *

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- backing vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

As of January 2012, UK sales stand at 80,000 copies, according to The Guardian.

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Different Kind Of Fix, A 2011 albums Bombay Bicycle Club albums A&M Octone Records albums Island Records albums Albums produced by Jim Abbiss