"Oblivion" is a song by British band

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from their 2013 album '' Bad Blood''. It was released digitally in the UK on 5 September 2014 as the eighth overall and final single from the album. A limited edition 7-inch vinyl edition of the single, featuring the previously unreleased track "Bad News" as the B-side, was also released on 8 September. The song was featured on an episode of the television series ''

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'' in 2012.

Release

The band confirmed during their headline set at London's Somerset House on 15 July that "Oblivion" will be the next single from ''Bad Blood''.

Music video

The music video was exclusively premiered on MSN Music UK on Monday 21 July. It was later published through Bastille's

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the same day. The video was directed by Austin Peters (who previously directed the band's " Flaws" and "

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" music videos) and stars actress

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''). She is seen lip-syncing to the lyrics of the song, singing in front of a crowd of people at a demolition derby.

Live performances

The song made its first appearance in September 2012, when it was first performed at iTunes Festival in London. Bastille made a live recording of the song at

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'' premiered the video on 21 November 2013. This live version was used as a B-side track to the single "

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". They also performed the song live on the 25 January 2014 airing of

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In popular media

The song was featured in "

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", the ninth episode of the fourth season of ''The Vampire Diaries''.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Personnel

Credits adapted from '' Bad Blood''. * Dan Smith – vocals, piano, songwriting, production, string arrangements * Mark Crew – production, string arrangements * Verity Evanson – cello, string arrangements

References

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