"Shuffle", by British
alternative rock band
Bombay Bicycle Club, is the first single released from their third
studio album
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, ''
A Different Kind of Fix
''A Different Kind of Fix'' is the third studio album by the British indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club. It was released on 26 August 2011 by Island Records in the United Kingdom and 17 January 2012 on A&M/Octone Records in the United States. ...
''. Through
Island Records
Island Records is a multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded in 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall, and Leslie Kong in Jamaica, and was eventually sold to PolyGram in 1989. Island and A&M Records, anoth ...
, the single was released on 23 June 2011 as a
digital download in the
United Kingdom. The song was chosen as "Record of The Week" by UK radio DJ
Zane Lowe. "Shuffle" would become one of the band's most commercially successful singles.
Commercial performance
"Shuffle" peaked at number 64 on the
UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's second-most successful single. The single also debuted at number 40 and peaked at number 38 on the
Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States, the band's first chart appearance in that country.
The song also charted at number 60 on the ''Billboard''
Japan Hot 100 Singles chart.
Music video
The music video was uploaded to
VEVO and
YouTube on 22 July 2011.
It features
Lucy Rose
Lucy Rose Parton (born 20 June 1989) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who performs as Lucy Rose. Her debut album, '' Like I Used To,'' was released in 2012. Rose released her second album, ''Work It Out'', in 2015 on Columbia Record ...
, a fellow artist who is friends with the band. With over three million views, it is the band's most viewed video on YouTube and VEVO to date.
In popular culture
The song is featured in the 2012 video game ''
Sleeping Dogs'' and in the 2013 video game ''
MLB 13: The Show''. The song was featured in one episode of MTV series ''
Catfish: The TV Show''.
Track listing
Chart performance
Certifications and sales
Release history
References
{{Bombay Bicycle Club
2011 singles
Bombay Bicycle Club songs
2011 songs
Island Records singles