History Trivia / Bastille

* BigNameFan: Dan Smith is a big fan of [[Series/TwinPeaks Twin Peaks]], and he even created the song "Laura Palmer" as a tribute to it.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Several, thanks to Dan's thick accent and crooning vocal style. Many think it sounds quite good, but it makes the lyrics less comprehensible.
** A group of fans holding up a sign that said "How am I gonna be an octopus about this?"[[note]]The original line being "How am I gonna be an optimist about this?"[[/note]] at the right times during Pompeii eventually distracted Dan Smith enough to sing the wrong line.
** Many misheard "I can't fill it" in "Flaws" as "I can't Phillip", not that it makes any sense.
** A rather strange one: the proper line in the third verse of "4am" is "Time skips, ''balloon'' hits". Many people misheard it as "noon hits" and insisted this is correct, but the line is officially "balloon hits".
* TwoHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 in America, and for a while [[OneHitWonder none of their other songs charted on pop radio in America]] (although they're [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff more popular in their native UK and across Europe]]). They fared better on the American alternative charts with several hits there, and later single "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016. Finally, in 2018, Bastille returned to the US top 40 by collaborating with Marshmello on his song “Happier”

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For a long time, "Grip" and "The Descent" were only performed live, never recorded. The versions on ''Other People's Heartache Pt.4'' were different, and didn't cut it in the eyes of many fans. The original of "Grip" was finally released in 2019, but "The Descent" is nowhere to be found.

** A group of fans holding up a sign that said "How am I gonna be an octopus about this?"[[note]]The original line being "How am I gonna be am optimist about this?"[[/note]] at the right times during Pompeii eventually distracted Dan Smith enough to sing the wrong line.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: For a long time, "Grip" and "The Descent" were only performed live, never recorded. The version on ''Other People's Heartacht Pt.4'' didn't cut it. The original of "Grip" was finally released in 2019, but "The Descent" is nowhere to be found.

* A group of fans holding up a sign that said "How am I gonna be an octopus about this?"[[note]]The original line being "How am I gonna be am optimist about this?"[[/note]] at the right times during Pompeii eventually distracted Dan Smith enough to sing the wrong line.
* Many misheard "I can't fill it" in "Flaws" as "I can't Phillip", not that it makes any sense.

* {{Mondegreen}}: A group of fans holding up a sign that said "How am I gonna be an octopus about this?"[[note]]The original line being "How am I gonna be am optimist about this?"[[/note]] at the right times during Pompeii eventually distracted Dan Smith enough to sing the wrong line.

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii". They have fared much better on the American alternative charts with several hits there, and later single "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016. This is now since averted, as Bastille finally returned to the US top 40 in 2018, collaborating with Marshmello on his song “Happier”

* BigNameFan: Dan Smith is a big fan of [[Series/TwinPeaks]], and he even created the song "Laura Palmer" as a tribute to it.

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii". They have fared much better on the American alternative charts with several hits there, and later single "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016. This is now since averted, as Bastille finally returned to the US top 40 in 2018, collaborating with Marshmello on his song “Happier”
* OneOfUs: Lead singer Dan Smith is a fan of [[Series/TwinPeaks Twin Peaks]], and he even created a song, "Laura Palmer", as a tribute.

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii". They have fared much better on the American alternative charts with several hits there, and later single "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016. This is now since averted, as Bastille finally returned to the US top 40 in 2018, collaborating with Marshmello on his song “Happier”

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii". They have also fared moderately better on the American alternative charts with several hits there and "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016. This is now since averted, as Bastille finally returned to the US top 40 in 2018, collaborating with Marshmello on his song “Happier”

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii". They have also fared moderately better on the American alternative charts with several hits there and "Good Grief" saw minor pop radio airplay in 2016.

* OneHitWonder: "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted in America since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe, but none of their songs have matched the success of "Pompeii".

* OneHitWonder: In America, at least. "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe.

OneHitWonder: In America, at least. "Pompeii" charted at #5 and none of their songs have charted since. They're still fairly popular in their native UK and across Europe.