A Different Kind of Fix

A Different Kind of Fix
Studio album by
Bombay Bicycle Club
Released26 August 2011 (2011-08-26) (UK)
17 January 2012 (2012-01-17) (US)
RecordedMay 2010 – May 2011
Genre
Length54:34
LabelIsland (UK), A&M/Octone (US)
ProducerJack Steadman, Jim Abbiss, Ben Allen
Bombay Bicycle Club chronology
iTunes Festival: London 2010
(2010) 		A Different Kind of Fix
(2011) 		So Long, See You Tomorrow
(2014)
Singles from A Different Kind of Fix
  1. "Shuffle"
    Released: 23 June 2011
  2. "Lights Out, Words Gone"
    Released: 14 October 2011
  3. "Leave It"
    Released: 1 January 2012[2]
  4. "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"
    Released: 5 March 2012
  5. "Beg"
    Released: 9 July 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Blare[4]
The Daily Telegraph[5]
Financial Times[6]
BBCPositive[7]
Rockfreaks.net[8]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[9]
Paste Magazine7.1/10[10]
Rokoed[11]
The Guardian[12]
Allmusic[13]

A Different Kind of Fix is the third studio album by the English 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.

Singles

  • "Shuffle" was the first single released from the album, on 23 June 2011. It peaked at number 69 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • "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.[14][15]
  • The non-album single "Beg" was released on 9 July 2012.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jack Steadman

No.TitleLength
1."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"3:30
2."Bad Timing"3:34
3."Your Eyes"5:21
4."Lights Out, Words Gone"5:01
5."Take the Right One"3:36
6."Shuffle"3:54
7."Beggars"4:12
8."Leave It"3:54
9."Fracture"4:04
10."What You Want"4:20
11."Favourite Day"4:57
12."Still"4:25
13."Beg" (Bonus track)3:52

Personnel

  • Jack Steadman - lead vocals, guitar, piano
  • Jamie MacColl - guitar
  • Ed Nash - bass guitar
  • Suren de Saram - drums
  • Lucy Rose - backing vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 65
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 97
Dutch Alternative Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 84
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 18
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 6
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[24] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 172

As of January 2012, UK sales stand at 80,000 copies, according to The Guardian.[26]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[27] 26 August 2011 Digital download Island Records
France[28]
Germany[29]
Ireland[30]
New Zealand[31]
Spain[32]
United Kingdom Digital download[33]
29 August 2011 CD[34]

References

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  4. ^ Khan, Joshua (24 August 2011). "REVIEW: Bombay Bicycle Club - "A Different Kind Of Fix"". BLARE magazine. Toronto. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  5. ^ Bowie-Sell, Daisy (25 August 2011). "Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  6. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club: A Different Kind of Fix". Financial Times. 26 August 2011.
  7. ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix".
  8. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix - Album Review - Rockfreaks.net".
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  13. ^ "A Different Kind of Fix > Review". Allmusic.
  14. ^ Making-of Blog for "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"
  15. ^ "How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" on YouTube
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix" (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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  19. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind Of Fix" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  23. ^ "Bombay Bicycle Club | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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  25. ^ "End of Year 2011" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Indie rock's slow and painful death". TheGuardian.com. 16 January 2012.
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