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

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by the English

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band

Bombay Bicycle Club Bombay Bicycle Club is an English indie rock band from Crouch End, London, consisting of Jack Steadman, Jamie MacColl, Suren de Saram, and Ed Nash. They are guitar-fronted and have experimented with different genres, including folk, electr ...

. 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 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

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, 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 Jack Steadman (musician) Albums produced by Jim Abbiss