"Pompeii" is a song by British band Bastille.
"Pompeii" became the band's breakthrough hit, peaking at number two on the The song was nominated for British Single of the Year at the The song has a tempo of 128 beats per minute and is written in the key of A popular dance remix of the track by Audien was nominated for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classic at the The song reached number one in Scotland and Ireland, and peaked at number two in Italy and the UK.The song is featured in the trailers for the 2014's Kat Krazy Remix edit is featured in the 2013 video game Featured in the official soundtrack of First Touch game, The song is featured in the official trailer of the On November 18th 2019, the song was the first to be played on Belgian singer Heleen Uytterhoeven recorded a cover version in
The song's title and lyrics refer to the Roman town of the same name that was destroyed and buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It is the fourth single from their debut studio album Bad Blood and was released on 11 January 2013.