Doom Days
# Doom Days

Doom Days (stylised as "DOOM D∆YS") is the third studio album by British indie pop band Bastille, released on 14 June 2019 by Virgin EMI Records. It was preceded by the release of the four singles "Quarter Past Midnight", "Doom Days", "Joy" and "Those Nights", and followed by "Another Place". "Those Nights" was premiered on Beats 1 with Zane Lowe on 4 June 2019. The band played music festivals in the UK and across Europe from May to August 2019 in support of the album. An extended version of the album was released in 6 December 2019 with 11 extra tracks.

## Background

The album was described as a concept album about a "colourful" night at a party, as well as "the importance of escapism, hope and the preciousness of close friendships". The party was additionally described as having an atmosphere of "turbulent emotional chaos" and "euphoria, carelessness and a small dose of madness". Each song is set at a specific time during this night; these times were also revealed through the Doom Days Society website.

Conceptual song order :

| Song | Time |
| - | - |
| "Quarter Past Midnight" | 00:15 |
| "Bad Decisions" | 00:48 |
| "The Waves" | 01:22 |
| "Divide" | 02:05 |
| "Million Pieces" | 02:39 |
| "Doom Days" | 03:07 |
| "Nocturnal Creatures" | 03:28 |
| "4AM" | 04:00 |
| "Another Place" | 04:52 |
| "Those Nights" | 05:46 |
| "Joy" | 08:34 |

## Promotion

In addition to its four singles, the album's track listing was revealed through the website Doom Days Society on 2 May, where the band revealed each track in order with a short introductory video.

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.8/10 |
| Metacritic | 72/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Clash | 8/10 |
| DIY | |
| The Line of Best Fit | 5.5/10 |
| The Music | |
| NME | |
| PopMatters | 4/10 |
| Q | |
| The Skinny | |
| The Times | |

On Metacritic, Doom Days received a score of 72 out of 100 from nine critics, indicating "generally favorable" reception. In a positive review, Rhian Daly of NME called the album "a vivid snapshot of humanity and an imaginative, adventurous levelling up from one of Britain's most influential bands."

## Track listing

All tracks written by Dan Smith.

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Doom Days :

| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 21 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 35 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) | 30 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) | 73 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 8 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 26 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 9 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 18 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) | 41 |
| Latvian Albums (LAIPA) | 13 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) | 8 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 30 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 14 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) | 22 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) | 22 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 6 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) | 35 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 8 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 4 |
| US Billboard 200 | 5 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 2 |

### Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Doom Days :

| Chart (2019) | Position |
| - | - |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 81 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) | 42 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | 85 |

## Certifications

Certifications for Doom Days :

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Hungary (MAHASZ) | Gold | $2,000^‡$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^‡$ |
| $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||
