AndypandyUK

<p>A relatively modern song (released in 2013) with a unique backing sound that became a mega-hit. This song became the group's breakthrough hit reaching No.2 on the UK charts the 11th best-selling song that year and, until June 2014, was the UK's most streamed single of all time. It reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has <strong><em>six</em></strong> times Platinum status for record sales in the UK (3.6 million copies sold) and in the US (6 million copies sold). In Australia it achieved <strong><em>nine</em></strong> times Platinum status and is multi-Platinum in many other countries. Successful worldwide, reaching the top ten in fifteen countries. <span class="ql-emojiblot" data-name="moneybag"><span contenteditable="false"><span contenteditable="false"><span class="ap ap-moneybag">💰</span></span></span></span></p><p><br></p><p>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. Songwriter Dan Smith stated as motivation for the song, "I was reading a book that had some picture of the people who got caught up in the volcanic eruption. And it's just such a kind of dark powerful image". </p>