Give Me the Future

This article is about the album by Bastille. For the 1984 song by Meat Loaf, see Modern Girl (Meat Loaf song).

Give Me the Future
Studio album by
Bastille
Released4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
Genre
Length32:15
40:53 (deluxe)
70:47 (+ Dreams of the Past)
LabelEMI
Producer
Bastille chronology
Goosebumps EP
(2020) 		Give Me the Future
(2022) 		"&" (Ampersand)
(2024)
Singles from Give Me the Future
  1. "Distorted Light Beam"
    Released: 23 June 2021
  2. "Give Me the Future"
    Released: 15 July 2021
  3. "Thelma + Louise"
    Released: 18 August 2021
  4. "No Bad Days"
    Released: 19 October 2021
  5. "Shut Off the Lights"
    Released: 14 January 2022
Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past
Cover of reissue
Singles from Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past
  1. "Run Into Trouble"
    Released: 1 April 2022
  2. "Remind Me"
    Released: 7 July 2022
  3. "Revolution"
    Released: 28 July 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.1/10[5]
Metacritic72/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash8/10[8]
DIY[9]
Gigwise[10]
NME[11]
The Independent[12]
musicOMH[13]
Pitchfork4.7/10[14]
The Telegraph[15]

Give Me the Future is the fourth studio album by British indie pop band Bastille, released on 4 February 2022 through EMI Records. It was executive produced by Ryan Tedder.[16] The album was preceded by the singles "Distorted Light Beam", "Give Me the Future", and "Thelma + Louise",[17] and subsequently announced alongside the release of the fourth single "No Bad Days".[18] A fifth single titled "Shut Off the Lights"[19] launched nearly three weeks prior to the album release.

A deluxe version of the album was released on 7 February 2022. It includes the single "Survivin'" from their 2020 Goosebumps EP. Bastille toured the UK and Europe starting in April 2022 in support of the album.[20] A super deluxe version of the album, entitled Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past, was released on 26 August 2022, split into three "paths": Give Me the Future, Dreams of the Past and Other People's Heartache, which includes fourteen new tracks and is the fifth installment into Bastille's series of mixtapes, Other People's Heartache.[21]

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  2. ^ Strazzabosco, Domenic (31 January 2022). "REVIEW: Bastille begs 'Give Me The Future' on new album". Riff Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ Johnson, Chloe (4 February 2022). "Bastille - Give Me The Future". MusicOMH. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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  6. ^ "Give Me the Future by Bastille Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Give Me the Future – Bastille | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ Cowan, Yasmin (28 January 2021). "Bastille – Give Me the Future | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ Shutler, Ali (3 February 2022). "Bastille – Give Me the Future Album Review". DIY. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ Grice, Alisdair (3 February 2022). "Album Review: Bastille – Give Me the Future". Gigwise. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  11. ^ Shutler, Ali (3 February 2022). "Bastille – 'Give Me the Future' review: a soundtrack to life after lockdown". NME. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Album reviews: Black Country New Road, Bastille, Cate Le Bon and Animal Collective". The Independent. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Bastille – Give Me the Future | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  14. ^ Cush, Andy (14 February 2022). "Bastille: Give Me the Future Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  15. ^ McCormick, Neil (4 February 2022). "Bastille have gone sci-fi – and the result is gloriously addictive". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  16. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (19 October 2021). "Bastille have announced their new album, 'Give Me the Future' – check out new single 'No Bad Days' now". Dork. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  17. ^ O'Donnell, Henry (15 July 2021). "Bastille have launched their new single, 'Give Me the Future'". Dork. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Bastille announce new album 'Give Me the Future'". DIY. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Shut Off The Lights ∞ 14.01.22". Twitter. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  20. ^ Neale, Matthew (27 October 2021). "Bastille announce major UK arena tour for 2022". NME. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  21. ^ Paul, Larisha (28 July 2022). "Bastille Cracks Open Expanded Album 'Give Me the Future + Dreams of the Past' With Lead Single 'Revolution'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 29 August 2022.