Following the road paved by songs like Capital Cities’ “Safe & Sound” and The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather,” Bastille’s international hit “Pompeii” is transitioning from an alternative smash into a mainstream American attraction.<\/p>\n
The song’s lengthy climb to ubiquity, which included checkpoints at the summits of Alt Nation’s influential “Alt-18” and Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, has finally reached the heights of the Top 40.<\/p>\n
Up ten places from its position on the prior week’s chart, “Pompeii” landed at number thirty eight on the most recent edition of Billboard’s Hot 100.<\/p>\n
In conjunction with its growing mainstream awareness, “Pompeii” is also making waves at iTunes. As of press time, the alternative pop song had reached number #21 on the store’s overall single sales chart.<\/p>\n
Like “Sweater Weather,” which is presently #16 on iTunes and #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, “Pompeii” has already established itself as a breakthrough. If it manages to reach the top ten–the most logical next checkpoint–it would solidify its standing as a crossover smash.<\/p>\n