# Always Like This

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2009 single by Bombay Bicycle Club

"Always Like This" Single by Bombay Bicycle Club from the album I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose Released 13 April 2009 Recorded 2008 Genre Indie pop, post-punk revival Length 4:05 Label Island Songwriter Jack Steadman Producer Jim Abbiss Bombay Bicycle Club singles chronology "Evening/Morning" (2008) "Always Like This" (2009) "Dust on the Ground" (2009) "Magnet" (2009) "Always Like This" (2009) "Evening/Morning" (2010) Alternative Cover

"**Always Like This**" is the second single from [Bombay Bicycle Club](/source/Bombay_Bicycle_Club), and the first from their debut album *[I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose](/source/I_Had_the_Blues_But_I_Shook_Them_Loose)*.[1] The single was released on 13 April 2009 and is available on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and download. The single was produced by [Jim Abbiss](/source/Jim_Abbiss), and the limited 12" includes remixes by [Tim Goldsworthy](/source/Tim_Goldsworthy) and James Rutledge. It reached #97 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) on 25 April 2009, becoming the group's first single to reach the British pop chart.[2]

## Track listing

1. "Always Like This"

1. "Always Like This (Thee Loving Hand Remix by Tim Goldsworthy)"

1. "Always Like This (James Rutledge Remix)"

1. "Never Like That"

## Second release

It was re-released on the 22 November 2009 as an EP with two new remixes and an alternative version of the original single.

### Track listing

1. "Always Like This"

1. "Always Like This (Pariah Remix)"

1. "Always Like This (Lee Mortimer Remix)"

1. "Always Like This (Bombay Bicycle Club vs. London School of Samba)"

## Covers

A cover version of "Always Like This" was released by Austrian electronic music duo [HVOB](/source/HVOB) in 2013.

## Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] Gold 15,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Platinum 600,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Glasswerk_UK_1-0)** ["Glasswerk National \ Bombay Bicycle Club 'Always Like This'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090411121416/http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/features/national/5299/Bombay%2BBicycle%2BClub%2BAlways%2BLike%2BThis). Glasswerk.co.uk Ltd. 2009-03-22. Archived from [the original](http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/features/national/5299/Bombay+Bicycle+Club+Always+Like+This) on 11 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Official Charts Company info](https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/) OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-New_ZealandBombay_Bicycle_ClubAlways_Like_ThissingleCertRef_3-0)** ["New Zealand single certifications – Bombay Bicycle Club – Always Like This"](https://www.radioscope.co.nz/2024/00/00/single-cert-search/). Radioscope. Retrieved 7 February 2025. *Type*Always Like This*in the "Search:" field and press Enter.*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_KingdomBombay_Bicycle_ClubAlways_Like_ThissingleCertRef_4-0)** ["British single certifications – Bombay Bicycle Club – Always Like This"](https://www.bpi.co.uk/page/certified-awards). [British Phonographic Industry](/source/British_Phonographic_Industry). Retrieved 21 October 2024. *Select*singles*in the Formats field.* *Type*Always Like This Bombay Bicycle Club*in the "Search:" field.*

v t e Bombay Bicycle Club Jack Steadman Jamie MacColl Ed Nash Suren de Saram Albums I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose (2009) Flaws (2010) A Different Kind of Fix (2011) So Long, See You Tomorrow (2014) Everything Else Has Gone Wrong (2020) My Big Day (2023) EPs The Boy I Used to Be How We Are Singles "Always Like This" "Ivy & Gold / Flaws" "Shuffle" "Lights Out, Words Gone" Related articles Discography Jim Abbiss The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Lucy Rose

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