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The Vaccines

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Combining infectious melodies and stadium-ready hooks, the Vaccines have been fixtures of London's indie rock scene in 2011 since the release of their platinum-selling debut album, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? The festival favorites continued to find success both at home and abroad with subsequent efforts Come of Age, English Graffiti, Combat Sports, Back in Love City, and Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations.

The Vaccines formed in 2010 around the talents of Justin Young (vocals, guitar), Árni Arnason (bass), Freddie Cowan (guitar), and Pete Robertson (drums). Evoking names like the Strokes, Jesus and Mary Chain, and the Ramones, they released their debut single, "Post Break-Up Sex," on Columbia Records in February 2011, in anticipation of a full-length studio album later in the year. That debut, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines?, appeared in the U.K. that March, showing up on North American shores two months later. The LP would eventually go platinum and help to establish the Vaccines as one of England's most formidable modern rock bands. Released in 2012, Come of Age, the group's sophomore outing, was produced by Ethan Johns and became their first album to reach number one on the U.K. charts.

For their third full-length effort, the Vaccines opted for a change of pace: they traveled to America to record 2015's English Graffiti with producer Dave Fridmann (who previously worked with the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev) and experimental hip-hop producer Cole M. Greif-Neill. English Graffiti appeared in late May 2015 and included the hit singles "Handsome" and "Dream Lover." In January 2018, the band released the fiery "I Can't Quit" ahead of their fourth long-player, Combat Sports, which arrived later that March. Having replaced Robertson with Timothy Lanham and Yoann Intonti, the Vaccines continued to expand their sound, as evidenced by their punchy and dynamic fifth studio album, 2021's Back in Love City. It would be the last studio album to feature guitarist Freddie Cowan, who left the fold the following year. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Andrew Wells, 2024's Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations saw the band deliver an assured yet reflective set of songs rooted in themes of loss and heartbreak. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Genres

: indie rock indie

Total plays

801.8 million
Updated on 2025-08-14

Monthly listeners

1,099,060

Followers

792,436

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    55,627 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    35,840 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    17,085 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    23,247 listeners
  5. Belgium
    14,244 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
If You Wanna
If You Wanna
143,329,521 2:54 2011-03-14
Post Break-Up Sex
Post Break-Up Sex
61,804,881 2:54 2011-03-14
I Always Knew
I Always Knew
57,085,204 3:34 2012-09-03
Norgaard
Norgaard
50,818,959 1:38 2011-03-14
All My Friends Are Falling In Love
All My Friends Are Falling In Love
39,854,830 3:30 2018-11-13
Wetsuit
Wetsuit
35,941,865 3:50 2011-03-14
Want You So Bad
Want You So Bad
31,466,773 4:19 2015-05-26
I Can't Quit
I Can't Quit
30,966,596 2:43 2018-03-30
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra)
28,636,529 1:22 2011-03-14
Teenage Icon
Teenage Icon
18,306,562 3:04 2012-09-03
A Lack of Understanding
A Lack of Understanding
16,875,907 2:59 2011-03-14
Your Love Is My Favourite Band
Your Love Is My Favourite Band
13,222,429 3:10 2018-03-30
Dream Lover
Dream Lover
13,133,023 3:46 2015-05-26
All In White
All In White
11,921,422 4:34 2011-03-14
Handsome
Handsome
10,751,783 2:21 2015-05-26
Melody Calling
Melody Calling
8,987,386 2:59 2013-08-11
Headphones Baby
Headphones Baby
8,499,090 3:18 2021-05-14
No Hope
No Hope
8,050,469 4:10 2012-09-03
Handsome - Single Edit
Handsome - Single Edit
7,949,419 2:13 2015-05-26
Family Friend
Family Friend
6,637,628 5:05 2011-03-14
Nightclub
Nightclub
6,576,706 2:55 2018-03-30
Minimal Affection
Minimal Affection
6,471,060 3:60 2015-05-26
Wolf Pack
Wolf Pack
6,287,876 2:24 2011-03-14
Blow It Up
Blow It Up
6,153,569 2:36 2011-03-14
20/20
20/20
6,058,793 3:08 2015-05-26
Love To Walk Away
Love To Walk Away
5,869,362 2:07 2024-01-12
Under Your Thumb
Under Your Thumb
5,810,457 2:20 2011-03-14
Put It on a T-Shirt
Put It on a T-Shirt
5,133,515 3:51 2018-03-30
Bad Mood
Bad Mood
5,122,575 3:05 2012-09-03
Out on the Street
Out on the Street
4,522,903 2:44 2018-03-30
Weirdo
Weirdo
4,336,144 4:47 2012-09-03
Heartbreak Kid
Heartbreak Kid
4,120,357 3:01 2023-09-20
Take It Easy
Take It Easy
4,107,954 2:59 2018-03-30
Somebody Else's Child
Somebody Else's Child
4,038,907 3:00 2011-03-14
Back In Love City
Back In Love City
3,984,840 3:34 2021-06-25
Maybe (Luck of the Draw)
Maybe (Luck of the Draw)
3,521,748 3:50 2018-03-30
Young American
Young American
3,455,338 2:02 2018-03-30
All In Vain
All In Vain
3,451,556 3:52 2012-09-03
Aftershave Ocean
Aftershave Ocean
3,148,967 4:08 2012-09-03
Ghost Town
Ghost Town
3,122,751 2:21 2012-09-03
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
3,058,240 2:57 2024-01-12
Sometimes, I Swear
Sometimes, I Swear
3,031,344 3:38 2024-01-12
(All Afternoon) In Love
(All Afternoon) In Love
2,906,069 3:55 2015-05-26
Surfing in the Sky
Surfing in the Sky
2,851,643 2:31 2018-03-30
Denial
Denial
2,825,583 3:02 2015-05-26
Alone Star
Alone Star
2,763,685 3:17 2021-08-06
Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing)
Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing)
2,570,615 3:49 2024-01-12
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
2,285,576 3:35 2021-09-10
El Paso
El Paso
2,151,858 3:39 2021-08-27
Someone to Lose
Someone to Lose
2,115,979 3:08 2018-03-30
Give Me a Sign
Give Me a Sign
2,085,584 3:34 2015-05-26
I Wish I Was a Girl
I Wish I Was a Girl
2,069,600 2:52 2012-09-03
Lonely World
Lonely World
2,043,224 4:60 2012-09-03
Do You Want a Man? - John Hill & Rich Costey Remix
Do You Want a Man? - John Hill & Rich Costey Remix
1,957,538 2:26 2013-08-11
Do You Want A Man - Re-work of Heaven & Hell
Do You Want A Man - Re-work of Heaven & Hell
1,957,538 2:26 2014-04-28
Disaster Girl
Disaster Girl
1,942,432 2:30 2022-03-23
Thunder Fever
Thunder Fever
1,929,881 3:10 2022-02-23
Your Love Is My Favourite Band - Acoustic Version
Your Love Is My Favourite Band - Acoustic Version
1,863,875 3:09 2018-03-30
English Graffiti
English Graffiti
1,821,903 3:29 2015-05-26
Jump Off The Top
Jump Off The Top
1,814,960 2:45 2021-09-08
Maybe I Could Hold You
Maybe I Could Hold You
1,790,195 3:10 2015-05-26
Change of Heart, Pt. 2
Change of Heart, Pt. 2
1,726,631 2:16 2012-09-03
Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones
1,714,221 3:09 2018-03-30
Do You Want a Man?
Do You Want a Man?
1,612,016 2:47 2013-08-11
Tiger Blood
Tiger Blood
1,588,775 2:01 2011-03-14
Everybody's Gonna Let You Down
Everybody's Gonna Let You Down
1,520,828 4:15 2013-08-11
High Horse
High Horse
1,377,282 3:26 2021-03-05
No One Knows
No One Knows
1,376,700 4:11 2021-03-05
Runaway
Runaway
1,355,053 2:48 2012-09-03
Possessive
Possessive
1,313,923 3:42 2012-09-03
Miracle
Miracle
1,298,948 3:28 2015-05-26
Sunkissed
Sunkissed
1,252,092 3:01 2024-01-12
Radio Bikini
Radio Bikini
1,148,768 2:05 2015-05-26
We're Happening
We're Happening
1,111,978 2:43 2011-03-14
Misbehaviour
Misbehaviour
1,060,092 2:58 2012-09-03
Stranger
Stranger
1,016,139 3:02 2015-05-26
LAZY
LAZY
995,442 3:30 2019-10-18
XCT
XCT
980,643 2:54 2021-09-10
The Dreamer
The Dreamer
938,574 3:39 2024-01-12
Primal Urges
Primal Urges
899,331 3:07 2011-03-14
Primitive Man
Primitive Man
890,064 3:10 2024-01-12
Tuck and Roll
Tuck and Roll
852,848 3:19 2011-03-14
Undercover
Undercover
848,258 2:00 2015-05-26
Paranormal Romance
Paranormal Romance
846,285 3:31 2021-09-10
Panic Attack
Panic Attack
837,209 2:12 2012-09-03
Blow Your Mind
Blow Your Mind
818,692 2:10 2012-09-03
Handsome Reimagined - Dave Fridmann Edit
Handsome Reimagined - Dave Fridmann Edit
787,368 2:22 2015-05-26
Another Nightmare
Another Nightmare
774,995 3:05 2024-01-12
Bandit
Bandit
739,137 2:58 2021-09-10
Anonymous in Los Feliz
Anonymous in Los Feliz
698,441 3:06 2024-01-12
Planet of the Youth
Planet of the Youth
620,727 2:30 2022-04-05
No Hope - Live in Brighton
No Hope - Live in Brighton
614,779 4:07 2012-09-03
Peoples' Republic of Desire
Peoples' Republic of Desire
593,717 3:58 2021-09-10
Dream Lover Reimagined - Malcolm Zillion Edit
Dream Lover Reimagined - Malcolm Zillion Edit
578,455 3:58 2015-05-26
Pink Water Pistols
Pink Water Pistols
560,390 4:13 2021-09-10
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) - Live in Brighton
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) - Live in Brighton
521,723 1:43 2012-09-03
Wetsuit - Live in Brighton
Wetsuit - Live in Brighton
519,444 4:24 2012-09-03
It's All Good
It's All Good
518,973 2:49 2011-03-14
Wetsuit - Live
Wetsuit - Live
515,773 4:10 2011-03-04
Savage
Savage
498,206 4:00 2021-09-10
I Always Knew - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
I Always Knew - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
486,320 3:44 2015-05-25
Give Me a Sign Reimagined - Co Co T Edit
Give Me a Sign Reimagined - Co Co T Edit
474,565 4:20 2015-05-26
Post Break-Up Sex - Live in Brighton
Post Break-Up Sex - Live in Brighton
463,548 2:55 2012-09-03
Teenage Icon - Live in Brighton
Teenage Icon - Live in Brighton
432,516 3:15 2012-09-03
A Lack of Understanding - Live in Brighton
A Lack of Understanding - Live in Brighton
430,031 3:08 2012-09-03
Fire
Fire
423,819 3:27 2021-03-05
Tiger Blood - Live in Brighton
Tiger Blood - Live in Brighton
416,969 2:28 2012-09-03
Heart Land
Heart Land
416,477 4:08 2021-09-10
All In White - Live in Brighton
All In White - Live in Brighton
408,824 4:42 2012-09-03
20/20 Reimagined - Dave Fridmann Edit
20/20 Reimagined - Dave Fridmann Edit
408,181 3:17 2015-05-26
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) - Live
Wreckin' Bar (Ra Ra Ra) - Live
407,697 1:43 2011-03-04
Make You Mine
Make You Mine
406,858 3:34 2012-09-03
Teenage Icon - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
Teenage Icon - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
404,122 3:46 2015-05-25
Dream Lover - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
Dream Lover - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
391,835 3:50 2015-05-25
Young Meteors
Young Meteors
389,580 2:28 2022-04-08
Post Break-Up Sex - Live
Post Break-Up Sex - Live
378,199 2:58 2011-03-04
Handsome - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
Handsome - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
375,103 2:15 2015-05-25
If You Wanna - Live
If You Wanna - Live
369,172 3:01 2011-03-04
Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing) - Radio Edit
Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing) - Radio Edit
368,257 3:46 2024-06-14
If You Wanna - Live in Brighton
If You Wanna - Live in Brighton
366,568 3:27 2012-09-03
If You Wanna - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
If You Wanna - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
362,598 2:57 2015-05-25
Norgaard - Live in Brighton
Norgaard - Live in Brighton
360,045 2:32 2012-09-03
20/20 - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
20/20 - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
349,351 3:26 2015-05-25
Under Your Thumb - Live in Brighton
Under Your Thumb - Live in Brighton
342,840 2:27 2012-09-03
Wolf Pack - Live in Brighton
Wolf Pack - Live in Brighton
330,341 2:50 2012-09-03
Bad Mood - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
Bad Mood - Live from Spotify SXSW 2015
326,828 3:26 2015-05-25
All In White - Live
All In White - Live
326,204 4:38 2011-03-04
Put It on a T-Shirt - Acoustic Version
Put It on a T-Shirt - Acoustic Version
316,943 2:42 2018-03-30
Weirdo - Live in Brighton
Weirdo - Live in Brighton
312,393 5:01 2012-09-03
We're Happening - Live
We're Happening - Live
311,581 2:43 2011-03-04
Why Should I Love You? - Live in Brighton
Why Should I Love You? - Live in Brighton
307,544 3:48 2012-09-03
Family Friend - Live in Brighton
Family Friend - Live in Brighton
303,609 8:56 2012-09-03
Bad Mood - Live in Brighton
Bad Mood - Live in Brighton
303,513 3:21 2012-09-03
Blow It Up - Live in Brighton
Blow It Up - Live in Brighton
297,513 2:40 2012-09-03
A Lack of Understanding - Live
A Lack of Understanding - Live
242,060 3:06 2011-03-04
Norgaard - Live
Norgaard - Live
240,765 1:54 2011-03-04
Hometown of Jupiter
Hometown of Jupiter
234,746 3:40 2022-04-08
Wolf Pack - Live
Wolf Pack - Live
227,935 2:36 2011-03-04
Twenty Four Seven
Twenty Four Seven
214,078 2:31 2022-04-08
If You Wanna - Demo
If You Wanna - Demo
211,130 2:59 2021-04-02
Out Of The Way
Out Of The Way
202,556 2:47 2011-03-14
Under Your Thumb - Live
Under Your Thumb - Live
190,392 2:22 2011-03-04
Blow It Up - Live
Blow It Up - Live
188,073 3:37 2011-03-04
Funnel of Love
Funnel of Love
182,865 2:07 2021-03-05
No Hope - Demo
No Hope - Demo
175,243 4:09 2012-09-03
Grow Your Hair Out Long - Demo
Grow Your Hair Out Long - Demo
165,289 3:55 2021-04-02
Wreckin' Bar - Demo
Wreckin' Bar - Demo
143,356 1:09 2021-04-02
Living Out Your Dreams Backwards
Living Out Your Dreams Backwards
130,007 2:60 2012-09-03
European Sun - Demo
European Sun - Demo
111,864 2:26 2021-04-02
Norgaard - Demo
Norgaard - Demo
91,546 1:37 2021-04-02
I Always Knew - Demo
I Always Knew - Demo
90,385 4:14 2012-09-03
We're Happening - Demo
We're Happening - Demo
81,859 2:36 2021-04-02
Post Break Up Sex - Demo
Post Break Up Sex - Demo
75,892 2:35 2021-04-02
Teenage Icon - Demo
Teenage Icon - Demo
60,560 3:24 2012-09-03
All in White - Demo
All in White - Demo
57,924 4:30 2021-04-02
Blow It Up - Demo
Blow It Up - Demo
56,918 2:41 2021-04-02
Somebody Else's Child - Demo
Somebody Else's Child - Demo
56,386 2:47 2021-04-02
Good Guys Don't Wear White - Live
Good Guys Don't Wear White - Live
54,293 2:25 2011-03-14
Bad Mood - Demo
Bad Mood - Demo
52,552 4:01 2012-09-03
Small Blue House - The Vaccines
Small Blue House - The Vaccines
42,746 3:05 2002-01-01
For What It's Worth
For What It's Worth
40,842 2:31 2021-03-05
Telstar
Telstar
26,882 3:16 2021-03-05
Handsome - Live from Brighton
Handsome - Live from Brighton
19,594 2:17 2015-06-14
Wetsuit - Live from Brighton
Wetsuit - Live from Brighton
17,279 4:21 2015-06-14
If You Wanna - Live from Brighton
If You Wanna - Live from Brighton
17,061 3:23 2015-06-14
20/20 - Live from Brighton
20/20 - Live from Brighton
14,299 3:18 2015-06-14
Blow It Up - Tom Furse, The Horrors Remix
Blow It Up - Tom Furse, The Horrors Remix
2,385 5:04 2014-08-11

New releases

Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing) [Radio Edit]
Discount De Kooning (Last One Standing) [Radio Edit]
2024-06-14
[Super Easy]
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations
Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations
2024-01-12
[Super Easy]
Heartbreak Kid
Heartbreak Kid
2023-09-20
[Super Easy]
Planet of the Youth
Planet of the Youth
2022-04-08
[Super Easy]
Planet of the Youth
Planet of the Youth
2022-04-05
[Super Easy]
Disaster Girl
Disaster Girl
2022-03-23
[Super Easy]
Thunder Fever
Thunder Fever
2022-02-23
[Super Easy]
Back In Love City
Back In Love City
2021-09-10
[Super Easy]
Jump Off The Top
Jump Off The Top
2021-09-08
[Super Easy]
El Paso
El Paso
2021-08-27
[Super Easy]
The Hits
The Hits
2021-08-20
[Sony Music CG]
Alone Star
Alone Star
2021-08-06
[Super Easy]
Back In Love City
Back In Love City
2021-06-25
[Super Easy]
Headphones Baby
Headphones Baby
2021-05-14
[Super Easy]
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Demos)
What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (Demos)
2021-04-02
[Sony Music CG]
Cosy Karaoke, Vol. 1
Cosy Karaoke, Vol. 1
2021-03-05
[Super Easy]
All My Friends Are Falling In Love
All My Friends Are Falling In Love
2018-11-13
[Columbia]
Combat Sports
Combat Sports
2018-03-30
[Columbia]
Combat Sports (Acoustic)
Combat Sports (Acoustic)
2018-03-30
[Columbia]
Live from Brighton (2015) - EP
Live from Brighton (2015) - EP
2015-06-14
[Columbia]
English Graffiti (Reimagined) EP
English Graffiti (Reimagined) EP
2015-05-26
[Columbia]
English Graffiti (Expanded Edition)
English Graffiti (Expanded Edition)
2015-05-26
[Columbia]
Live from Spotify SXSW (2015)
Live from Spotify SXSW (2015)
2015-05-25
[Columbia]
Melody Calling
Melody Calling
2013-08-11
[Columbia]
Come Of Age (B-Sides)
Come Of Age (B-Sides)
2012-09-03
[Columbia]
Come Of Age
Come Of Age
2012-09-03
[Columbia]
Live in Brighton (2012)
Live in Brighton (2012)
2012-09-03
[Columbia]
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (B-Sides)
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (B-Sides)
2011-03-15
[Columbia]
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (B-Sides)
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? (B-Sides)
2011-03-14
[Columbia]
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
2011-03-14
[Columbia]
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
2011-03-14
[Columbia]
Live from London
Live from London
2011-03-04
[Columbia]