Pompeii - Live From Capitol Studios/2013

This is the fourth single from Bastille's debut album, Bad Blood. The song references the Roman city of Pompeii that was destroyed by a volcano in 79AD. "It's a moment of reflection and introspection, but they're trapped in time so it's a moment that'll go on for an eternity," frontman Dan Smith explained to NME.

Here are a couple more songs on our database that reference the ancient catastrophic event: "Cities In Dust" by Siouxsie and the Banshees "Vesuvius" by Sufjan Stevens. And on a lighter note, here's the theme song to Frankie Howard's entendre-strewn '70s sitcom Up Pompeii.

Rare for a hit song, the title never shows up in the lyrics. So why is it called "Pompeii"? Dan Smith told The Daily Telegraph that he was imagining what the dead inhabitants might have to say to one another. "It is essentially about fear of stasis and boredom," he added. "Being quite a shy, self-conscious person, I was afraid my life might get stuck."