Birds (Anouk song) explained

Birds
Cover:BirdsAnouk.jpg
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Type:single
Artist:Anouk
Album:Sad Singalong Songs
Released:11 March 2013
Length:3:23
Label:Goldilox
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Year:2013
Country:Netherlands
Artist:Anouk
Languages:English
Composer:Tore Johansson & Martin Gjerstad
Lyricist:Anouk Teeuwe
Place:9th
Points:114
Place Semi:6th
Points Semi:75
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"Birds" is a song recorded by Dutch singer Anouk, released as the first single from her eighth studio album Sad Singalong Songs (2013). The song was written by Anouk Teeuwe and composed by Tore Johansson, Martin Gjerstad and Anouk Teeuwe. It is best known as the Netherlands' entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden.[1] The song competed in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013 for and managed to qualify for a spot in the final on 18 May 2013, the Netherlands' first qualification in 9 years, where Anouk achieved 9th place in a field of 39; the best result for the Netherlands since the 1999 competition.

Background

On 17 October 2012, Dutch broadcaster TROS selected Anouk to represent the Netherlands at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.[2] Anouk selected "Birds" as the Dutch entry and presented it during a press conference on 11 March 2013.[3]

In November 2011, Anouk played a portion of the song during an interview on the Dutch pop/rock radio station 3FM.[4] The rules of the Eurovision Song Contest for 2013 indicate that a song cannot be released prior to 1 September 2012. However, a new clause added for the 2013 contest allows songs, such as in the case of "Birds", to compete if their previous airing in public would not give them an advantage over the other competing entries.[5] The European Broadcasting Union cleared "Birds" for the competition under this new rule.[1]

The official videoclip of the song was released on 15 May 2013, together with the clips of three other new songs of Anouk.[6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
  1. "Birds" - 3:23
CD single (Universal M27611)[8] [9]
  1. "Birds" - 3:23
  2. "Stardust" - 3:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Finland (The Official Finnish Download Chart)[10] 22
Iceland (RÚV)[11] 5
Sweden (DigiListan)[12] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 158

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 37

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Simon. Storvik-Green. The Netherlands: Anouk to sing "Birds" in Malmö. Eurovision.tv. 22 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Simon. Storvik-Green. Anouk to represent the Netherlands in 2013. Eurovision.tv. 17 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Simon. Storvik-Green. Today: Anouk's song presented in the Netherlands. Eurovision.tv. 11 March 2013.
  4. Web site: The Netherlands at Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Mikheev. Andy. ESCKaz.
  5. Web site: 2013 Eurovision Song Contest rules. European Broadcasting Union. 10 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130319103400/http://www.eurovision.tv/upload/press-downloads/2013/Public_version_ESC_2013_Rules_ENG_FINAL.pdf. 19 March 2013.
  6. Web site: Anouk Playlist featuring "Birds", "Kill", "The Good Life" and "Pretending As Always". YouTube. 15 May 2013. 16 May 2013.
  7. Web site: Birds (2013) Anouk MP3 downloads 7digital Nederland. 12 March 2013. 7digital. 21 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109142416/https://nl.7digital.com/artist/anouk/release/birds. 9 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Anouk - birds CD-Single. https://archive.today/20130413214110/http://musicandmoviesdrunen.nl/index.php?action=article&aid=7540&group_id=112&lang=NL. dead. 13 April 2013. 15 March 2013. musicandmoviesdrunen.nl. 21 March 2013.
  9. Web site: Birds - Anouk. Bol.com. 11 March 2013. 11 March 2013.
  10. https://archive.today/20130701123004/http://latauslista.fi/artistit/anouk The Official Finnish Downloads Chart
  11. Web site: RÚV - Vinsældalisti Rásar 2. RÚV. 8 June 2013.
  12. Web site: DigiListan 2013-05-26. Sveriges Radio. 26 May 2014.
  13. Web site: Eurovision 2013: The real winners revealed!. Official Charts Company. 26 May 2013. 27 May 2013.
  14. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013. Dutch Top 40. 25 April 2020.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013. MegaCharts. nl. 25 April 2020.

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