Birdy discography explained

Artist:Birdy
Studio:5
Music Videos:15
Ep:4
Singles:15
1Option Name:Promotional singles
1Option:5

English musician Birdy has released five studio albums, four extended plays, fifteen singles and six music videos in MP3 format. She began her career at the age of 12 when she won the Open Mic UK music competition, singing "So Be Free", a song she composed herself.[1] [2] The competition brought Birdy to the attention of 14th Floor Records, which signed her in 2008.[3]

Birdy released her self-titled debut studio album in November 2011, which consists of cover versions and two original songs.[4] The album reached number one on the Australian, Belgian and Dutch album charts. It was certified triple platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), platinum by the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA) and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[5] Four singles were released from the album: "Skinny Love", "Shelter", "People Help the People" and "1901", with "Skinny Love" peaking at number one in the Netherlands and number two in Australia.

Birdy's second studio Fire Within was released in September 2013. It peaked at number five in Australia and number eight in the UK. Four singles, "Wings", "No Angel", "Light Me Up" and "Words As Weapons" were released from the album. In March 2016 she released Beautiful Lies, her third album, and reached the top five in Hungary, Ireland, and the UK. It was preceded by the singles "Keeping Your Head Up" and "Wild Horses", taken from the album. Her fourth studio album, Young Heart, was released in April 2021.

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
UK
[6]
AUS
[7]
BEL
[8]
FRA
[9]
GER
[10]
NL
[11]
NZ
[12]
SCO
[13]
SWI
[14]
US
[15]
Birdy
  • Released: 4 November 2011
(UK)[16] (5249859582)
13 1 1 5 14 1 4 18 3 62
  • UK: 199,694
Fire Within
  • Released: 16 September 2013
(UK)[24]
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
8 5 2 4 5 3 5 9 1 24
  • UK: 128,868
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: Gold[25]
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
  • SNEP: Platinum[26]
Beautiful Lies
  • Released: 25 March 2016
(UK)[27]
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
4 10 7 10 7 8 15 4 2 68
  • UK: 93,344
  • BPI: Gold
Young Heart
  • Released: 30 April 2021
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
4 19 90 23 18 9 11
Portraits
  • Released: 18 August 2023
  • Labels: 14th Floor, Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
13 28 102 18 5 10
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Folk

[28]
Live in London
  • Released: 7 November 2011
(UK)[29]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Live in Paris
  • Released: 8 October 2012
(FRA)[30]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Birdy – Artist Lounge EP
  • Released: 9 May 2013
(UK)[31]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download
Breathe
  • Released: 24 July 2013
(US)[32]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download
19
Piano Sketches
  • Released: 6 November 2020[33]
  • Label: Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL (FL)
FRA
GER
IRE
NL
NZ
SWI
"Skinny Love"201117 2 3 2 73 2 1 2 19
  • UK: 936,754
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: 11× Platinum
  • BEA: Platinum
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[34]
  • RIAA: Platinum[35]
  • SNEP: Platinum
Birdy
"Shelter"50 39
"People Help the People"33 10 2 7 3 4 5 2
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum
  • BEA: Platinum
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • SNEP: Gold
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
"1901"201261 47
"Wings"20138 25 3 8 15 1 27 17 3
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[36]
  • BEA: Gold
  • BVMI: 3× Gold
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
Fire Within
"No Angel"168 24 51
"Light Me Up"201452 22
"Words as Weapons"56 125 63 27
"Let It All Go"
201558 34 78 14
  • BPI: Silver
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
Wishes
"Keeping Your Head Up"201657 47 27 34 48 64 47
  • BPI: Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • BVMI: Gold
Beautiful Lies
"Wild Horses"75 42
  • BPI: Silver
"Words"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"2020
"Surrender"2021Young Heart
"Loneliness"
"Deepest Lonely"
"Second Hands News"
"Little Blue"
"I Only Want to Be with You"rowspan="3"
"Deep End" (Hybrid Minds Remix)
"Open Hearts"
"Quietly Yours"2022Persuasion (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)
"State Lines"
rowspan="2"
"Walking in the Air"
"Raincatchers"2023Portraits
"Heartbreaker"
"Your Arms"[38]
"Paradise Calling"[39]
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
BEL (FL)
FRA
IRE
ITA
[40]
"Find Me"
(Sigma featuring Birdy)
201636
[41]
54 193 45
[42]
  • BPI: Silver
Hope
"Non c'è più musica"[43]
(Mr. Rain featuring Birdy)
202171
[44]
Petrichor
"Closure"
Sarcastic Sounds
"Riverbed"
2022
"Head Up"
2024
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Hear You Calling"Heartbreaker2016Beautiful Lies
"Open Your Heart"2020Piano Sketches
"Island Lights"
"If This Is It Now"
"Blue Skies"
"Heartbreaker"2023Portraits

Other charted and certified songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[45]
BEL
(WA)
Tip

[46]
IRE
FRA
GER
"Young Blood"201214 15 Birdy
"White Winter Hymnal"2013154
"Not About Angels"2014200 63 100
  • BPI: Gold
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
The Fault in Our Stars
"Tee Shirt"
  • ARIA: Gold
"Beautiful Lies"2016153 Beautiful Lies
"Deep End"
  • BPI: Silver
"I'll Keep Loving You"
2014144 96Listen
"—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Just a Game" 2012[47]
"Learn Me Right" Mumford & SonsBrave[48]
"Tee Shirt" 2014The Fault in Our Stars
"Best Shot" Jaymes Young
"Beautiful Birds"2016PassengerYoung as the Morning, Old as the Sea

Music videos

TitleYearDirector(s)
"Skinny Love"2011Sophie Muller[49]
"Shelter"[50]
"People Help the People"Adam Powell[51]
"Skinny Love [One Take Music Video]"Sophie Muller[52]
"1901"2012Nez[53]
"Wings"2013Sophie Muller[54]
"Light Me Up"[55]
"Skinny Love (Version 2)"2014[56]
"Words as Weapons"[57]
"Tee Shirt"Jeff Greco and Eli Stonberg (Fourclops)[58] [59]
"Not About Angels" Elliott Sellers[60]
"Let It All Go" (with Rhodes)2015Sing J. Lee[61]
"Keeping Your Head Up"2016Favourite Colour Black[62]
"Wild Horses" Francis Wallis[63]
"Words" Dave Bullivant[64]
"Surrender"2021Sophie Muller[65]
"Loneliness"[66]
"Second Hand News"Holly Warburton[67]
"Young Heart"Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo)[68]
"The Otherside"[69]
"Little Blue"Lotta Boman (Affair in Tokyo)[70]
"Voyager"[71]
"Evergreen"[72]
"Raincatchers"2023Max McLachlan (Blink)[73]
"Heartbreaker"Jess Kohl[74]
"Paradise Calling"Max McLachlan[75]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: New Band of the Day: Birdy (No 1,047). Lester. Paul. The Guardian. 20 June 2011. 13 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Album Reviews: Birdy – Birdy. Baber. Andy. musicOMH. 7 November 2011. 22 May 2013.
  4. Birdy. Birdy. liner notes. 14th Floor Records (CD album – 5249859582). 4 November 2011.
  5. United Kingdom. Birdy . 3 August 2024.
  6. Peaks in the UK:
  7. Web site: Discography Birdy . Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130904193327/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Birdy . 4 September 2013 .
  8. Web site: Discografie Birdy. Dutch. Belgian (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. Web site: Discographie Birdy. French. French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  10. Web site: Discographie Birdy. German. German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. Web site: Discografie Birdy. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Dutch.
  12. Web site: Discography Birdy. New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  14. Web site: Discographie Birdy. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. German.
  15. Birdy – Chart history: Billboard 200. Billboard. 30 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Birdy by Birdy. 13 May 2013. iTunes. 4 November 2011.
  17. Web site: Accreditations – 2012 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 13 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107084811/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesALBUMaccreds2012.htm . 7 November 2012 .
  18. Web site: Goud en Platina – 2012 . Dutch . Belgian (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien . 13 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130125160843/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/certifications.asp?year=2012 . 25 January 2013 .
  19. Web site: Gold–/Platin-Datenbank (Birdy) . . 20 June 2015 . German . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202022835/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ . 2 December 2013 .
  20. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community . Swisscharts.com . 26 April 2014.
  21. Web site: Album Birdy platina . Dutch. NU.nl. Sanoma. 23 March 2012. 13 May 2013.
  22. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. . 17 January 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160215033902/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=2502. 15 February 2016.
  23. Web site: Annee 2013 – Certifications au 15/10/2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022101325/http://proxy.siteo.com.s3.amazonaws.com/www.snepmusique.com/file/disquesdor2013site.pdf . 22 October 2013 . . French . 19 October 2013 . dead .
  24. Web site: Birdy Unveils 'Fire Within' Tracklist and Release Date, Teases New Single "Wings". 4 August 2013. 23 July 2013. Wass. Mike. Idolator.
  25. Australia. Birdy. album. 2015. 28 December 2021.
  26. Web site: Certifications Albums 2013. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 1 March 2014.
  27. Web site: Birdy's 'Beautiful Lies' Album Details Surface: See The Reported Tracklist. 15 January 2016. 15 January 2013. Wass. Mike. Idolator.
  28. Birdy Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums). Billboard. 7 February 2022.
  29. Web site: Live in London by Birdy. 7 November 2011. 13 May 2013. iTunes. Apple. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105095739/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/live-in-london/id549028402. 5 November 2013.
  30. Web site: Live in Paris – EP par Birdy. 8 October 2012. 13 May 2013. French. iTunes. Apple. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105095742/https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/birdy-ep-live-in-paris/id567623144. 5 November 2013.
  31. Web site: Breathe EP. 3 September 2013. Amazon (UK). https://web.archive.org/web/20131105014826/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birdy-Amazon-Artist-Lounge-Live/dp/B00EZUW8RE. 5 November 2013.
  32. Web site: Breathe EP . 25 July 2013 . iTunes. Apple . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009010350/https://itunes.apple.com/album/breathe-ep/id706250024 . 9 October 2013.
  33. Web site: Piano Sketches - EP by Birdy. Apple Music. 6 November 2020. 7 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108053853/https://music.apple.com/us/album/piano-sketches-ep/1537447996. 8 November 2020.
  34. Web site: Edelmetall . Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien . German . 13 May 2013 . 5 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105100126/http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=birdy . live .
  35. United States. Birdy. 6 June 2022.
  36. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 26 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151106150044/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/SingleAccreds2015.htm . 6 November 2015 .
  37. Web site: Singles Accreditations Report - April 2024. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 May 2024.
  38. Web site: My new record will now be coming out on 18th August, sorry to make you wait another few weeks but I hope you’ll think it’s worth it In the meantime I wanted to share with you a song from Portraits early, it’s called ‘Your Arms’. twitter. 6 June 2023. 9 June 2023.
  39. Web site: Birdy shares new single 'Paradise Calling' . Far Out Magazine. 14 July 2023. 16 July 2023.
  40. Web site: Non c'è più musica in FIMI Charts. Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Italian. 4 August 2021.
  41. Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.
  42. Web site: GFK Chart-Track . 23 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825072818/http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=240001 . 25 August 2015 . dead .
  43. Web site: Mr Rain e Birdy, è uscito il video ufficiale del singolo Non c'è più musica. Sky Italia. it. 21 January 2021. Matteo Rossini. 5 February 2021.
  44. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 3 . Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 24 February 2021.
  45. Web site: Birdy – Young Blood. Ultratop.
  46. Web site: Birdy – Young Blood. Ultratop.
  47. Web site: The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond – Original Soundtrack . Phares . Heather . AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . 13 May 2013 . 2 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130902075603/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hunger-games-songs-from-district-12-and-beyond-mw0002308080 . live .
  48. Web site: Brave (Original Score) – Patrick Doyle . Phares . Heather . AllMusic. Rovi Corporation . 13 May 2013 . 13 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130413074846/http://www.allmusic.com/album/brave-original-score-mw0002328061 . live .
  49. Web site: Music Videos: Birdy – Skinny Love . 13 May 2013 . . 21 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021074610/http://www.mtv.com/videos/birdy/734262/skinny-love.jhtml . dead .
  50. Web site: Birdy to release The xx's 'Shelter' . 1 June 2011 . 13 May 2013 . Corner . Lewis . . 17 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017054515/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a322572/birdy-to-release-the-xxs-shelter.html . live .
  51. Web site: Birdy 'People Help The People' by Adam Powell . 7 October 2011 . 13 May 2013 . Knight . David . PromoNews.tv . 18 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018014533/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2011/10/07/birdy-people-help-people-adam-powell . dead .
  52. Web site: Birdy: Skinny Love (Music Video 2011) . IMDb . 7 February 2022.
  53. Web site: Birdy '1901' by Nez (Director's Cut) . 1 March 2012 . 13 May 2013 . Brown . Jimmy . PromoNews.tv . 18 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131018013016/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2012/03/01/birdy-1901-nez-directors-cut . dead .
  54. Web site: Birdy 'Wings' by Sophie Muller . PromoNews.tv . Brown . Jimmy . 9 August 2013 . 26 August 2013 . 18 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110918121125/http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2009/07/nerina-pallot-gets-a-degree-names-new-album-the-graduate/ . live .
  55. Web site: Videopremiere: "Light Me Up". Warner Music Group. 1 November 2013. 3 November 2013. German.
  56. Web site: Birdy: Skinny Love (Music Video 2014) . IMDb . 7 February 2022.
  57. Web site: Birdy: Words as Weapons (Music Video 2014) . IMDb . 7 February 2022.
  58. Web site: Birdy: Skinny Love (Music Video 2014) . IMDb . 7 February 2022.
  59. Web site: The Fault in Our Stars Birdy - Tee Shirt Official Video. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  60. Web site: The Fault in Our Stars Birdy - Not About Angels Official Video. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  61. Web site: Birdy with Rhodes 'Let It All Go' by Sing J. Lee . 13 August 2015 . 13 August 2015 . Knight . David . PromoNews.tv . 29 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150829041916/http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2015/08/13/birdy-rhodes-let-it-all-go-sing-j-lee . dead .
  62. Web site: Birdy Brasil on Twitter.
  63. Web site: Birdy 'Wild Horses' by Francis Wallis. PromoNews.tv. 24 June 2016.
  64. Web site: Birdy 'Words' by BISON . PromoNews.tv. 24 June 2016.
  65. Web site: Birdy – Surrender [Official Video] ]. 25 January 2021 . YouTube.
  66. Web site: Birdy – Loneliness [Official Video] ]. 13 February 2021 . YouTube.
  67. Web site: Birdy – Second Hand News (Official Video). 9 May 2021 . YouTube.
  68. Web site: Birdy – Young Heart [Official Video] ]. 9 May 2021 . YouTube.
  69. Web site: Birdy – The Otherside [Official Video] ]. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  70. Web site: Birdy – Little Blue [Official Video] ]. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  71. Web site: Birdy – Voyager [Official Video] ]. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  72. Web site: Birdy – Evergreen [Official Video] ]. 7 February 2022 . YouTube.
  73. Web site: Birdy - Raincatchers (Official Music Video) . 22 April 2023 . YouTube.
  74. Web site: Birdy - Heartbreaker (Official Music Video) . 22 April 2023 . YouTube.
  75. Web site: Birdy - Paradise Calling (Official Music Video) . 19 August 2023 . YouTube.