Fire Within (Birdy album)

Fire Within
Studio album by Birdy
Released 16 September 2013
Recorded 2012–2013
Genre Indie folk, indie pop
Length 56:37
Label 14th Floor, Atlantic (WMG)
Producer Jim Abbiss, Rich Costey, Alex H. N. Gilbert (also exec), Jake Gosling, John Hill, Ben Lovett, Jamie Muhoberac, Eric Rosse, Fraser T. Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson, Greg Wells
Birdy chronology

Birdy – Artist Lounge EP
(2013)		 Fire Within
(2013)		 Breathe
(2013)
Singles from Fire Within
  1. "Wings"
    Released: 29 July 2013
  2. "No Angel"
    Released: 23 September 2013
  3. "Light Me Up"
    Released: 23 February 2014
  4. "Words as Weapons"
    Released: 14 April 2014

Fire Within is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Birdy.[1] It is her first album of predominantly original compositions, as her eponymous debut album consisted largely of covers. Fire Within was released in Europe and Oceania in September 2013.

The North American release date was 3 June 2014. Prior to the North American release date, several album tracks and live versions of past songs were released as an EP titled Breathe on 24 September 2013.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 66/100[3]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [4]
Contactmusic.com [5]
Daily Echo (9/10)[6]
Digital Spy [7]
Hot Press [8]
The Independent [9]
Mail & Guardian [10]
musicOMH [11]
PopMatters (7/10)[12]
Time Out London [13]

Fire Within received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, which indicates "generally favourable reviews".[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Wings"   Jasmine van den Bogaerde, Ryan TedderRich Costey, Ryan Tedder 4:12
2. "Heart of Gold"  Van den BogaerdeCostey, John Hill[a], Eric Rosse[a] 3:34
3. "Light Me Up"  Van den Bogaerde, Kid HarpoonCostey, Hill[a] 4:15
4. "Words as Weapons"  Van den Bogaerde, TedderTedder 3:59
5. "All You Never Say"  Van den Bogaerde, Dan WilsonJim Abbiss 4:38
6. "Strange Birds"  Van den Bogaerde, Sia Furler, Ariel RechtshaidAbbiss, Alex H. N. Gilbert[b] 3:03
7. "Maybe"  Van den Bogaerde, WilsonAbbiss, Wilson[a] 3:14
8. "No Angel"  Van den Bogaerde, Ben LovettAbbiss 4:03
9. "All About You"  Van den Bogaerde, WilsonAbbiss, Costey[a] 4:37
10. "Standing in the Way of the Light"  Van den Bogaerde, Fraser T SmithFraser T Smith 4:04
11. "Shine"  Van den BogaerdeAbbiss 4:04
Total length:
 43:43
Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 2
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18] 31
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[19] 3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 48
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] 6
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 73
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 30
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[28] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[29] 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 8
US Billboard 200[32] 24
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[33] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[34] 5
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[35] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Dutch Albums Chart[36] 66
Hungarian Albums Chart[37] 54
Swiss Albums Chart[38] 34
Chart (2014) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[39] 68

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 250,000^
France (SNEP)[41] Platinum 150,000*
Germany (BVMI)[42] Gold 100,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[43] Gold 3,000x
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[44] Gold 15,000x

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "712kKv9+9uL._SL1200_.jpg (1200x1023, rear cover art)". Warner Music. Amazon.co.UK. 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013. ℗ & © 2013 Jasmine Van den Bogaerde under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK limited. -via- "Fire Within: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Warner Music. Amazon.co.UK. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Birdy Plans US Domination With ‘Breathe’ EP: See The Tracklist & Watch A Live Version Of "Wings"". Idolator (Spin Music). 4 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fire Within Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Kerr, Scott. "Fire Within - Birdy". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Barker, Alice. "Birdy - Fire Within Album Review". contactmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "REVIEW: Fire Within by Birdy". Daily Echo. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Nissim, Mayer (26 September 2013). "Birdy: 'Fire Within' - Album review: 'Kicking off the stabilisers'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  8. ↑ Power, Ed (21 October 2013). "Birdy - Fire Within". Hot Press. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  9. ↑ Richman, Simmy (22 September 2013). "Album review: Birdy, Fire Within (14th Floor/Atlantic)". The Independent. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  10. ↑ Koen, Grethe (18 December 2013). "Birdy's 'Fire Within': Solid fare from music's youngest gem". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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  12. ↑ D'Arcy-Orga, Francesca (13 December 2013). "Birdy: Fire Within". Popmatter. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
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  15. ↑ "Birdy – Fire Within" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
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  20. ↑ "Birdy: Fire Within" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  21. ↑ "Birdy – Fire Within". Lescharts.com. Hung Medien.
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  24. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 39, 2013". Chart-Track. IRMA.
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  33. ↑ "Birdy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Birdy.
  34. ↑ "Birdy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Birdy.
  35. ↑ "Birdy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Folk Albums for Birdy.
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