Wings (Birdy song)

"Wings"
Single by Birdy
from the album Fire Within
Released 29 July 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Indie folk, indie pop
Length 4:12 (album version)
4:36 (digital version)
Label Warner Music Group
Writer(s) Birdy, Ryan Tedder
Producer(s) Ryan Tedder, Rich Costey
Birdy singles chronology
"1901"
(2012)		 "Wings"
(2013)		 "No Angel"
(2013)

"Wings" is a single by English musician Birdy. The song was released as a digital download on 29 July 2013 and in the United Kingdom on 8 September 2013 as the lead single from her second studio album, Fire Within (2013). A remix by Nu:Logic was later released on 27 January 2014 as part of the "Hospital: We Are 18" LP from Hospital Records. [1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Wings" was first released onto YouTube on 2 August 2013 at a total length of four minutes and twenty-five seconds.[2] The video shows Birdy with guests at a flamboyant mansion party, complete with masks, fencing and horses.[3] It was directed by Sophie Muller.[4]

In popular culture

The song was featured in trailers for Winter's Tale, Labor Day, the season finale of The Vampire Diaries and one episode of Catfish: The TV Show.

Track listing

Digital download
No. Title Length
1. "Wings"   4:36
Stream
No. Title Length
1. "Wings"   4:12
German CD Single
No. Title Length
1. "Wings"   4:12
2. "People Help The People (Live From Sydney Opera House, April 2013)"    

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2013-14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 25
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 3
France (SNEP)[9] 8
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 17
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 42
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 16
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[17] 16

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Germany (Media Control AG)[18] 73

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[19] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[20] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 150,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 15,000x

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

Release history

Region Date Format Label
New Zealand 29 July 2013[23] Digital download Warner Music Group
United Kingdom 15 September 2013[24]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.hospitalrecords.com/shop/release/various-artists/nhs243-hospital-we-are-18
  2. ↑ Birdy - Wings (Official Video). YouTube
  3. ↑ Birdy releases music video for new single 'Wings' - watch - Music News - Digital Spy
  4. ↑ Birdy "Wings" (Sophie Muller, dir.), VideoStatic
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Birdy – Wings". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Wings" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Wings" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Wings" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Birdy – Wings" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Birdy > Wings – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 42, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Birdy – Wings". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201346 into search. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  15. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Birdy – Wings" Canciones Top 50.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Wings". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-09-28" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2013". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Birdy; 'Wings')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Birdy; 'Wings')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  23. ↑ iTunes - Music - Wings - Single by Birdy
  24. ↑ iTunes - Music - Wings - Single by Birdy