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 rock
Length	4:12 (album version) 3:49 (radio edit)
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 song 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 five finale of The Vampire Diaries and one episode of Catfish: The TV Show. In 2015, it was also used as the soundtrack of the Lloyds Horse Story 250 year anniversary advert, resulting in its return to the UK Singles Chart, reaching a new peak of number 8. Birdy performed the song at the 2016 BBC Festival of Remembrance.

Track listing

Digital download – radio edit
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wings (radio edit)"	3:49

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)"	4:27

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2013–15) 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 (Official German 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] 8

Year-end charts Chart (2013) Position Germany (Media Control AG)[18] 73 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[19] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Belgium (BEA)[20] Gold 15,000^* Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 150,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 15,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Platinum 600,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
New Zealand	29 July 2013[24]	Digital download	Warner Music Group
United Kingdom	15 September 2013[25]

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. "Musicline.de – Birdy Single-Chartverfolgung" (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: 2015-07-10" UK Singles Chart.
18. "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2013" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
19. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 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')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
23. "British single certifications – Birdy – wings". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 September 2016. Enter wings in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
24. iTunes - Music - Wings - Single by Birdy
25. iTunes - Music - Wings - Single by Birdy