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"Birthday"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Therapy (Japanese edition)
Released7 February 2020
Recorded2019
GenrePop[1]
Length3:01
LabelAsylum
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Oak
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Fuck, I'm Lonely"
(2019) 		"Birthday"
(2020) 		"Her"
(2020)
Music video
"Birthday" on YouTube

"Birthday" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie. She co-wrote the song with Delacey, Keith Sorrells and Warren Felder. It was released as a single on 7 February 2020.[2]

Background

In an interview when she was on Sunday Brunch, she said the song reflects the happiness she is feeling at the moment, "Do you know what, I've written a lot of songs about being angry at my exes, which I think I'm quite known for so when I went into this new album I was like 'Do you know what, I'm happy at the moment, this song kind of shows that I think".[3]

She also explained, that around October 2019, she heard many Christmas songs and noticed, that there are only a few versions of Birthday songs, so she decided to make her own.[4]

Music video

The official music video was filmed in Los Angeles and uploaded to YouTube on 7 February 2020.[5] The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis with creative direction from Kate Moross. The video shows Anne-Marie celebrating her birthday like a princess, complete with a ball gown and dancing in an opulent room. At midnight she's back home and hanging out with her friends.[1]

Live performances

Anne-Marie performed the song for the first time on The Greatest Dancer on 8 February 2020. Other major performances include her performance on Sunday Brunch, Saturday Night Takeaway and Celebrity Juice.[6]

Track listing

Digital download and stream[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Birthday"3:01
Digital download and stream – acoustic version[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Birthday" (Acoustic)2:59
Digital download – Don Diablo remix[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Birthday" (Don Diablo Remix)3:45
Digital download and stream – James Hype remix[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Birthday" (James Hype Remix)2:56

Charts

Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 77
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 34
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[14] 56
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 40
Lithuania (AGATA)[16] 60
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[17] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)[18] 3
Netherlands (Single Tip)[19] 19
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[20] 8
Scotland (OCC)[21] 19
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 97
South Korea (Gaon)[23] 38
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 31

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 7 February 2020 Digital download Asylum [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hear Anne-Marie Celebrate Herself on New Single 'Birthday'". Rolling Stone. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "My new single BIRTHDAY is out NOW Go watch the official video and let me know what you think in the comments". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Singer Anne-Marie on the 'happiness' of new single Birthday". Yahoo!. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Anne-Marie shares the story behind "Birthday"". warnermusic.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  5. ^ "Anne-Marie - BIRTHDAY [Official Video]". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Singer Anne-Marie on the 'happiness' of new single Birthday". The Irish News. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  7. ^ a b "Birthday – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Birthday (Acoustic) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Birthday (Don Diablo Remix) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Birthday (James Hype Remix) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 February 2020". No. 1563. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 February 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  12. ^ "Anne-Marie – Birthday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Anne-Marie – Birthday" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202012 into search. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  18. ^ "Tipparade week 12 van 2020". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Anne-Marie – Birhday". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  20. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  21. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  22. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202007 into search. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Digital Chart – Week 7 of 2020". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  26. ^ "British single certifications – Anne-Marie – Birthday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_(Anne-Marie_song)

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