| "Birds" | ||||
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| Remix with Elisa cover | ||||
| Single by Imagine Dragons featuring Elisa | ||||
| from the album Origins | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Joel Little | |||
| Imagine Dragons singles chronology | ||||
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| Elisa singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Birds" (Animated Video) on YouTube "Birds" (Featuring Elisa) on YouTube | ||||
"Birds" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons featuring Italian singer Elisa. [1] The song was released through Interscope and Kidinakorner on June 20,2019,as the fifth and final single from the deluxe edition of the band's fourth studio album,Origins. [2] [3] The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's fourth and final single on June 21,2019. [4]
The song original solo version of the song was written by Dan Reynolds,Wayne Sermon,Ben McKee,Daniel Platzman,and its producer is Joel Little. On 17 June,2019 Italian singer-songwriter Elisa announced through her social media that the band asked her to re-record "Birds",while she was working on her single "Vivere tutte le vite" from her tenth studio album Diari aperti . [5] [6]
The song made available on streaming platform and music download on June 20,2019 and sent to Italian radio the following day as the album final single. [7] [8] The song was published alongside the original solo version. [7]
An animated music video for the original song was released on July 24,2019. [9] [10]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [11] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [12] | 6 |
| Croatia (HRT) [13] | 67 |
| France (SNEP) [14] | 49 |
| Italy (FIMI) [15] | 61 |
| Portugal (AFP) [16] | 147 |
| San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50) [17] | 15 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100) [18] | 8 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] | 30 |
| US Hot Rock &Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [20] | 27 |
| Chart (2019) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] | 48 |
| France (SNEP) [22] | 174 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [23] | Diamond | 160,000‡ |
| France (SNEP) [24] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI) [25] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) [26] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [27] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [28] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | June 20,2019 |
| Original | [29] | |
| Collaboration | |||||
| Italy | June 21,2019 | Radio airplay | EMI | [4] |