Breathe (Birdy EP)

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Breathe
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EP by
Released24 September 2013
Recorded2012–13
Genre Indie folk
Label
Birdy chronology
Fire Within
(2013)
Breathe
(2013)
Beautiful Lies
(2016)
Singles from Breathe
  1. "Wings"
    Released: 29 July 2013

Breathe is an extended play (EP) by English musician Birdy, released prior to the 2014 North American release of her second album, [1] Fire Within . It contains three songs from Fire Within (two studio versions and one live version), one song from the Australian Special Edition of her first album, Birdy , and one live version of a song from that same album.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Wings" (Single Version) 
2."Wings" (Live from Abbey Road)
  • Van Den Bogaerde
  • Tedder
  • Van Den Bogaerde
  • Costey
  • Tedder
 
3."Shine"Van Den Bogaerde Jim Abbiss  
4."What You Want"   
5."Skinny Love" (Live from the Sydney Opera House)Justin VernonAlex H. N. Gilbert 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [2] 19

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References

  1. "Birdy Plans US Domination With 'Breathe' EP: See The Tracklist and Watch A Live Version Of "Wings"". Idolator . Spin Music. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Birdy Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.