Fragile Bird

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"Fragile Bird"
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Single by City and Colour
from the album Little Hell
ReleasedApril 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
RecordedJanuary February 2011 at Catherine North Studios, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genre Alternative rock
Length4:17
4:07 (Radio edit)
Label Dine Alone
Songwriter(s) Dallas Green
Producer(s) Alex Newport
City and Colour singles chronology
"Boiled Frogs"
(2010)
"Fragile Bird"
(2011)
"Weightless"
(2011)
Music video
"Fragile Bird" on YouTube

"Fragile Bird" is the first single from City and Colour's third studio album, Little Hell . The song spent 1 week on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 48 and was No. 1 on the Canadian alternative rock chart for 9 weeks. [1] [2]

Contents

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Canadian Hot 100 48

Sports

The song was used for Hockey Night in Canada 's intro for game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins. [3]

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References

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  2. "City and Colour Canadian Alt Rock chart history". canadianrockalt.blogspot.com. May 3, 2019.
  3. "HNIC CBC 2011 Stanley Cup Final Game 7 Opening Video". youtube.com. May 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2019.