Wild Horses (Birdy song)

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"Wild Horses"
Wild Horses Birdy.jpg
Single by Birdy
from the album Beautiful Lies
Released11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Recorded2015
Genre
Length3:05
Label Warner
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Birdy singles chronology
"Keeping Your Head Up"
(2016)
"Wild Horses"
(2016)
"Words"
(2016)
Music video
"Wild Horses" on YouTube

"Wild Horses" is a song by English recording artist Birdy from her third studio album, Beautiful Lies (2016). It was released for digital download on 11 March 2016 in the United Kingdom, as the second single from the album. The song was written by Birdy and John McDaid and produced by TMS and Phil Cook.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Wild Horses" was directed by Francis Wallis and filmed at the Underwater Studio in Basildon, England. [1] A dreamy, fantastical performance video, set in an underwater vision, it sees the singer transformed into an ethereal mermaid who encounters a deep sea diver. [1] The video was premiered online on 11 March 2016. [1]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wild Horses"3:05
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wild Horses (Matrix & Futurebound Remix)"4:05

Charts

Chart performance for "Wild Horses"
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [3] 25
Scotland (OCC) [4] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 75

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
United Kingdom 11 March 2016Digital downloadOriginalWarner Music Group
United Kingdom 15 April 2016Digital Download Matrix & Futurebound remixWarner Music Group

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