Bird Set Free

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"Bird Set Free"
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Promotional single by Sia
from the album This Is Acting
Released4 November 2015
StudioEcho Studios (Los Angeles, CA)[1]
GenrePower pop[2]
Length4:15
LabelInertia
Songwriters
ProducerGreg Kurstin
Sia promotional singles chronology
"Salted Wound"
(2015) 		"Bird Set Free"
(2015) 		"One Million Bullets"
(2016)
Audio video
Bird Set Free on YouTube

"Bird Set Free" is a song recorded by Sia for her seventh studio album This Is Acting (2016).[3] It was released as the first promotional single from the album on 4 November 2015.

Background

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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Sia said that the song was written for Pitch Perfect 2 soundtrack, but they rejected it in favour of "Flashlight". Afterwards she pitched it to Rihanna, who rejected it, then to Adele, who initially recorded it for her album 25, but later decided to let Sia keep it.[4][5]

Composition

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"Bird Set Free" is a piano-based power ballad[6][7] written in the key of F minor.[8]

Critical reception

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Rolling Stone said the song is "liberating".[9] In a review of the song's parent album This Is Acting, Kathy Iandolf of Idolator wrote "This album is dark, indicated by the lead single 'Alive,' but also by the opener 'Bird Set Free,' where Sia takes a solemn vow to emotional liberation amidst strong piano keys."[10] Alex McCown of The A.V. Club called it the "best female empowerment sing-along Katy Perry never wrote."[11] Calling the song a "ginormo self-empowerment anthem", Hugh Montgomory of The Independent wrote "Sia produces something more complex, battle-cries from a volatile soul."[12]

Promotion

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Sia performed "Bird Set Free" and "Alive" on the 7 November 2015 episode of Saturday Night Live.[13][14]

Personnel

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  • Sia Furler – vocals, songwriting
  • Greg Kurstin – songwriting, production, engineering
  • Jamie Wosk – additional studio production
  • Alex Pasco – engineering
  • Julian Burg – engineering
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing engineering
  • Chris Galland – assistant engineering
  • Ike Schultz – assistant engineering
  • Emily Lazar – mastering engineering

Usage in media

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"Bird Set Free" was featured over the end credits of the horror film The Shallows.[15] It was also featured in the opening credits of the 2017 film Unforgettable.[citation needed]

Charts

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Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 36
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 98
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 69
France (SNEP)[19] 49
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 9
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 65
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 69
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 92

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[25] Gold 25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Gold 15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[27] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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