Fire Within (album)

"Wings"
Fire Within
Studio album by Birdy
Released	16 September 2013
Recorded	2012–2013
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London, UK; Avatar Studios, New York, NY; Ballroom West, Los Angeles, CA; Cyclops Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Dean Street Studios, London, UK; El Dorado Studios, Burbank, CA; Harpoon Clubhouse, London, UK; My Audiotronic Studios (The Matrix), London, UK; Patriot Studios, Denver, CO; RAK Studios, London, UK; Shangi La Studios, Sydney, Australia; Skinny Dipper Studios, Silverlake, CA; Westlake Studios, Hollywood, CA;
Genre	Indie folk; indie pop; pop rock;
Length	43:43
Label	14th Floor; Atlantic;
Producer	Jim Abbiss; Rich Costey; Alex H. N. Gilbert; Jake Gosling; John Hill; Ben Lovett; Jamie Muhoberac; Eric Rosse; Fraser T Smith; Ryan Tedder; Dan Wilson; Greg Wells;
Birdy chronology
Birdy studio album chronology
Singles from Fire Within
	"Wings"; Released: 29 July 2013; "No Angel"; Released: 23 September 2013; "Light Me Up"; Released: 23 February 2014; "Words as Weapons"; Released: 14 April 2014;

Fire Within is the second studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 16 September 2013 by Atlantic Records. It is her first album of predominantly original compositions, as her eponymous debut album consisted largely of covers.

In North America, Fire Within was released on 3 June 2014. Prior to that, several album tracks and live versions of past songs were released as a US-only EP titled Breathe on 24 September 2013.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Contactmusic.com	[5]
Daily Echo	9/10[6]
Digital Spy	[7]
Hot Press	[8]
The Independent	[9]
Mail & Guardian	[10]
musicOMH	[11]
PopMatters	7/10[12]
Time Out London	[13]

Fire Within received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on seven reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Wings"	Jasmine van den Bogaerde Ryan Tedder	Rich Costey Tedder	4:12
2.	"Heart of Gold"	Van den Bogaerde	Costey John Hill^[a] Eric Rosse^[a]	3:34
3.	"Light Me Up"	Van den Bogaerde Kid Harpoon	Costey Hill^[a]	4:15
4.	"Words as Weapons"	Van den Bogaerde Tedder	Tedder	3:59
5.	"All You Never Say"	Van den Bogaerde Dan Wilson	Jim Abbiss	4:38
6.	"Strange Birds"	Van den Bogaerde Sia Furler Ariel Rechtshaid	Abbiss Alex H. N. Gilbert^[b]	3:03
7.	"Maybe"	Van den Bogaerde Wilson	Abbiss Wilson^[a]	3:14
8.	"No Angel"	Van den Bogaerde Ben Lovett	Abbiss	4:03
9.	"All About You"	Van den Bogaerde Wilson	Abbiss Costey^[a]	4:37
10.	"Standing in the Way of the Light"	Van den Bogaerde Fraser T Smith	Smith	4:04
11.	"Shine"	Van den Bogaerde	Abbiss	4:04
Total length:				43:43

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"The Same"	Van den Bogaerde Greg Wells	Wells	3:29
13.	"Dream"	Van den Bogaerde Lovett	Lovett Gilbert^[a] Jamie Muhoberac^[a]	1:52
14.	"Older"	Van den Bogaerde	Gilbert	3:57
15.	"Home"	Van den Bogaerde Jake Gosling	Gosling	3:36
Total length:				56:37

North American edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Skinny Love"	Justin Vernon	Gilbert	3:23
2.	"Wings"	Van den Bogaerde Tedder	Costey Tedder	4:12
3.	"Heart of Gold"	Van den Bogaerde	Costey	3:34
4.	"Light Me Up" (US version)	Van den Bogaerde Harpoon	Costey Tedder Jerrod Bettis	3:59
5.	"Words as Weapons" (US version)	Van den Bogaerde Tedder	Tedder	3:41
6.	"All You Never Say" (US version)	Van den Bogaerde Wilson	Hill Wilson	4:28
7.	"Strange Birds"	Van den Bogaerde Furler Rechtshaid	Abbiss	3:03
8.	"Maybe"	Van den Bogaerde Wilson	Abbiss	3:14
9.	"No Angel"	Van den Bogaerde Lovett	Abbiss	4:03
10.	"All About You"	Van den Bogaerde Wilson	Abbiss	4:37
11.	"Standing in the Way of the Light"	Van den Bogaerde Smith	Smith	4:04
12.	"Shine"	Van den Bogaerde	Abbiss	4:04
13.	"People Help the People"	Simon Aldred	James Ford	4:16
Total length:				50:38

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} signifies a strings producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013–2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[18]	19
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[19]	31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20]	3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[21]	48
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[24]	6
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25]	7
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26]	73
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27]	5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28]	30
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29]	18
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30]	9
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32]	1
UK Albums (OCC)[33]	8
US Billboard 200[34]	24
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[35]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[36]	5
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[37]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[39]	25
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[40]	66
French Albums (SNEP)[41]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[42]	72
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[43]	54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[44]	34

Chart (2014)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[45]	44
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[46]	68
French Albums (SNEP)[47]	195
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[48]	82
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[49]	81
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[50]	46

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[51]	Gold	7,500^*
France (SNEP)[52]	Platinum	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[53]	Gold	100,000^{^}
Hungary (MAHASZ)[54]	Gold	1,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[55]	Gold	10,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[56]	Gold	103,786[57]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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[a]

[b]

Birdy
Discography
Albums	Birdy Fire Within Beautiful Lies Young Heart
Extended plays	Breathe
Singles	"Skinny Love" "Shelter" "People Help the People" "1901" "Wings" "No Angel" "Light Me Up" "Words as Weapons" "Let It All Go" "Keeping Your Head Up" "Wild Horses"
Featured singles	"Find Me"
Other songs	"Not About Angels" "I'll Keep Loving You"