Bird Song (M.I.A. song)

"Bird Song"
Blaqstarr version
Single by M.I.A.
from the album AIM
Released12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) (Blaqstarr version)
18 August 2016 (2016-08-18) (Diplo version)
Recorded2015–16
Genre
Length3:01 (Blaqstarr version)
3:21 (Diplo version)
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Diplo version
Diplo version
M.I.A. singles chronology
"Go Off"
(2016)
"Bird Song"
(2016)
"Freedun"
(2016)

"Bird Song" is a song by British recording artist M.I.A. from her fifth studio album, AIM (2016). It served as the fourth single from the album. M.I.A. announced the release of the single on 1 August 2016,[1] and that the producers include Diplo and Blaqstarr. The song was written by M.I.A. and Blaqstarr,[2] and was the first collaboration between Diplo and M.I.A. since her 2010 album Maya. The Blaqstarr version was officially released on 12 August 2016 while the release of the Diplo version was delayed due to clearance problems with Interscope, and eventually premiered on 18 August.[3][4]

  1. ^ "M.I.A. on Twitter". Twitter. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Maya (deluxe edition liner notes). M.I.A. N.E.E.T Recordings. 2010. XLCD497X.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Bein, Kat (1 August 2016). "M.I.A. and Diplo Got Back Together in the Studio". Billboard. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ Geslani, Michelle (1 August 2016). "Diplo and M.I.A. make amends, reunite for new single "Bird Song"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2 August 2016.