I Am a Bird Now

I Am a Bird Now
Studio album by
Antony and the Johnsons
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
Recorded2004
GenreChamber pop[1]
Length35:27
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerAnohni
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
The Lake
(2004) 		I Am a Bird Now
(2005) 		Hope There's Someone
(2005)
Singles from I Am a Bird Now
  1. "Hope There's Someone"
    Released: June 7, 2005
  2. "You Are My Sister"
    Released: October 25, 2005

I Am a Bird Now is the second album by American band Antony and the Johnsons, released on February 1, 2005, by Secretly Canadian. After it won the 2005 Mercury Prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the prize.[2] As of September 2011, UK sales stood at 220,000 copies.[3]

The album features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright, Devendra Banhart, Joan Wasser, and by lead singer Anohni's childhood heroes Boy George and Lou Reed.[4] The cover is a photograph by Peter Hujar of Warhol superstar Candy Darling on her deathbed (aptly titled "Candy Darling on Her Deathbed").[5]

  1. ^ "100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Antony & The Johnsons album sales soar. NME. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Mercury Prize Winners – The Guardian Google spreadsheet". Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Antony and the Johnsons – I Am a Bird Now. Discogs. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  5. ^ I Am a Bird Now - Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 3 July 2011.