Fire Within (Birdy album)

Fire Within
A black-and-white photo of the artist staring straight into the camera. Her name is written in the top-left corner and the album's in the top-right.
Standard edition[a]
Studio album by
Released16 September 2013 (2013-09-16)
Recorded2012–2013
Studio
  • Abbey Road (London)
  • Avatar (New York City)
  • Ballroom West (Los Angeles)
  • Cyclops Sound (Los Angeles)
  • Dean Street (London)
  • El Dorado (Burbank, California)
  • Harpoon Clubhouse (London)
  • My Audiotronic (The Matrix) (London)
  • Patriot (Denver)
  • RAK (London)
  • Shangi La (Sydney)
  • Skinny Dipper (Silver Lake, California)
  • Westlake (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length43:43
Label
Producer
Birdy chronology
Birdy
(2011)
Fire Within
(2013)
Breathe
(2013)
Singles from Fire Within
  1. "Wings"
    Released: 29 July 2013
  2. "No Angel"
    Released: 23 September 2013
  3. "Light Me Up"
    Released: 23 February 2014
  4. "Words as Weapons"
    Released: 14 April 2014

Fire Within is the second studio album by English musician Birdy, released on 16 September 2013 by 14th Floor Records and Atlantic Records. It is her first album of predominantly original compositions, as her eponymous debut album consisted largely of covers. Birdy collaborated with several producers including Jim Abbiss, Rich Costey, Jake Gosling, John Hill, Ben Lovett, Eric Rosse, Fraser T Smith, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson and Greg Wells during its recording. The album includes the singles "Wings", "No Angel", "Light Me Up" and "Words as Weapons".

Fire Within received generally positive reviews from music critics. 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]


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  1. ^ Wass, Mike (4 September 2013). "Birdy Plans US Domination With 'Breathe' EP: See The Tracklist & Watch A Live Version Of "Wings"". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Rebecca Willa (18 September 2013). "Album premiere: Birdy". Nylon. Retrieved 2 August 2015.