Beautiful Lies (Birdy album)

"Keeping Your Head Up"
Beautiful Lies
Studio album by Birdy
Released	25 March 2016
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	Rak Studios; Sarm Studios; State of Ark Studios;
Genre	Indie folk; indie pop; baroque pop;
Length	52:49
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Sara Law (exec.); Jim Abbiss; Birdy; Tim Bran; Felix Joseph; Roy Kerr; Steve Mac; RØMANS; Al Shux; TMS;
Birdy chronology
Singles from Beautiful Lies
	"Keeping Your Head Up"; Released: 1 January 2016; "Wild Horses"; Released: 11 March 2016; "Words"; Released: 20 June 2016; "Hear You Calling"; Released: 6 October 2016;

Beautiful Lies is the third studio album by British musician Birdy, released on 25 March 2016 through Atlantic Records. The album includes the singles "Keeping Your Head Up", "Wild Horses", "Words", and "Hear You Calling".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The Irish Times	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
PopCrush	[6]

Beautiful Lies received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, the album received a score of 73 on Metacritic based on four reviews.[7] Allmusic senior editor Neil Z. Yeung commended Birdy's "evolution from acoustic covers singer to confident and powerful artist" and stated, that the album "brings a depth that pulls Birdy from Ingrid Michaelson territory and into a scene occupied by Lorde, Florence, and Lana (Del Rey)." He felt that "with more life, richer texture, and an inspiring attitude, Beautiful Lies is Birdy's declaration that she is more than able to make her mark in the big leagues and join the ranks of the alternative pop pantheon".[2] Marc Snetiker of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and noted that "Beautiful Lies places her square in the middle of the indie pop realm [...] Her third album is her own testament to talent and her proof that she's only dipping her toe into the tropes of her genre to spring upward from them and float onto a cloud all her own."[3]

Dave Simpson of The Guardian called the album "certainly an adult-oriented, mainstream affair [that] has an intriguing, almost eastern feel".[5] The Irish Times writer Tony Clayton-Lea felt the songs on Beautiful Lies showcased Birdy's songwriting abilities, with "telltale names indicating a smart artist getting to grips with the differences between inexperience and hard knocks." He added that "notwithstanding leaf or two taken from the Lorde handbook, Birdy delivers a special brand of off-centre pop music that directly reference her transition from teenager to adult."[4]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Growing Pains"	Jasmine Van den Bogaerde Sam Romans	Jim Abbiss	3:49
2.	"Shadow"	Van den Bogaerde Jamie Hartman	Abbiss	4:01
3.	"Keeping Your Head Up"	Van den Bogaerde Wayne Hector Steve Mac	Mac Birdy^[A]	3:28
4.	"Deep End"	Van den Bogaerde Justin Parker	Tim Bran Roy Kerr	3:28
5.	"Wild Horses"	Van den Bogaerde John McDaid	TMS	3:05
6.	"Lost It All"	Van den Bogaerde	Bran Kerr Price Birdy^[A]	3:47
7.	"Silhouette"	Van den Bogaerde Simon Aldred Rosie Doonan	Bran Kerr	4:10
8.	"Lifted"	Van den Bogaerde Ammar Malik Daniel Omelio	Bran Kerr	4:23
9.	"Take My Heart"	Van den Bogaerde	Felix Joseph Birdy^[A]	4:11
10.	"Hear You Calling"	Van den Bogaerde Mac Hector	Mac	4:01
11.	"Words"	Van den Bogaerde Conrad Sewell	Al Shux	3:37
12.	"Save Yourself"	Van den Bogaerde Danny Parker Teddy Geiger	Bran Kerr	3:34
13.	"Unbroken"	Van den Bogaerde Aldred	Bran Kerr	4:25
14.	"Beautiful Lies"	Van den Bogaerde Romans	Birdy	2:50
Total length:				52:49

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Beating Heart"	Van den Bogaerde Romans	Tim Bran Roy Kerr	3:50
16.	"Winter"	Van den Bogaerde	Bran Kerr	5:06
17.	"Give Up"	Van den Bogaerde TMS Hector	TMS	4:00
18.	"Start Again"	Van den Bogaerde Amy Wadge	Jim Abbiss	3:24
Total length:				69:09

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Wings" (Acoustic)	Birdy Ryan Tedder	Ryan Tedder Rich Costey	3:42
Total length:				72:51

Japanese edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Let It All Go"	Van den Bogaerde Rhodes	Van den Bogaerde Rhodes James Kenosha (co.)	4:41
20.	"Lights"	Van den Bogaerde	Jamie Scott	4:44
Total length:				77:35

Notes

^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11]	8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12]	22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13]	8
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15]	7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[16]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[17]	5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18]	57
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19]	15
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[20]	39
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[21]	45
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23]	28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	4
US Billboard 200[26]	68
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[27]	5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[28]	9
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[29]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[30]	78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[31]	89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32]	68
UK Albums (OCC)[33]	95

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	Gold	100,000
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

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References

"Reviews for Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Yeoung, Neil Z. "Beautiful Lies – Birdy". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Snetiker, Marc (28 March 2016). "Birdy's Beautiful Lies: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Clayton-Lea, Tony (24 March 2016). "Birdy – Beautiful Lies review: confident follow-up from a smart musician". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Simpson, Dave (24 March 2016). "Birdy: Beautiful Lies review – confessional balladry from soulful young singer". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Donnelly, Matthew Scott (24 March 2016). "Birdy's 'Beautiful Lies': A Scenic Eastbound Flight". PopCrush. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
"Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
"Australiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
"Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
"Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Birdy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Italiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Charts.nz – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
"Portuguesecharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
April 2016/40/ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
"Spanishcharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
"Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
April 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
"Birdy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
"Birdy Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
"Birdy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
"Birdy Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
"Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
"Rapports Annuels 2016 Albums". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
"British album certifications – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Beautiful Lies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

Beautiful Lies (Birdy album) at Discogs (list of releases)
Beautiful Lies at Youtube

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[MC-1] "Reviews for Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[AMG-2] Yeoung, Neil Z. "Beautiful Lies – Birdy". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[Entertainment_Weekly-3] Snetiker, Marc (28 March 2016). "Birdy's Beautiful Lies: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[tit-4] Clayton-Lea, Tony (24 March 2016). "Birdy – Beautiful Lies review: confident follow-up from a smart musician". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[Guardian-5] Simpson, Dave (24 March 2016). "Birdy: Beautiful Lies review – confessional balladry from soulful young singer". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[PopCrush-6] Donnelly, Matthew Scott (24 March 2016). "Birdy's 'Beautiful Lies': A Scenic Eastbound Flight". PopCrush. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[7] "Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2016.

[ac_Australia_Birdy-8] "Australiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[ac_Austria_Birdy-9] "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Birdy-10] "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Wallonia_Birdy-11] "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Birdy-12] "Birdy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[ac_Netherlands_Birdy-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[14] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[ac_Germany4_Birdy-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Hungary_-16] "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Ireland_-17] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Italy_Birdy-18] "Italiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_New_Zealand_Birdy-19] "Charts.nz – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Poland_-20] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[ac_Portugal_Birdy-21] "Portuguesecharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Scotland_-22] April 2016/40/ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[ac_Spain_Birdy-23] "Spanishcharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_Birdy-24] "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[ac_UK2_-25] April 2016/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[ac_Billboard200_Birdy-26] "Birdy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[ac_BillboardAlternative_Birdy-27] "Birdy Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[ac_BillboardRock_Birdy-28] "Birdy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[ac_BillboardFolk_Birdy-29] "Birdy Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[30] "Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[31] "Rapports Annuels 2016 Albums". ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[32] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade Alben 2016 – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2017.

[33] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 December 2016.

[United_KingdomBirdyBeautiful_LiesalbumCertRef-34] "British album certifications – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 June 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Beautiful Lies in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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Birdy
Discography
Albums	Birdy (2011) Fire Within (2013) Beautiful Lies (2016)
Extended plays	Breathe (2013)
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"
Other songs	"Not About Angels" "I'll Keep Loving You"