Keeping Your Head Up

"Keeping Your Head Up" is a single by English musician Birdy. It was written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, and Birdy for her third studio album, Beautiful Lies (2016). The song was released as the album's lead single on 1 January 2016.

"Keeping Your Head Up"
Single by Birdy
from the album Beautiful Lies
Released1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)
Recorded2014
GenreIndie pop
Length3:28
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Birdy singles chronology
"Let it All Go"
(2015)		 "Keeping Your Head Up"
(2016)		 "Wild Horses"
(2016)

Music video

A music video was first released onto Facebook on 28 January 2016[1] and a day after on YouTube[2] at a total length of three minutes and thirty-six seconds. The video begins with Birdy lying down with her head on a large pillow, peering intently at the camera. The camera gradually gets closer to her eye, then this scene gives way to various scenes of Birdy and other people. Demons and angels appear in her way throughout the video. At the end, Birdy is again shown lying down with her head on the pillow. The video was directed by Chris Turner (Favourite Color Black).[3]

The song is featured in the international trailer for the 2019 film Last Christmas.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 44
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 46
France (SNEP)[7] 26
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 34
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[9] 4
Hungary (Single Top 40)[10] 25
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 48
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[12] 88
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 64
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14] 27
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 57
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[17] 33

Year-end charts
Chart (2016) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 400,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 1 January 2016[20] Digital download Atlantic
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References
  1. Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up [Official]. Facebook
  2. Birdy - Keeping Your Head Up [Official]. YouTube
  3. Birdy Brasil [@BirdyBR] (1 February 2016). "'Keeping Your Head Up' video was directed by @FavColBlk" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
  9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  10. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  11. "Chart Track: Week 9, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  12. "Birdy Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-09-30.
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  14. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  17. "Birdy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  18. "Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2016". Mahasz. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  19. "British single certifications – Birdy – Keeping Your Head Up". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 April 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Keeping Your Head Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. iTunes - Music - Keeping Your Head Up - Single by Birdy
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