Birthday (Anne-Marie song)

"Birthday" is a song by English singer Anne-Marie. She co-wrote the song with Delacey, Keith Sorrells and Warren Felder. It was released as a single on 7 February 2020.[2]

"Birthday"
Single by Anne-Marie
Released	7 February 2020
Recorded	2019
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	3:01
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Anne-Marie Nicholson Delacey Keith Sorrells Warren Felder
Producer(s)	Oak
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Fuck, I'm Lonely" (2019) "Birthday" (2020) "Her" (2020)
Music video
"Birthday" on YouTube

Background

In an interview when she was on Sunday Brunch, she said the song reflects the happiness she is feeling at the moment, "Do you know what, I've written a lot of songs about being angry at my exes, which I think I'm quite known for so when I went into this new album I was like 'Do you know what, I'm happy at the moment, this song kind of shows that I think".[3]

She also explained, that around October 2019, she heard many Christmas songs and noticed, that there are only a few versions of Birthday songs, so she decided to make her own.

Music video

The official music video was filmed in Los Angeles and uploaded to YouTube on 7 February 2020.[4] The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis with creative direction from Kate Moross. The video shows Anne-Marie celebrating her birthday like a princess, complete with a ball gown and dancing in an opulent room. At midnight she's back home and hanging out with her friends.[1]

Live performances

Anne-Marie performed the song for the first time on The Greatest Dancer on 8 February 2020. Other major performances include her performance on Sunday Brunch, Saturday Night Takeaway and Celebrity Juice.

Track listing

Digital download and stream[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Birthday"	3:01

Digital download and stream – acoustic version[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Birthday" (Acoustic)	2:59

Digital download – Don Diablo remix[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Birthday" (Don Diablo Remix)	3:45

Digital download and stream – James Hype remix[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Birthday" (James Hype Remix)	2:56

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	77
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10]	47
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11]	34
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[12]	56
Ireland (IRMA)[13]	40
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)[14]	36
Lithuania (AGATA)[15]	60
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[16]	7
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade)[17]	3
Netherlands (Single Tip)[18]	19
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[19]	8
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20]	19
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21]	97
South Korea (Gaon)[22]	38
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[24]	31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000
^*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	Ref.
United Kingdom	7 February 2020	Digital download	Asylum	[5]

References

1. "Hear Anne-Marie Celebrate Herself on New Single 'Birthday'". Rolling Stone. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "My new single BIRTHDAY is out NOW Go watch the official video and let me know what you think in the comments". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020 – via Twitter.
3. "Singer Anne-Marie on the 'happiness' of new single Birthday". Yahoo!. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
4. "Anne-Marie - BIRTHDAY [Official Video]". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via YouTube.
5. "Birthday – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
6. "Birthday (Acoustic) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
7. "Birthday (Don Diablo Remix) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
8. "Birthday (James Hype Remix) – Single by Anne-Marie on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
9. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 February 2020". No. 1563. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 February 2020. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
10. "Ultratop.be – Anne-Marie – Birthday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
11. "Ultratop.be – Anne-Marie – Birthday" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
12. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 202012 into search. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
13. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
14. "Latvijas Top 40". Latvijas Radio. 16 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
15. "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
16. "Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
17. "Tipparade week 12 van 2020". Dutch Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 March 2020.
18. "Dutchcharts.nl – Anne-Marie – Birhday". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
19. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
20. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
21. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 202007 into search. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
22. "Digital Chart – Week 7 of 2020". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
23. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 7". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
24. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
25. "British single certifications – Anne-Marie – Physical". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 June 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Physical in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.