Beautiful Lies (Birdy album)

Beautiful Lies
Studio album by Birdy
Released	25 March 2016
Recorded	2014-2015
Studio	Rak Studios, Sarm Studios, State of Ark Studios
Genre	Folk indie folk indie pop baroque pop
Length	52:49
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Jim Abbiss Steve Mac Birdy Tim Bran Roy Kerr TMS Felix Joseph Al Shux Sam Romans
Birdy chronology
Fire Within (2013) Beautiful Lies (2016)
Singles from Beautiful Lies
"Keeping Your Head Up" Released: 1 January 2016 "Wild Horses" Released: 11 March 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" and "Wild Horses".

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 Melisa Bester Jamie Hartman	Abbiss	4:01
3.	"Keeping Your Head Up"	Van den Bogaerde Wayne Hector Steve Mac	Birdy Mac	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 Phil Cook	3:05
6.	"Lost It All"	Van den Bogaerde	Birdy Bran Kerr	3:47
7.	"Silhouette"	Van den Bogaerde Simon Aldred Rosie Doonan	Bran Kerr	4:10
8.	"Lifted"	Van den Bogaerde Ammar Malik Daniel Omelio		4:23
9.	"Take My Heart"	Van den Bogaerde	Birdy Felix Joseph	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 Romans	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

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Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1]	10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	8
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5]	22
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6]	8
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	7
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9]	4
Irish Albums (IRMA)[10]	5
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11]	57
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12]	15
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[13]	39
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	4
US Billboard 200[16]	68

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[17]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[18]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[19]
The Guardian	[20]

Beautiful Lies received generally positive reviews from critics. It received a score of 73 on Metacritic based on four reviews. ^[21]

References

1. "Australiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
3. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
4. "Ultratop.be – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
5. "Birdy – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Birdy. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
6. "Dutchcharts.nl – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
7. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums - SNEP (Semaine du 25 Mars)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Birdy – Beautiful Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
9. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2016. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
10. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 13, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
11. "Italiancharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
13. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Birdy – Beautiful Lies". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
16. "Birdy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Birdy. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
17. "Reviews for Beautiful Lies by Birdy". Metacritic. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
18. Yeoung, Neil Z. "Beautiful Lies – Birdy". AllMusic. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
19. Snetiker, Marc (March 28, 2016). "Birdy's Beautiful Lies: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
20. Simpson, Dave (March 24, 2016). "Birdy: Beautiful Lies review – confessional balladry from soulful young singer". The Guardian. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
21. http://www.metacritic.com/music/beautiful-lies/birdy