Little Bird (Annie Lennox song)

"Little Bird"
Single by Annie Lennox
from the album Diva
A-side	"Love Song for a Vampire"
Released	1993
Format	CD single, 7 inch and cassette single
Length	4:48 (Album Version) 4:32 (Edit)
Label	BMG Columbia Records Arista Records (US)
Writer(s)	Annie Lennox
Producer(s)	Stephen Lipson
Annie Lennox singles chronology
"Cold" (1992) "Little Bird" / "Love Song for a Vampire" (1993) "No More I Love You's" (1995)
Music video "Little Bird on YouTube

"Little Bird" is a song composed and recorded by the Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox. Taken from her debut solo album, Diva (1992), it was released in 1993 as a double A-side with "Love Song for a Vampire" (which appeared on the soundtrack for the Francis Ford Coppola film Bram Stoker's Dracula). The single peaked at number 3 in the UK.

Lennox performed "Little Bird" during the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London on 12 Aug 2012. A live version was played in the end credits to The Sopranos episode "Eloise". The song was also featured in the film Striptease.

Music video

The music video features several Lennox lookalikes dressed as the many different personas that Lennox has used in her videos (both solo and as part of Eurythmics) over the past decade as they perform with Lennox herself in a Cabaret-esque setting. The music videos referenced by the personas include:

• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
• "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"
• "Thorn in My Side"
• "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)"
• "I Need a Man"
• "Why"
• "Walking on Broken Glass"
• The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert

Lennox was in late stages of pregnancy with her second daughter Tali during the filming of the video.

Track listing

All tracks written by Annie Lennox, unless otherwise noted.

CD - Arista (US)

1. "Little Bird (Edit)" - 4:32
2. "Love Song for a Vampire" (from Bram Stoker's Dracula) - 4:16
3. "Why" - 5:04 *
4. "The Gift" (Lennox/Buchanan, Bell, Moore) - 4:36 *
5. "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" (Lennox/Stewart) - 4:06 *

• The final three tracks were recorded live for MTV Unplugged at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, 3 July 1992.

CD - BMG (UK)

1. "Little Bird" - 4:39
2. "Love Song for a Vampire (From Bram Stoker's Dracula)" - 4:17
3. "Little Bird (Utah Saints Version)" - 6:35
4. "Little Bird (N-Joi Version)" - 4:46

12" - Arista (US)

1. "Little Bird (House of Gypsies Version)" - 6:59
2. "Little Bird (House of Gypsies Radio Version)" - 4:18
3. "Little Bird (House of Annie Version)" - 4:19
4. "Little Bird (Single Version)" - 4:32
5. "Little Bird (Utah Saints Version)" - 6:38
6. "Little Bird (N-Joi Version)" - 4:52

• House of Gypsies mixes by Todd Terry

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[1]	38
Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks[2]	7
French Singles Chart[3]	62
German Media Control Singles Chart[4]	29
Irish Singles Chart [5]	3
Italian Singles Chart[6]	7
New Zealand Singles Chart[7]	33
Swiss Singles Chart[8]	34
UK Singles Chart[9]	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play [10]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [10]	49

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

References

1. "australian-charts.com Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
2. "Top Singles - Volume 57, No. 9". RPM. 6 March 1993. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
3. "InfoDisc : Tous les Singles classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2013.Note: user must select 'Annie LENNOX' from drop-down.
4. "Album Search: Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
5. "Search the Charts" (enter "Annie Lennox" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search"). Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
6. "Italian Charts > Annie Lennox" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
7. "charts.org.nz Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
8. "Annie Lennox - "Little Bird"/"Love Song for a Vampire" – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
9. "Annie Lennox > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
10. "Allmusic: Annie Lennox - Diva : Charts & Awards : Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.