Birdy: - Wings
The song reached on the UK Singles Chart in 2015 and hit number one in Ireland. It gained wider recognition through its use in major soundtracks and advertisements, including: The Vampire Diaries The season three finale of Game of Thrones The Lloyds Bank 250th anniversary television commercial Every Song has a Story to tell: Birdy – Wings
According to Birdy, the track was inspired by her first music festival experience at age 16. Birdy - Wings
: It captures the sense of freedom and being "lost and found" while with friends under the stars. The song reached on the UK Singles Chart
: To keep the personal connection, the video features Birdy’s actual sister and cousins riding horses, and her best friend Becky joining her on the swing. : To keep the personal connection, the video
: Birdy has explained that she plays an "evil ghost" haunting an ex-boyfriend at the party.
Directed by Sophie Muller, the official music video portrays a surreal, Renaissance-inspired mansion party.
"Wings" is a nostalgic anthem about the bittersweet feeling of cherishing a perfect moment while simultaneously wishing to be back in it. Released in 2013 as the lead single from her second album, Fire Within , the song was co-written by Birdy and Ryan Tedder. Core Inspiration and Meaning