"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 9 February 2020.

Background

In an interview when she was on ''

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'', 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". 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

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on 7 February 2020. The video was directed by

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with creative direction from

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. 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.

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 ''

'', '' Saturday Night Takeaway'' and '' Celebrity Juice''.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

2020 singles 2020 songs Anne-Marie (singer) songs Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis Song recordings produced by Oak Felder Songs about birthdays Songs written by Anne-Marie (singer) Songs written by Oak Felder Songs written by Keith Sorrells {{2020s-song-stub