Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)
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| "Birmingham" | ||||
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| Single by Amanda Marshall | ||||
| from the album Amanda Marshall | ||||
| B-side | "Let's Get Lost" | |||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Length | 5:21 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer | David Tyson | |||
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| "Birmingham" on YouTube | ||||
"Birmingham" is a song by Canadian pop-rock singer Amanda Marshall. It was released in 1996 as the second single from her self-titled debut album. The song is her most successful single in Canada, reaching number three on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and it became her only song to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 43.
The song's music video, directed by Jeth Weinrich, mirrors the song's lyrics by featuring a woman fleeing from an abusive relationship - ostensibly, in Birmingham, Alabama as per the title. Interspersed throughout the video are clips of Amanda Marshall performing the song. Marshall chose for the video to focus on the woman instead of the man, wanting to create a candid storyline for the female protagonist. Wayne Isaak of VH1 gave the video a positive review, calling the subject matter "empowering".[1]
Track listings
Canadian CD single and US cassette single[2][3]
- "Birmingham" – 5:21
- "Let's Get Lost" – 4:13
European maxi-CD single[4]
- "Birmingham" (radio edit) – 4:09
- "Beautiful Goodbye" (live at The Spectrum) – 5:51
- "Promises" – 5:22
Australian maxi-CD single[5]
- "Birmingham" (radio edit)
- "Birmingham" (album version)
- "Let It Rain" (live)
- "Fall from Grace" (live)
- "Beautiful Goodbye" (This Could Take All Night)
Japanese CD single[6]
- "Birmingham" (radio edit)
- "Last Exit to Eden" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)
- "Beautiful Goodbye" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)
- "Birmingham" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)
