Keeping Your Head Up
2015 single by Birdy
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"Keeping Your Head Up" is a song by English musician Birdy for her third studio album, Beautiful Lies (2016). It was written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, and Birdy and produced by the latter two. The song was released as the album's lead single on 30 December 2015.
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| Single by Birdy | ||||
| from the album Beautiful Lies | ||||
| Released | 30 December 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| "Keeping Your Head Up" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
A music video was first released onto Facebook on 28 January 2016[1] and a day after on YouTube[2] at a total length of three minutes and thirty-six seconds. The video begins with Birdy lying down with her head on a large pillow, peering intently at the camera. The camera gradually gets closer to her eye, then this scene gives way to various scenes of Birdy and other people. Demons and angels appear in her way throughout the video. At the end, Birdy is again shown lying down with her head on the pillow. The video was directed by Chris Turner (Favourite Color Black).[3]
In popular culture
The song is featured in the international trailer for the 2019 film Last Christmas.
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[19] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| France (SNEP)[20] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Germany (BVMI)[21] | Gold | 200,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[24] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||