Songbird (Bernard Fanning song)

"Songbird" is the second single from Bernard Fanning's solo debut album Tea & Sympathy, released in 2005. It reached #11 on National Airplay Charts in January 2006,[1] and was #14 on Triple J Hottest 100 in 2005.

"Songbird"
Single by Bernard Fanning
from the album Tea & Sympathy
Released2005
RecordedReal World Studios
GenreRock
Length2:36
LabelDew Process
Songwriter(s)Bernard Fanning
Producer(s)Tchad Blake & Bernard Fanning
Bernard Fanning singles chronology
"Wish You Well"
(2005)		 "Songbird"
(2005)		 "Watch Over Me"
(2006)

At the Q Song Awards of 2006, the song won Published song of the Year.[2]

Production

The song was recorded in the first set of sessions for Tea & Sympathy in Peter Gabriel's Bath studio Real World Studios in mid-2005. The song features multi-instrumentalist John Bedggood on violin.

Music video

The music video for "Songbird" was filmed by Head Pictures who previously worked with Fanning on his prior single "Wish You Well" .

Set in a grand Queensland house, the music clip features Fanning playing an acoustic guitar and singing the song facing the camera. Fanning spins on the spot while the camera films the song, however there are several cuts of him doing this in differently coloured rooms with Fanning wearing different clothing in each cut, however assuming the same position from the prior shot, blending each shot seamlessly. Each shot usually lasts about 1–5 seconds, though there are some faster transitions providing a speedy shutter effect.[3]

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia Digital Sales (ARIA Charts)[4] 30

References
  1. BernardFanning.com Archived 2008-05-31 at the Wayback Machine reports on "Songbird"'s success.
  2. "Past Winners 2006". Queensland Music Awards. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Bernard Fanning - "Songbird" Video". Take 40.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 99.
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