Birmingham_(Amanda_Marshall_song)

Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)

Birmingham (Amanda Marshall song)

1996 single by Amanda Marshall


"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.

Quick Facts Single by Amanda Marshall, from the album Amanda Marshall ...

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Jeth Weinrich, mirrors the song's lyrics by featuring a woman fleeing from an abusive relationship. 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]

  1. "Birmingham" – 5:21
  2. "Let's Get Lost" – 4:13

European maxi-CD single[4]

  1. "Birmingham" (radio edit) – 4:09
  2. "Beautiful Goodbye" (live at The Spectrum) – 5:51
  3. "Promises" – 5:22

Australian maxi-CD single[5]

  1. "Birmingham" (radio edit)
  2. "Birmingham" (album version)
  3. "Let It Rain" (live)
  4. "Fall from Grace" (live)
  5. "Beautiful Goodbye" (This Could Take All Night)

Japanese CD single[6]

  1. "Birmingham" (radio edit)
  2. "Last Exit to Eden" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)
  3. "Beautiful Goodbye" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)
  4. "Birmingham" (live at the Spectrum, Montreal, Canada)

Charts

More information Chart (1996), Peak position ...

Release history

More information Region, Date ...

References

  1. Atwood, Brett (June 15, 1996). "Film Song Boosts Epic's Marshall". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 24. p. 87.
  2. Birmingham (Canadian CD single disc notes). Amanda Marshall. Epic Records. 1996. 34K 78385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Birmingham (US cassette single sleeve). Amanda Marshall. Epic Records. 1996. 34T 78385.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Birmingham (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Amanda Marshall. Epic Records. 1996. EPC 663979 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Birmingham (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Amanda Marshall. Epic Records. 1996. 663429 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Birmingham (Japanese CD single liner notes). Amanda Marshall. Epic Records. 1997. ESCA 6717.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 177.
  8. "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. Retrieved July 11, 2019 via Library and Archives Canada.
  9. "Selected New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1159. August 16, 1996. p. 70. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  10. "バーミンガム | アマンダ・マーシャル" [Birmingham | Amanda Marshall] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

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