I SHOUT IT OUT LIKE A BIRD SET FREE FREE

I SHOUT IT OUT LIKE A BIRD SET FREE FREE

Sia performed 'Bird Set Free' and 'Alive' on the Novemepisode of Saturday Night Live. I shout it out like a bird set free I win every single game-No I don't care if I sing off key I'm so powerful-I find myself in my melodies I don't need batteries to play-I sing for love, I sing for me I'm so confident-I'll shout it out like a bird set free I'm unstoppable today Unstoppable today Unstoppable today Unstoppable today I'm. Club called it the 'best female empowerment sing-along Katy Perry never wrote.' Calling the song a 'ginormo self-empowerment anthem', Hugh Montgomory of The Independent wrote 'Sia produces something more complex, battle-cries from a volatile soul. Rolling Stone said the song is 'liberating'. In a review of the song's parent album This Is Acting, Kathy Iandolf of Idolator wrote 'This album is dark, indicated by the lead single ' Alive,' but also by the opener 'Bird Set Free,' where Sia takes a solemn vow to emotional liberation amidst strong piano keys.' Alex McCown of The A.V. The song 'Bird Set Free' is written in the key of F minor. She describes it as 'a big, anthemic, fun, sing-along-in-the-car song.' Composition Besides, after pitching it to Adele, Sia had felt 'seller's remorse' as she felt connected to the song. However, after having been told that the track was more of a 'Sia song,' she returned it back to Sia. and Van Zant could hardly make it through those first 2 songs.

The song made it to the final cut, and a demo was recorded by Adele, who also planned to record it for her album.

In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Sia told that 'Bird Set Free,' along with ' Alive,' were originally written for Adele's then-upcoming third studio album, 25. The song was later sent to Rihanna, who rejected it. 'Bird Set Free' was initially written for the musical comedy Pitch Perfect 2, but was rejected in favor of ' Flashlight' - another song co-written by Sia.