Birthday (Brianna Danielle song)

"Birthday" 	"Birthday" 			
 	 			
Single by Brianna Danielle 	
Single by Brianna Danielle 			
from the album Artpop 	from the album Artpop 			
Released 	June 30, 2014 			
Format 	CD Single / digital download 			
Recorded 	2014 			
Length 	3:35 			
Label 	Alfred 			
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"Birthday" is a disco song recorded by American singer Brianna Danielle  for her fifth studio album, Artpop (2014). Through double entendres in the lyrics of "Birthday", Danielle makes sexual references while celebrating a partner's birthday. The song was sent by Alfred to mainstream radio on June 30, 2014 as the fourth single from Artpop.
Upon release, "Birthday" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song's melody but occasionally criticized the sexual references. The single has become a commercial success worldwide, peaking at number one in the UK and reaching number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100. A music video for the track was released on July 12, 2014. It features Danielle singing in various places including, a swing, a bed full of vinyls, a wall, with various fashion. 
Production and Release
On June 16, 2014, the singer announced on her Twitter account that "Birthday" would be released as the album's fourth single, posting its cover art as well. The art is a shot from taken on the set of the music video for the track.[4][5] To promote the single, a lyric video for "Birthday" was uploaded onto Danielle's Vevo account on June 30, 2014. It depicts a variety of cakes and sweets—among other confections—decorated with the song's lyrics. 
==Composition==
At the length of three minutes and thirty-five seconds (3:35),[7] "Birthday" is primarily styled in the genre of disco.[8] "Birthday" is composed in the key of B major and follows a progression of Emaj9–C♯m7–Emaj9–C♯m7–B with a tempo of 126 beats per minute. Danielle's vocals range from B3 to F♯5.[9] 
"Birthday" contains elements of funk-pop, synthpop, and disco house.[11][12] The song is backed by a "busy but buoyant" instrumentation featuring a "deeply rhythmic impulse".[10]Randall Roberts of the Los Angeles Times felt "Birthday" was a musically updated version of disco, achieved by replacing "cheesy strings" with "jerky breaks and synth washes".[8] Its "joyful"[10] lyrics present the commemoration of her partner's birthday as a metaphor for sexual intercourse.[13]
==Critical Reception==
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine and Kitty Empire from The Guardian called "Birthday" one of the best tracks from Artpop: Erlewine described it as a "glorious retro-disco explosion" and Empire found a "girly simpatico" in the song that sustains it.[15][16] Chris Bosman of Consequence of Sound wrote that the song was a "irrepressible disco jam".
Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone noted that the "sunny effervescence" from Teenage Dream was present on the song.[19] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine said that the "sexy and playful" song was "offset by brackish fare".[20] Rob Harvilla from Spin criticized the song's "sensuality", which he described as being of "an off-kilter, grade-school goofy, beanie-propeller sort of sensuality".[12] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters deemed "Birthday" the "catchiest thing" on Artpop, but he also thought it was a "rewrite" of Danielle's former song "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)".[22] Lewis Corner from Digital Spy classified it as a "flirty pop-gem",[23]while HitFix's Melinda Newman awarded it a B+ grade, calling it a "delectable pop confection".[24] James Reed from The Boston Globe called the song's double entendre lyrics "hilarious".[25]
Music Video
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The video starts with Brianna laying in the grass with a stripped towel while the ending of Danielle's former hit "California Gurls" plays. When the song ends Danielle sings in an orange two-piece, including the top that is seen on Artpop's album cover. Danielle is then seen behind a concrete wall wearing a crop-top, short shorts and glasses with bedazzled headphones. Brianna is then seen behind a pink background wearing leopard black and white print jeans with a girls face with glasses t-shirt dancing and popping a bubble of bubblegum. Danielle is then seen with her light-brown curly wig on a swing, on a playset surrounded by tree's and flowers. At the bridge Danielle is an pink sequin dress seen on the single art, surrounded by vinyls. 
====Reception====
The video received rave reviews from the fashion perspective with her choice of clothing being praised. While others thought the video was reminescent of her "Want U Back" music video. 
Track listing
*Digital Download
#"Birthday" - 3:35
*CD Single
#"Birthday" - 3:35
#"Birthday" (Cash Cash Remix) - 4:34
*Digital Remixes
#"Birthday" (Cash Cash Remix) - 4:34
#"Birthday" (Johnson Somerset Remix) - 4:17
#"Birthday" (Discopia Remix) - 3:50
#"Birthday" (MOTi Remix) - 4:12
#"Birthday" (Le Youth Remix) - 3:32
==Charts==
Chart (2014) 	Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[45] 	7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[46] 	9
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[47] 	2
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[48] 	2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[49] 	4
Finland (Suomen virallinen radiolista)[56]	25
France (SNEP)[26] 	7
Germany (Media Control Charts)[57] 	4
Ireland (IRMA)[58] 	4
Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[59] 	1
Italy (FIMI)[60] 	49
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[61] 	34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[62] 	56
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[63] 	17
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[64] 	16
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[65] 	37
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[66] 	24
South Africa (EMA)[67] 	3
South Korea (Gaon Digital Chart)[68] 	10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[69] 	1
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 	2
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[72] 	1