Keeping Your Head Up


"Keeping Your Head Up" is a song by English musician Birdy for her third studio album, Beautiful [Lies (Birdy album)|Beautiful Lies]. 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.

Music video

A music video was first released onto Facebook on 28 January 2016 and a day after on YouTube 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.

In popular culture

The song is featured in the international trailer for the 2019 film Last Christmas.

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