I Am a Bird Now

I Am a Bird Now is the second album by New York City band Antony and the Johnsons, released on February 1, 2005 by Secretly Canadian. After it won the 2005 Mercury Prize, the album shot up the UK albums chart from #135 to #16 in one week, the biggest jump in the history of the prize. As of September 2011, UK sales stood at 220,000 copies.

I Am a Bird Now
Studio album by
Antony and the Johnsons
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
Recorded2004
GenreChamber pop
Length35:27
LabelSecretly Canadian
ProducerAnohni
Antony and the Johnsons chronology
The Lake
(2004)		 I Am a Bird Now
(2005)		 Hope There's Someone
(2005)
Singles from I Am a Bird Now
  1. "Hope There's Someone"
    Released: June 7, 2005
  2. "You Are My Sister"
    Released: October 25, 2005

The album features guest appearances by Rufus Wainwright ("What Can I Do?"), Devendra Banhart, Joan Wasser and by lead singer Anohni's childhood heroes Boy George and Lou Reed. The cover is a photograph by Peter Hujar of Warhol superstar Candy Darling on her deathbed (aptly titled "Candy Darling on Her Deathbed").

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