Birds In The Sky

Album: single release only (2023)
Charted: 18
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Songfacts®:

  • NewEra is a Dublin, Ireland production duo comprising TikTok influencer and boxer Ben Williams and producer, DJ and songwriter Karl Durkan. They released this UK garage song as their debut single on December 8, 2023.
  • The song celebrates a joyful and loving relationship. NewEra highlight the wonder and beauty of their romance, comparing it to a "wonderful world."
  • In late 2023 and early 2024, a snippet of a catchy song with the lyrics "there's no birds in the sky, they're all in me car" went viral on TikTok. Listeners speculated that the song was a remix of "Birds In The Sky" featuring Irish comedian James Doyle, also known as Protein Bor Papi. (His name comes from his high-energy and expletive-filled reviews of protein bars on social media).

    The snippet gained popularity, with users creating dance trends and humorous videos around it. NewEra released the new version on February 12, 2024. It debuted on the UK Singles chart at #55 and in Ireland at #16.

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