Bodies (Little Birdy song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Bodies

| cover = LB-Bodies.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Little Birdy

| album = Hollywood

| released = 23 January 2007

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 3:46

| label =

| writer = Katy Steele

| producer = John King

| prev_title = Come On Come On

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = After Dark

| next_year = 2007

}}

"Bodies" is a song by Little Birdy from their second album, Hollywood. The song was the second single released from the album, and the fifth in the band's history. The single was released on 23 January 2007. "Bodies" peaked at number 68 on the ARIA Charts.

The single included four B-sides, including: "Beware Wolf", a cover of a song by a fellow Perth band Gyroscope, and a remix of "Hollywood", by Damien Crosby, from another Perth band The Panda Band.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Little-Birdy-Bodies/release/1039940|title=Little Birdy - Bodies|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=20 February 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/bodies_little_birdy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215125450/http://www.thedwarf.com.au/nd/albumreviews/bodies_little_birdy|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 December 2007|title=Little Birdy - Bodies (EP)|publisher=TheDwarf.com.au|last=Cox|first=Kylie|date=6 February 2007|accessdate=20 February 2010}}

An additional B-side titled "Clear It Out" was also slated for release on the single but did not appear. It was later briefly available on the band's MySpace page.

In the New South Wales State Parliament in March 2009, the Hon. Robyn Parker cited the song as highlighting {{quote|the guilt women feel for having normal healthy bodies that are not of model size and the wish for acceptance of women just as they are.|Robyn Parker{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20090325006|title=Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment (Children's Employment) Bill 2009|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|date=March 2009|accessdate=20 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604101824/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LC20090325006|archivedate=4 June 2011}}}}

Track listing

  1. "Bodies" (radio version) – 3:46
  2. "Beware Wolf" – 3:31
  3. "Hollywood" (remix) – 3:08
  4. "Come on Come On" (alternative version) – 2:54
  5. "Bodies" (demo) – 4:06

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Bodies"

! scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=167}}

| 68

References