"I'm like a Bird" is a song written by Nelly Furtado, and produced by Gerald Eaton and Brian West for her first album Whoa, Nelly!(2000). Furtado said that "I'm like a Bird" is her favourite song: "There's a simplicity about it that I love", she explained. "It's my freedom song." It was one of the most successful singles of 2001, reaching number one in Canada and Brazil, number two in Australia and New Zealand, number five in the UK and number nine in the U.S. It won a 2001 Juno Award for "Single of the Year". It won a 2002 Grammy Award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence.
The song was covered by the band Element 101, whose version appears on the compilation album Punk Goes Pop (2002). Furtado said of the song, "I've heard it sung at karaoke or by cover bands and it was awesome — I was like, wow, I've got one of those songs. Somebody once called it a "hairbrush song", one that girls and guys sing in front of the mirror with their hairbrush. I just think I'm lucky I have it — it's paying the bills!". Furtado performed this at the Concert for Diana.
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