"Birds" is a song by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons featuring Italian singer Elisa. The song was released through Interscope and Kidinakorner on June 20, 2019, as the fifth and final single from the deluxe edition of the band's fourth studio album, Origins. The song was sent to Italian radio as the album's fourth and final single on June 21, 2019.
The song original solo version of the song was written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and its producer is Joel Little. On 17 June, 2019 Italian singer-songwriter Elisa announced through her social media that the band asked her to re-record "Birds", while she was working on her single "Vivere tutte le vite" from her tenth studio album Diari aperti.
The song made available on streaming platform and music download on June 20, 2019 and sent to Italian radio the following day as the album final single. The song was published alongside the original solo version.
An animated music video for the original song was released on July 24, 2019.