Following the recent video premiere of her emotional new single, ‘Lose To Win’, Fantasia has taken to previewing new material from her upcoming album ‘Side Effects of You’.

The American Idol alum visited the WHUR radio studios yesterday in Washington, DC for an interview. She also played a new mellowed out R&B song, which goes by the title *drumroll* ‘If I Was A Bird’. Yes, although this was clearly unintended pun on her behalf, the jokes certainly do write themselves! I mean, c’mon. She’s like, the biggest piece of chicken you will ever come across. Take a listen to ‘If I Was A Bird’ below.

‘If I Was A Bird’ (#3 on the tracklist) will make a nice album cut ONLY. It’s not an attention grabber and neither does it represent the “rock-soul” influences that she’s been touting us with recently. The arrangement is very Brandy-ish, but that is never a bad thing coming from a mega Brandy fan! Subject matter of being free from heartbreak is becoming a little too cliche for her but the subdue vocals and light harmonies are simply beautiful. Fantasia’s new album is slated to hit stores on April 23rd!

Audio: mrLdavis