<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Skinny Love" (2008) </Td> <Td> "Monster" (2010) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Skinny Love" (2008) </Td> <Td> "Monster" (2010) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Skinny Love" is a song written by American musician and songwriter Justin Vernon . It was originally released by the indie folk band Bon Iver, of which Vernon is a member, in 2007 . A cover version by the Bristish vocalist Birdy was released in 2011 . Both versions charted internationally and have been featured in multiple television and film soundtracks . The song has since become a popular tune for various singing competition shows around the anglophone world . </P> <P> "Skinny Love" was the first single released from Bon Iver's 2007 début album For Emma, Forever Ago in America . The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2008 . While "Skinny Love" has been considered a reference to singer Justin Vernon's relationship with former girlfriend Christy Smith, Vernon countered this as "not entirely accurate (...) it's about that time in a relationship that I was going through; you're in a relationship because you need help, but that's not necessarily why you should be in a relationship . And that's skinny ." </P>

Who sang the original version of skinny love