Brand New Day (Sting song)

"Brand New Day" is a song by British musician Sting, the title track of his album Brand New Day (1999). The song features Stevie Wonder on harmonica.[1] It was released as a single in September 1999, peaking at number 13 in the United Kingdom and reaching the top 40 on two Canadian charts. In the United States, it peaked at number three on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2000.[2]

"Brand New Day"
Single by Sting
from the album Brand New Day
ReleasedSeptember 1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Length
  • 6:19 (album version)
  • 4:04 (radio edit)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Roxanne '97"
(1997)		 "Brand New Day"
(1999)		 "Desert Rose"
(2000)
Music video
"Brand New Day" on YouTube

1999 CD singles

Sources:[3][4][5]

A-side

  • "Brand New Day (Edit)" – 3:59

B-sides

  • "Brand New Day" – 6:20
  • "Fields of Gold" – 3:40
  • "Englishman in New York" – 4:25

1999 maxi-CD single

Source:[6]

A-side

  • "Brand New Day" (Edit) – 4:07

B-sides

  • "Windmills Of Your Mind" – 4:19
  • "End Of The Game" – 6:36
  • "Brand New Day" – 6:20

2019 version

On 31 December 2018 (New Year's Eve), Sting freely released "Brand New Day 2019", a new version of the song, through his Facebook page.[7][8] The song was first performed live in Times Square on the same day.[8][9]

Charts
Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 309
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 38
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[12] 31
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[13] 27
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 31
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 2
France (SNEP)[16] 73
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 54
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[18] 26
Italy (Musica e dischi)[19] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 46
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 46
Scotland (OCC)[22] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 35
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 13
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[25] 3
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[26] 2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[27] 8

Remixes
  • "Brand New Day (Monster Mix)" – 3:24
  • "Brand New Day (Edit)" – 3:59
  • "Brand New Day (Edit)" – 4:07
  • "Brand New Day (Cornelius Mix)" – 5:25
  • "Brand New Day (Murlyn Extended Mix)" – 5:01
  • "Brand New Day (Murlyn Mix)" – 5:01
  • "Brand New Day (Murlyn Radio Mix)" – 3:54
  • "Brand New Day (Sirk Megamix)" – 6:09

The remix "Brand New Day (Murlyn Mix)" was released in 1999 on the "Desert Rose" CD single.

References
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  2. "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. rateyourmusic.com > Sting Brand New Day
  4. mobile.carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single
  5. mobile.carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single / 2 photos
  6. discogs.com > Sting Brand New Day Maxi-single
  7. "Brand New Day 2019 version out now..." 31 December 2018.
  8. Roger Friedman (31 December 2018). "Sting Kicks Off 2019 With a New Version of "Brand New Day" (Listen Here) on Steve Harvey New Year's Show Tonight". Showbiz411.
  9. Jenni Fink (31 December 2018). "New Year's Eve Performers, Schedule 2018: Times Square, Hollywood, New Orleans, Las Vegas". Newsweek.
  10. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  11. "Austriancharts.at – Sting – Brand New Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 10012." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 40. 2 October 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  15. "Sting: Brand New Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  16. "Lescharts.com – Sting – Brand New Day" (in French). Les classement single.
  17. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sting – Brand New Day". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  18. "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (7.9 – 14.10 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 October 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  19. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 42. 16 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Sting – Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. "Charts.nz – Sting – Brand New Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  22. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  23. "Swisscharts.com – Sting – Brand New Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
  24. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  25. "Sting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  26. "Sting Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  27. "Sting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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