Brand New Day (Sting song)

"Brand New Day"
Single by Sting
from the album Brand New Day
Released13 September 1999 (1999-09-13)[1]
Length
  • 6:19 (album version)
  • 4:04 (radio edit)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Roxanne '97"
(1997) 		"Brand New Day"
(1999) 		"Desert Rose"
(2000)
Music video
"Brand New Day" on YouTube

"Brand New Day" is a song by British musician Sting, the title track of his sixth studio album (1999). The song features Stevie Wonder on harmonica.[2] It was released as a single on 13 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.[3]

Track listings

Sources:[4][5][6]

A-side

  • "Brand New Day (Edit)" – 3:59

B-sides

1999 maxi-CD single

Source:[7]

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.[8] The song was first performed live in Times Square on the same day.[9]

Charts

References

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  9. ^ Jenni Fink (31 December 2018). "New Year's Eve Performers, Schedule 2018: Times Square, Hollywood, New Orleans, Las Vegas". Newsweek.
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