Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by English musician Sting, released by A&M Records on 27 September 1999. Promoted heavily by the success of the album's second single, "Desert Rose" (featuring popular Algerian Raï singer Cheb Mami), the album peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200 and sold over 3.5 million copies in the United States. Upon its release, Brand New Day was a critical and commercial success, and hailed as commercial comeback for Sting.
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Released | 27 September 1999[1][2] | |||
Recorded | June 1998−June 1999[3][4] | |||
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Length | 48:49 | |||
Label | A&M 0694-90443-2 | |||
Producer | Sting, Kipper | |||
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Singles from Brand New Day | ||||
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The album earned Sting a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and his third Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the title track.[5]
Originally, Sting's usual producer Hugh Padgham was to produce the album, but Sting was happy with the work done by Kipper, and Padgham was not required. The album was recorded in various studios around Europe.[6]
The full version of "The End of the Game" was included on the single for "Brand New Day" and the DTS and DVD-Audio releases of the album. The music video for the title track is a parody of bleach commercials, and advertises "Brand new 'Day Ultra'" brand. The song "Brand New Day" features Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
All tracks are written by Sting, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "A Thousand Years" |
| 5:58 |
2. | "Desert Rose" (feat. Cheb Mami) | 4:45 | |
3. | "Big Lie, Small World" (feat. David Hartley) | 5:05 | |
4. | "After the Rain Has Fallen" | 5:03 | |
5. | "Perfect Love...Gone Wrong" (feat. Sté Strausz) | 5:24 | |
6. | "Tomorrow We'll See" (feat. David Hartley) | 4:47 | |
7. | "Prelude to the End of the Game" | 0:20 | |
8. | "Fill Her Up" (feat. James Taylor) | 5:39 | |
9. | "Ghost Story" | 5:29 | |
10. | "Brand New Day" | 6:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Windmills of Your Mind" (bonus track) | 6:48 | |
12. | "EPK" (video) | 9:21 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Chicago Tribune | (Not rated)[8] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B−)[9] |
Los Angeles Times | [10] |
The New York Times | Mixed[11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 [13] |
Brand New Day | Best Pop Vocal Album | Won |
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Won |
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[52] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[53] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[54] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[55] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[57] | 2× Platinum | 262,000[56] |
France (SNEP)[58] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[59] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
Hungary (MAHASZ)[60] | Gold | |
Italy (FIMI)[61] | 3× Platinum | 300,000* |
Japan (RIAJ)[62] | Platinum | 105,480[41] |
Netherlands (NVPI)[63] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[64] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[65] | Gold | 25,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[66] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[67] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[68] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[69] | Platinum | 420,000[42] |
United States (RIAA)[71] | 3× Platinum | 3,500,000[70] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[72] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 7,000,000[73] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Sting is releasing a new single tomorrow, Brand New Day, which will be followed by an album of the same name on 27 September.
Brand New Day, his first album since Mercury Falling in 1996, showcases an eclectic mix of faultless pop songs and is released on Monday.
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