Brand New Day (Sting song)

"Brand New Day"
"Brand New Day"
Single by Sting
from the album Brand New Day
Released	13 September 1999
Length	6:19 (album version); 4:04 (radio edit);
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Sting
Producer(s)	Sting; Kipper;
Sting singles chronology
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

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

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

Weekly 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 (GfK)^[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 Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[27]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[28]	83
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[29]	28

Chart (2000)	Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[30]	36
US Triple-A (Billboard)^[31]	20

References

^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 September, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 11 September 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Peacock, Tim (16 September 2020). "'Brand New Day': The Story Behind Sting's Anti-Apocalypse Song". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ rateyourmusic.com > Sting Brand New Day
^ mobile.carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single
^ mobile.carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single / 2 photos
^ discogs.com > Sting Brand New Day Maxi-single
^ "Brand New Day 2019 version out now..." 31 December 2018.
^ Jenni Fink (31 December 2018). "New Year's Eve Performers, Schedule 2018: Times Square, Hollywood, New Orleans, Las Vegas". Newsweek.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 10012." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 40. 2 October 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Sting: Brand New Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Sætin 21 til 40 (7.9 – 14.10 1999)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 October 1999. p. 10. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 42. 16 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Sting – Brand New Day". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Sting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Sting Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Sting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. 24 December 1999. p. 47.
^ "The Best of '99: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. 24 December 1999. p. 38.
^ "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 48.
^ "The Best of 2000: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 44.

External links

Brand New Day on YouTube

[1] "New Releases – For Week Starting 13 September, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. 11 September 1999. p. 27. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[2] Peacock, Tim (16 September 2020). "'Brand New Day': The Story Behind Sting's Anti-Apocalypse Song". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[3] "Grammy Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[rateyourmusic.com_Sting_Brand_New_Day-4] rateyourmusic.com > Sting Brand New Day

[mobile.carousell_Sting_Brand_New_Day_CD_Single-5] .carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single

[mobile.carousell_Sting_Brand_New_Day_CD_Single_photos-6] .carousell > Sting - Brand New Day CD Single / 2 photos

[discogs.com_Sting_Brand_New_Day_Maxi-single-7] scogs.com > Sting Brand New Day Maxi-single

[8] "Brand New Day 2019 version out now..." 31 December 2018.

[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.

[sc_Austria_Sting-11] "Sting – Brand New Day" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-12] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-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.

[sc_Finland_Sting-15] "Sting: Brand New Day" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[sc_France_Sting-16] "Sting – Brand New Day" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_Sting-17] "Sting – Brand New Day" (in German). 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.

[sc_Dutch100_Sting-20] "Sting – Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Sting-21] "Sting – Brand New Day". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[sc_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[sc_Switzerland_Sting-23] "Sting – Brand New Day". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UK_-24] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[sc_Billboardbubbling100_Sting-25] "Sting Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[sc_Billboardadultalternativesongs_Sting-26] "Sting Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Sting-27] "Sting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

[28] "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. 24 December 1999. p. 47.

[29] "The Best of '99: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. 24 December 1999. p. 38.

[30] "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2000". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 48.

[31] "The Best of 2000: Most Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 8, no. 51. 22 December 2000. p. 44.

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v t e Sting
Studio albums	The Dream of the Blue Turtles ...Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If on a Winter's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship 57th & 9th 44/876 My Songs The Bridge
Live albums	Bring On the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle ...All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin
Compilations	Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 The Very Best of Sting & The Police The Best of 25 Years Duets
Extended plays	Nada como el sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World
Singles	"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" "Love Is the Seventh Wave" "Fortress Around Your Heart" "Russians" "We Work the Black Seam" "We'll Be Together" "Be Still My Beating Heart" "Englishman in New York" "Fragile" "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)" "All This Time" "Mad About You" "It's Probably Me" "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" "Seven Days" "Fields of Gold" "Shape of My Heart" "All for Love" "Nothing 'Bout Me" "When We Dance" "This Cowboy Song" "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" "You Still Touch Me" "I Was Brought to My Senses" "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" "Brand New Day" "Desert Rose" "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" "Whenever I Say Your Name" "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "The Empty Chair"
Guest singles	"Money for Nothing" "Take Me Home" "On Silent Wings" "Rise & Fall" "Always on Your Side" "Stolen Car" "Reste"
Tours	Symphonicity Tour Back to Bass Tour On Stage Together Tour Summer 2015 Tour Summer 2016 Tour 57th & 9th Tour My Songs Tour
Theatre	The Threepenny Opera The Last Ship (musical)
Related articles	Discography The Police Last Exit Bring On the Night (film) The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film Dolphins "Until..." Dendropsophus stingi Feyd-Rautha Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show
Family	Frances Tomelty (ex-wife) Trudie Styler (wife) Joe Sumner (son) Mickey Sumner (daughter) Eliot Sumner (son)
Category

v t e Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
1950s	"Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como (1958) Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1959)
1960s	"Georgia on My Mind" – Ray Charles / The Genius of Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1960) "Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones (1961) "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1962) "Wives and Lovers" – Jack Jones (1963) "Hello, Dolly!" – Louis Armstrong (1964) "It Was a Very Good Year" – Frank Sinatra (1965) "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1966) "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell (1967) "Light My Fire" – José Feliciano (1968) "Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson (1969)
1970s	"Everything Is Beautiful" – Ray Stevens (1970) "You've Got a Friend" – James Taylor (1971) "Without You" – Harry Nilsson (1972) "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – Stevie Wonder (1973) Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1974) Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1975) Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1976) "Handy Man" – James Taylor (1977) "Copacabana (At the Copa)" – Barry Manilow (1978) 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1979)
1980s	"This Is It" – Kenny Loggins (1980) Breakin' Away – Al Jarreau (1981) "Truly" – Lionel Richie (1982) Thriller – Michael Jackson (1983) "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins (1984) No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1985) "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1986) Bring On the Night – Sting (1987) "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1988) "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Michael Bolton (1989)
1990s	"Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)" – Roy Orbison (1990) "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Michael Bolton (1991) "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1992) "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Sting (1993) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1995) "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1996) "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (1997) "My Father's Eyes" – Eric Clapton (1998) "Brand New Day" – Sting (1999)
2000s	"She Walks This Earth" – Sting (2000) "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor (2001) "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – John Mayer (2002) "Cry Me a River" – Justin Timberlake (2003) "Daughters" – John Mayer (2004) "From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder (2005) "Waiting on the World to Change" – John Mayer (2006) "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake (2007) "Say" – John Mayer (2008) "Make It Mine" – Jason Mraz (2009)
2010s	"Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2010)