Brand New Day (Sting album) explained

Brand New Day
Type:studio
Artist:Sting
Cover:Sting Brand New Day album art.JPG
Released:[1] [2]
Recorded:June 1998−June 1999[3] [4]
Studio:
  • Il Palagio, Italy
  • Studio Mega, Paris, France
  • Right Track, New York City
  • Avatar, New York City
  • AIR, London
Genre:
Label:A&M
0694-90443-2
Producer:Sting, Kipper
Prev Title:The Very Best of Sting & The Police
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:...All This Time
Next Year:2001

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.

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]

Background

Originally, Sting's usual producer Hugh Padgham was to produce the album, but Sting decided to co-produce the album with 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.

Personnel

Production

Accolades

Grammy Awards

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999–2000)Peak
position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 7
European Albums (Music & Media)[9] 1
Greek Albums (IFPI)[10] 2
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[12] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)5

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 56
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14] 83
French Albums (SNEP)[15] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)188
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 150
US Billboard 200[18] 199
Chart (2000)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 74
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21] 38
European Albums (Music & Media)[22] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 55
UK Albums (OCC)55
US Billboard 200[26] 28

Certifications and sales

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bitz of Biz . The Sunday Mirror . Features . 1999-09-12 . London, England . 4 . en . Sting is releasing a new single tomorrow, Brand New Day, which will be followed by an album of the same name on 27 September..
  2. News: Gould . Phil . Sting in the New Millennium . Western Daily Press . 1999-11-22 . Bristol, England . 7 . en . Brand New Day, his first album since Mercury Falling in 1996, showcases an eclectic mix of faultless pop songs and is released on Monday..
  3. Web site: Audio Media with Simon Osborne. sting.com. 1 October 1999. 2 January 2020. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102201914/https://www.sting.com/news/title/audio-media-with-simon-osborne. dead.
  4. Web site: Amusement Business. sting.com. 17 August 1999. 2 January 2020. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102201915/https://www.sting.com/news/title/amusement-business. dead.
  5. Web site: Grammy nominations/wins. Grammy. 17 July 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-28 . Brand New Day by Sting . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610142507/https://www.classicrockreview.com/2019/12/1999-sting-brand-new-day/ . 10 June 2021 . 2021-06-10 . Classic Rock Review . en-US.
  7. Web site: Past Winners Search. grammy.com. 3 October 2011.
  8. Book: Billboard – 23 October – 1999. 4 April 2012 . 23 October 1999.
  9. Book: Billboard – 16 October – 1999. 4 April 2012 . 16 October 1999.
  10. Top National Sellers: Greece . Music & Media . 17 . 10 . March 4, 2000 . 13 . World Radio History.
  11. Web site: スティング-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック Highest position and charting weeks of Brand New Day by Sting. ja. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. 4 February 2012.
  12. Web site: Music & Media, vol. 17, issue 27. 1 July 2000 . 21 April 2021.
  13. Web site: Rapports annuels 1999. fr . . Hung Medien . 25 January 2012.
  14. Web site: JAAROVERZICHTEN – ALBUM 1999 . 25 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306031124/http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=a . 6 March 2016.
  15. Web site: Les Albums (CD) de 1999 par InfoDisc. fr. PHP. infodisc.fr. 4 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131028054853/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1999.php. 28 October 2013.
  16. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. 8 September 2016.
  17. Web site: Complete UK Year-End Album Charts . 29 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310085043/http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21-15.html . 10 March 2012 .
  18. Web site: Billboard.BIZ  – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1999. billboard.biz. 4 February 2012.
  19. Web site: Austriancharts.at – Jahreshitparade 2000. Hung Medien. 4 February 2012.
  20. Web site: Rapports annuels 2000 . fr . . Hung Medien . 25 January 2012.
  21. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040812032100/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_1.html. August 12, 2004. Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000. Jam!. March 24, 2022.
  22. Year in Focus – European Top 100 Albums 2000 . Music & Media . 17 . 52 . 23 December 2000 . 9 . 29800226 . American Radio History. 19 January 2019.
  23. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. 19 May 2018.
  24. Web site: Classifica annuale 2000 (dal 03.01.2000 al 31.12.2000) . . it . 24 August 2021.
  25. Web site: Hitparade.ch – Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000 . Hung Medien . 4 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015012630/http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2000 . 15 October 2013.
  26. Web site: Billboard.BIZ  – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 2000. billboard.biz. 4 February 2012.

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