Brand New Girlfriend (song) explained

Brand New Girlfriend
Cover:Steve Holy - Brand New Girlfriend single cover.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Steve Holy
Album:Brand New Girlfriend
Released:January 16, 2006
Genre:Country
Length:3:39
Label:Curb
Producer:Lee Thomas Miller
Prev Title:It's My Time (Waste It If I Want To)
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Come On Rain
Next Year:2006

"Brand New Girlfriend" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor and Bart Allmand, and recorded by American country music singer Steve Holy. It was released in January 2006 as the first single and title track from the album Brand New Girlfriend.

Background

In an interview with CMT, Holy said that he personally connected with the song the first time that he heard it, stating that "I won't say it was my life story, but it had all my sarcasm. It was almost as if this song was written for me." Holy also indicated that he believed before he recorded the song that it would later gain significant popularity.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in late July 2006.

Cover versions

Zach Seabaugh covered the song on The Voice (U.S. season 9) during the Live Playoffs round.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090927183747/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1539426/holy-resurfaces-with-brand-new-girlfriend.jhtml Holy Resurfaces With "Brand New Girlfriend"
  2. Web site: Best of 2006: Country Songs . . . 2006. July 10, 2012.