| Brother | |
| Cover: | Kodaline Brother.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Kodaline |
| Album: | Politics of Living |
| Recorded: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Indie pop |
| Label: | B-Unique |
| Prev Title: | Raging |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Ready to Change |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
"Brother" is a song by Dublin-based alternative rock quartet Kodaline. It was written by Jason Boland, Vincent May, Corey Sanders, Jon Maguire, Mark Prendergast, Alex Davies and Stephen Garrigan, with the song's production handled by Two Inch Punch and Stephen Harris. It was released to digital retailers on 23 June 2017, as the lead single from the band's third studio album Politics of Living.[1]
The band first teased the song's release through a tweet on 15 June 2017. A 15-second teaser was posted, along with the song's details, including its release date.[2]
The music video was released alongside the single, and was directed by Stevie Russell, who also produced the music videos for the band's previous singles "Honest", "High Hopes" and "All I Want".
"It was such a pleasure to work with Stevie again, every time we read one of his scripts they jump right off the page. We can't wait for everyone to see what he's done for 'Brother', he really captured the perfect vibe again," the band said in a statement.Robin Murray of Clash magazine described the video as "a highly moving, touching, directly emotional affair, one that taps into the core of the song."[3] Rob Copsey of Official Charts Company described it as "emotional".[4]
Robin Murray of Clash magazine wrote: "'Brother' has all those key Kodaline components - moving lyrics, and a soaring chorus."[3] Rob Copsey of Official Charts Company called the production from Two Inch Punch and Stephen Harris a "nifty new production", and wrote that the song is "the rousing and emotional Kodaline you'll probably already be familiar with".[4]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]
| Chart (2017–18) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 36 |
| Irish Homegrown Top 20 (IRMA)[7] | 8 |