Brand New (Ben Rector song)

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"Brand New"
Single by Ben Rector
from the album Brand New
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2016
Genre Pop rock [1]
Length4:03
Label Aptly Named Recordings
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Rector
  • David Hodges
  • Abe Stoklasa
Music video
"Brand New" on YouTube

"Brand New" is a song by American singer Ben Rector on his sixth studio album of the same name. It became his first solo entry on Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 82. The song was featured in the trailers for the 2016 movies The Edge of Seventeen and The Fundamentals of Caring . It was also in a TV spot for the Disney film Moana (2016) and the official trailer of The Croods: A New Age (2020).

Contents

Music video

The music video was released on August 18, 2016, and was filmed at Six Flags Over Texas.[ citation needed ]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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