Brand New Day (Sting album)

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Brand New Day
Sting Brand New Day album art.JPG
Studio album by
Sting
Released27 September 1999 (1999-09-27) [1] [2]
RecordedJune 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
Length48:49
Label A&M
0694-90443-2
Producer Sting, Kipper
Sting chronology
The Very Best of Sting & The Police
(1997)		Brand New Day
(1999)		 ...All This Time
(2001)
Singles from Brand New Day
  1. "Brand New Day"
    Released: 13 September 1999
  2. "Desert Rose"
    Released: 17 January 2000
  3. "After the Rain Has Fallen"
    Released: 25 April 2000

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.

Contents

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. [6]

On September 27, 2024, an Expanded Edition was released as part of the 25th anniversary. The version contains remixes, live versions and the songs "Windmills of your Mind" as well as a full length version of "The End of the Game".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Thousand Years"
5:58
2."Desert Rose" (feat. Cheb Mami) 4:45
3."Big Lie, Small World" (feat. David Hartley) 5:05
4."After the Rain Has Fallen" 5:03
5."Perfect Love...Gone Wrong" (feat. Sté Strausz) 5:24
6."Tomorrow We'll See" (feat. David Hartley) 4:47
7."Prelude to the End of the Game" 0:20
8."Fill Her Up" (feat. James Taylor) 5:39
9."Ghost Story" 5:29
10."Brand New Day" 6:19
Japanese edition (enhanced CD)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Windmills of Your Mind" (bonus track)
6:48
12."EPK" (video) 9:21

Personnel

Production

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Chicago Tribune (Not rated) [8]
Entertainment Weekly (B−) [9]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
The New York Times Mixed [11]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

Accolades

Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2000
[13] 		Brand New Day Best Pop Vocal Album Won
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Won

Charts

Certifications and sales

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RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [53] Gold30,000^
Australia (ARIA) [54] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [55] Gold25,000*
Belgium (BEA) [56] Gold25,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [57] 2× Platinum262,000 [58]
France (SNEP) [59] 2× Gold200,000*
Germany (BVMI) [60] Platinum300,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ) [61] Gold 
Italy (FIMI) [62] 3× Platinum300,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [63] Platinum105,480 [42]
Netherlands (NVPI) [64] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [65] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [66] Gold25,000*
Poland (ZPAV) [67] Platinum100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [68] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [69] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [70] Platinum420,000 [43]
United States (RIAA) [71] 3× Platinum3,500,000 [72]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [73] 2× Platinum2,000,000*
Worldwide—7,000,000 [74]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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