Brave Enough

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Brave Enough
Brave Enough - Lindsey Sterling.jpg
Studio album by
Lindsey Stirling
ReleasedAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19)
Recorded2016–2018
Length55:21
Label
Producer
Lindsey Stirling chronology
Lindsey Stirling: Live from London
(2015)		Brave Enough
(2016)		 Warmer in the Winter
(2017)
Singles from Brave Enough
  1. "The Arena"
    Released: June 28, 2016
  2. "Something Wild"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  3. "Prism"
    Released: October 14, 2016
  4. "Hold My Heart"
    Released: November 16, 2016
  5. "Love's Just a Feeling"
    Released: March 6, 2017
  6. "Lost Girls"
    Released: May 11, 2017
  7. "Mirage"
    Released: October 11, 2017
  8. "First Light"
    Released: June 28, 2018

Brave Enough is the third studio album by American electronic musician Lindsey Stirling, released independently on the imprint Lindseystomp Records on August 19, 2016. The album features guest vocalists Christina Perri, Carah Faye, Dan + Shay, ZZ Ward, Raja Kumari, Lecrae, Rivers Cuomo, Rooty and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. The album is composed of six instrumental tracks and eight tracks with featured vocalists. [1]

Contents

Singles

On June 28, 2016, "The Arena", the first single from the album was released. [2] The music video for "The Arena" debuted the same day. [3]

On July 15, the second single, "Something Wild" featuring Andrew McMahon was released and the music video was released on August 3.

On August 6, the third single, "Prism", which was produced by Robert DeLong, was released.

The fourth single "Hold My Heart" was released on November 16, 2016. The accompanying video costars Pretty Dudes actor Kyle Rezzarday. [4]

On March 6, 2017, the fifth single, "Love's Just a Feeling" featuring Rooty was released, with the music video released the same day, with cameo appearances by Liev Schreiber, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Bilson and Emilia Clarke. [5]

"Lost Girls" was released as the sixth single on May 11, 2017. "Mirage" as the seventh on October 11, 2017, and "First Light" as the eighth on June 28, 2018.

Commercial reception

Brave Enough debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart with 49,000 album-equivalent units (including 45,000 in traditional album sales) in its first week, earning Stirling her second top 10 album. [6] This figure marked the largest sales week for a dance/electronic album since Stirling's previous release, Shatter Me , sold 56,000 upon release in 2014. [7] The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Classical Albums and Dance/Electronic Albums charts, her third consecutive chart-topper on each tally. [6] Brave Enough won the Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Album in 2017. [8]

"Something Wild" also features as the ending credits song for the Disney film Pete's Dragon . [9]

"The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Lecrae) were used as official theme songs of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The Bebe Rexha song "Small Doses" from her 2017 EP All Your Fault: Part 1 samples the violin used in "First Light", which Rexha credited Stirling for on Twitter. [10]

Track listing

Note: Stirling sent an exclusive track sung by herself titled "Firefly" to those who pre-ordered Brave Enough via PledgeMusic.

Standard edition [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lost Girls"
AFSHeeN4:35
2."Brave Enough" (featuring Christina Perri)
Varon4:23
3."The Arena"
  • Stirling
  • Peter Anthony Hanna
  • Taylor Bird
RUMORS3:52
4."The Phoenix"
4:04
5."Where Do We Go" (featuring Carah Faye)
  • Abraham
  • Stadi
  • Rock Mafia
4:15
6."Those Days" (featuring Dan + Shay)
  • Stirling
  • Hanna
  • Bird
RUMORS3:50
7."Prism"
DeLong3:32
8."Hold My Heart" (featuring ZZ Ward)
Goldstein3:29
9."Mirage" (featuring Raja Kumari)
  • Stirling
  • Svetha Yallapragada Rao
  • Marty Rod
Marø4:22
10."Don't Let This Feeling Fade" (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Lecrae)
RUMORS3:26
11."First Light"
  • Stirling
  • James Wong
Gladius3:23
12."Love's Just a Feeling" (featuring Rooty)
 Zedd 3:49
13."Something Wild" (featuring Andrew McMahon)
  • Stirling
  • Andrew McMahon
  • Hanna
  • Bird
  • RUMORS
  • Abraham
  • Stadi
3:44
14."Gavi's Song"
  • Stirling
  • Jason Gaviati
  • Drew C. Lawrence
  • Stephen J. Anderson
Anderson4:32
Total length:55:21
Target deluxe edition [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Waltz"
  • Stirling
  • Mark Maxwell
 SILAS 3:58
16."Afterglow"
 Vicetone 3:38
17."Powerlines"
Motte4:42
18."Forgotten Voyage"
  • Stirling
  • Motte
Motte4:00
Total length:71:34
Barnes and Noble Exclusive vinyl edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Activate"
  • Stirling
  • Pete Nappi
3:08
Total length:58:29

Special vinyl editions

In total, four special edition copies of Brave Enough were released on vinyl. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Charts

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector(s)Notes
"The Arena"2016Austin M. KernsFeaturing Derek Hough
"Something Wild"UnknownFeaturing collaborator Andrew McMahon
Includes footage from Pete's Dragon
"Prism"Will KindrickChoreographed by Kyle Hanagami
"Hold My Heart"Sherif HigazyFeaturing collaborator ZZ Ward
"Love's Just a Feeling"2017Lindsey StirlingFeaturing Luke Valen, Brett Keating, Travis Leonard, and collaborator Rooty
"Hold My Heart" (alternate)Alissa TorvinenFilmed as a promotional video for the HP Sprocket
Features Stirling as her recurring character "Phelba"
"Lost Girls"UnknownDirect sequel to the "Shatter Me" music video; Stirling reprises the ballerina character from that video.
"Mirage"Lindsey StirlingChoreographed by Kyle Hanagami and Ashley Gonzales
"First Light"2018UnknownChoreographed by Ashley Gonzales

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