Bring Ya to the Brink

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Bring Ya to the Brink
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Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedMay 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
Recorded2008
Genre Dance-pop
Length49:36
Label Epic
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
The Body Acoustic
(2005)		Bring Ya to the Brink
(2008)		 True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper
(2009)
Floor Remixes cover
Floor Remixes album cover.jpg
Bring Ya to the Brink– Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."High and Mighty"
4:43
2."Into the Nightlife"
  • Lauper
  • Åström
  • Bobäck
4:00
3."Rocking Chair"
3:39
4."Echo"
  • Lauper
  • Åström
  • Bobäck
  • William Wittman
  • Lauper
  • Åström
  • Bobäck
3:55
5."Lyfe"
  • Lauper
  • Roger Fife
  • Melissa Greene
  • Sammy Merendino
  • Lauper
  • DJ Emz
3:38
6."Same Ol' Story"
  • Lauper
  • Morel
5:54
7."Raging Storm"
  • Lauper
  • Morel
  • Lauper
  • Morel
5:23
8."Lay Me Down"
  • Lauper
  • Kleerup
3:28
9."Give It Up"
3:23
10."Set Your Heart"
  • Lauper
  • Morel
3:42
11."Grab a Hold"
3:27
12."Rain on Me"
4:24
Bring Ya to the Brink–Japanese and special editions [39] [40]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Got Candy"
  • Lauper
  • Morel
  • Lauper
  • Morel
3:53
14."Can't Breathe"
  • Lauper
  • Phan
  • Kronlund
  • Lauper
  • Wittman
3:58
Bring Ya to the Brink– Floor Remixes
No.TitleLength
1."Girls Just Wanna Have Fun/Set Your Heart" 
2."Into the Nightlife" (Freedombunch Remix) 
3."Same Ol' Story" (Pink Noise Remix) 
4."Time After Time" (Freedombunch Remix) 
5."Set Your Heart" (Freedombunch Remix) 
6."High and Mighty" (Tom Novy Remix) 
7."Into the Nightlife" (Johnny Pinkfinger vs Mihell Remix) 
8."Same Ol' Story" (Extended Mix) 
9."Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (X Set Your Heart Mashup) 
10."True Colors" (Ukawanimation! Remix) 
11."DVD : Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart" 
12."DVD : Set Your Heart" (Freedombunch Remix) 
13."DVD : Set Your Heart" (Freedombunch Remix - Tomovie Version) 
14."DVD : Set Your Heart" (Freedombunch Remix - Usagi TANAKA (SCORT+) Version) 
15."DVD : Director Interview" 

Personnel

Sample credits

Accolades

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009"Bring Ya to the Brink" Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album Nominated

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [42] 87
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [43] 48
Canadian Albums (Billboard)40
French Albums (SNEP) [44] 129
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [45] 18
Japanese International Albums (Oricon)5
U.S. Billboard 200 [46] 41
U.S. Billboard Digital Albums [47] 9
U.S. Billboard Internet Albums [48] 17

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Japan May 14, 2008 Sony Music Japan CD with bonus tracksEICP 968 [49]
United States
UK 		May 27, 2008 Epic Records CD706592 [50]
Paid download
Argentina Sony BMG CD706592 [51]
Finland May 28, 2008–––
South Korea June 3, 2008Sony BMG Music Entertainment Korea CD SB10444C [52]
Australia June 7, 2008EpicCD88697065922 [53]
Paid download
China 2008Sony BMGCD9787799428642
Indonesia August 15, 2008 Sony BMG CD–
Cassette –

Notes

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  6. ↑ Hasty, Katie (June 4, 2008). "Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut Of '08". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ Floor Remixes (Media notes). Cyndi Lauper. Epic Records. 2009. EICP 1107-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "シンディ・ローパーのCDアルバムランキング、シンディ・ローパーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-Oricon Style". www.oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2011.
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  20. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cyndi Lauper". AllMusic . Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
  21. 1 2 "Be in the "Into the Nightlife" Video!". Cyndi Lauper Source. May 14, 2008. Archived from the original on May 19, 2008. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
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  27. ↑ "The Graham Norton Show, Series 4, Episode 2". BBC Two Programmes. BBC . Retrieved February 12, 2009. Graham is joined by legendary comic Jennifer Saunders and 80s icon Cyndi Lauper
  28. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Bring Ya to the Brink". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  29. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cyndi Lauper: Bring Ya to the Brink > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  30. 1 2 Taylor, Chuck (2008). "Bring Ya to the Brink". News & Reviews. Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008.
  31. 1 2 Blender review Archived May 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  32. 1 2 Vozick-Levinson, Simon (June 13, 2008). "Bring Ya to the Brink (2008): Cyndi Lauper". Entertainment Weekly . No. #998. Time. ISSN   1049-0434. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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  41. 1 2 Bring Ya to the Brink (Liner notes). Epic. 2008. 88697065922.
  42. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 162.
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  44. ↑ "Bring Ya to the Brink French Charting". Les charts. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
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  47. ↑ Billboard Digital Albums - Cyndi Lauper Billboard.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  48. ↑ Billboard Internet Albums - Cyndi Lauper Billboard.com. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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  51. ↑ Sony BMG Argentina News. Retrieved June 2, 2008. Archived May 31, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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