Brand New Day (Sting album)

Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by British singer-songwriter Sting, released by A&M Records on 27 September 1999. Fueled heavily by the success of the second single, "Desert Rose" (which prominently features 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 the triumphant return for Sting.

Brand New Day
Studio album by
Sting
Released27 September 1999 (1999-09-27)[1][2]
RecordedJune 1998−June 1999[3][4]
StudioIl Palagio (Italy); Studio Mega (Paris, France); Right Track Recording (New York, NY); Avatar Studios (New York, NY); Air Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK).
GenrePop rock, world
Length48:49
LabelA&M
0694-90443-2
ProducerSting, 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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Chicago Tribune(Not rated)[6]
Entertainment Weekly(B−)[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
The New York TimesMixed[9]
Rolling Stone[10]

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.[11]

Background

Originally, Sting's usual producer Hugh Padgham was to produce the album, but Sting was happy with the work done by Kipper, and Padgham was not required.

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.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sting, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Thousand Years"Kipper, Sting5:58
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)Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman6:48
12."EPK" (video) 9:21

Personnel
Technical personnel
  • Sting – production
  • Kipper – production
  • Simon Osborne – engineering
  • Neil Dorfsman – engineering
  • Geoff Foster – engineering
  • Chris Blair – engineering
  • Gary Cook – Roland VG8 Guitar
  • Olaf Heine – photography
  • Carter Smith – photography
  • Richard Frankel – package design

Accolades

Grammy Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000
[12]		Brand New DayBest Pop Vocal AlbumWon
Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceWon

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[13] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[14] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Gold 25,000*
Belgium (BEA)[16] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[17] 2× Platinum 262,000[18]
Czech Republic[19] Platinum  
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[19] Gold 25,000^
France (SNEP)[20] 2× Gold 397,500[21]
Germany (BVMI)[22] Platinum 300,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[19] Gold 15,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[19] Platinum 20,000*
Hungary (MAHASZ)[23] Gold  
Korea[19] Gold  
India[19] Platinum  
Indonesia[19] Gold  
Ireland (IRMA)[19] Platinum 15,000^
Israel[19] Gold  
Italy (FIMI)[19] 3× Platinum 300,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[24] Platinum 105,480[25]
Malaysia[19] Gold  
Netherlands (NVPI)[26] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[28] Gold 25,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[29] Platinum 100,000*
Portugal (AFP)[19] Platinum 40,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[19] Platinum  
South Africa[19] Platinum  
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[30] Platinum 50,000^
Turkey[19] Platinum  
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] Platinum 420,000[32]
United States (RIAA)[33] 3× Platinum 3,500,000[34]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[35] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*
Worldwide — 6,000,000[36]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Charts

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