Brand New (Ben Rector song)

{{short description|2016 single by Ben Rector}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Brand New

| cover = Brand New Single Art.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Ben Rector

| album = Brand New

| released = February 12, 2016

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| genre = Pop rock{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7476878/ben-rector-talks-first-hot-100-hit-brand-new|title=Ben Rector Talks About Earning His First Hot 100 Hit with 'Brand New' & the Song's Fun-Filled New Video (Premiere)|magazine=Billboard|date=18 August 2016}}

| length = {{Duration|m=04|s=03}}

| label = Aptly Named Recordings

| writer = {{flatlist|

  • Ben Rector
  • David Hodges
  • Abe Stoklasa

}}

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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|D7I8-bS7vBs|"Brand New"}}}}

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"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).

Music video

The music video was released on August 18, 2016, and was filmed at Six Flags Over Texas.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2016)

! Peak
position

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{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|10|artist=Ben Rector|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|6|artist=Ben Rector|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrocksongs|7|artist=Ben Rector|rowheader=true}}
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|27|artist=Ben Rector|rowheader=true}}

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=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2016)

! Position

scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Adult Contemporary Songs: Year End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/adult-contemporary-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 18, 2016}}

| 21

scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Adult Pop Songs: Year-End 2016|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/adult-pop-songs|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=December 18, 2016}}

| 19

scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-rock-songs|title=Hot Rock Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=2 January 2013|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}

| 19

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Certifications

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References