Brand New Lover
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"Brand New Lover" | ||||
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Single by Dead or Alive | ||||
from the album Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know | ||||
B-side | "In Too Deep" (live) | |||
Released | 8 September 1986[1] | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | Album Version: 5:19 Single Version: 3:35 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Pete Burns, Tim Lever, Mike Percy, Steve Coy | |||
Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
Dead or Alive singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Brand New Lover” on YouTube | ||||
Audio sample | ||||
"Brand New Lover" is a song recorded by the British band Dead or Alive. It was the lead single released from the band's third album, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know on Epic Records. The lyrics describe the singer's desire to leave his current partner for one who is more exciting. His motivation is that he admittedly does not desire a stable relationship with one partner, but rather is "a pleasure seeker." It achieved international success when released as a single in 1986.
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Brand New Lover" | 3:35 |
2. | "In Too Deep (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)" | 4:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Brand New Lover (The Dust Monkey's Love Bubble Club Mix)" | 9:00 |
2. | "Brand New Lover (Instrumental)" | 4:15 |
3. | "In Too Deep (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)" | 4:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Brand New Lover (The Dust Monkey's Love Bubble Club Mix)" | 9:00 |
2. | "Brand New Lover (Instrumental)" | 4:15 |
3. | "Brand New Lover (Up Ducky Mix)" | 6:35 |
4. | "In Too Deep (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, July 1985)" | 4:34 |
Chart performance
The song proved to be more successful in the U.S. and in Japan than in the band's native UK, where it reached number 31. In the US, "Brand New Lover" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (The band's second and last single to reach the top 20),[2] and spent two weeks at #1 on the American dance chart in December 1986.[3]
Chart (1986–87) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 21 |
Canadian RPM Top Singles | 27 |
Irish Singles Chart | 22 |
Japanese Singles Chart | 2 |
Italian Singles Chart | 44 |
New Zealand [5] | 15 |
South Africa[6] | 19 |
UK Singles Chart | 31 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 15 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
References
- ^ http://www.45cat.com/record/3406374
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 166.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 72.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- ^ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=3245
- ^ http://www.rock.co.za/files/sa_charts_1969_1989_songs_(A-B).html
- 1986 singles
- 1986 songs
- Dead or Alive (band) songs
- Billboard Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Music videos directed by Vaughan Arnell
- Song recordings produced by Stock Aitken Waterman
- Songs written by Pete Burns
- Songs written by Tim Lever
- Songs written by Mike Percy (musician)
- Epic Records singles
- 1980s pop song stubs