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"Brother Down"
Single by Sam Roberts
from the album The Inhuman Condition & We Were Born in a Flame
Released2002
GenreIndie rock, alternative rock
Length4:25
LabelMapleMusic Recordings
Songwriter(s)Sam Roberts
Producer(s)Jordon Zadorozny
Sam Roberts singles chronology
"Brother Down"
(2002)
"Don't Walk Away Eileen"
(2002)

"Brother Down" is the debut single by Canadian musician Sam Roberts.[1] It was first featured on Roberts' demo recording Brother Down, and selected for his 2002 EP The Inhuman Condition. The song reached no. 3 on Canada's Nielsen rock airplay chart.[2] It was one of the top 30 most played songs on radio in Canada in 2002.[3] The song was later re-recorded for his debut album, We Were Born in a Flame. It was released as a single in the US in 2004.[4]

The song was also featured on the animated MTV sitcom Undergrads as well as the 2003 action film S.W.A.T., more so on the Soundtrack.[5]

Between 1995 and 2016, "Brother Down" was the third most played song by a Canadian artist on rock radio stations in Canada.[6]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Sam Roberts - Brother Down". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  2. ^ Roberts 'Flame' Lights Up Canada. Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Top 100 top played radio tracks in Canada in 2002". Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Sam Roberts - Brother Down". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  5. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257076/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd
  6. ^ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. p. 13. Retrieved January 2, 2020.