Brand New Day ( Sting album ) - wikipedia Brand New Day ( Sting album ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2008 ) Brand New Day Studio album by Sting Released 24 September 1999 ( 1999 - 09 - 24 ) Recorded 1999 at Il Palagio ( Italy ) ; Studio Mega ( Paris, France ) ; Right Track Recording ( New York, NY ) ; Avatar Studios ( New York, NY ) ; Air Lyndhurdt Hall ( London, UK ). Genre Pop rock, world Length 48 : 49 Label A&M 0694 - 90443 - 2 Producer Sting, Kipper Sting chronology The Very Best of Sting & The Police ( 1997 ) The Very Best of Sting & The Police 1997 Brand New Day ( 1999 )... All This Time ( 2001 )... All This Time 2001 Singles from Brand New Day `` Brand New Day '' Released : 1 September 1999 `` Desert Rose '' Released : 1 January 2000 `` After the Rain Has Fallen '' Released : 1 April 2000 Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic Chicago Tribune ( Not rated ) Entertainment Weekly ( B − ) Los Angeles Times The New York Times Mixed Rolling Stone Brand New Day is the sixth solo studio album by British singer - songwriter Sting, released by A&M Records on 24 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. 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. Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Accolades 4.1 Grammy Awards 5 Certifications 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 6.3 Chart precession and succession 7 References 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. Track listing All tracks written by Sting, except where noted. No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` A Thousand Years '' Kipper, Sting 5 : 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 '' 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. Title Writer ( s ) Length 11. `` Windmills of Your Mind '' ( bonus track ) Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman 6 : 48 12. `` EPK '' ( video ) 9 : 21 Personnel Musicians Sting -- guitar, bass, keyboards, Roland guitar synthesizer, vocals Kipper -- drum programming, keyboards Dominic Miller -- guitars Manu Katché -- drums Vinnie Colaiuta -- drums Jason Rebello -- piano, clavinet Chris Botti -- trumpet Technical personnel Sting -- production Kipper -- production Simon Osborne -- engineering Neil Dorfsman -- engineering Geoff Foster -- engineering Chris Blair -- engineering Gary Daniel Cook -- Roland VG8 guitar synth programming Olaf Heine -- photography Carter Smith -- photography Richard Frankel -- package design Additional musicians Stevie Wonder -- harmonica ( track 10 ) James Taylor -- vocals and acoustic guitar ( track 8 ) Cheb Mami -- vocals ( track 2 ) Branford Marsalis -- clarinet Mino Cinelu -- percussion David Hartley -- string arrangement and conduction ( tracks 3 and 6 ), Hammond organ B.J. Cole -- pedal steel guitar Kathryn Tickell -- Northumbrian pipes, fiddle Don Blackman -- Hammond organ Sté -- French rap ( track 5 ) Gavyn Wright -- string leader ( tracks 3 and 6 ) Joe Mendez -- background vocals Janice Pendarvis -- background vocals Althea Rodgers -- background vocals Pamela Quinlan -- background vocals Marlon Saunders -- background vocals Veneese Thomas -- background vocals Darryl Tookes -- background vocals Ken Williams -- background vocals Tawatha Agee -- background vocals Dennis Collins -- background vocals Ettamri Mustapha -- darbouka Farhat Bouallagui -- string arrangement ( track 2 ), conductor and leader Moulay Ahmed -- strings Kouider Berkan -- strings Salem Bnouni -- strings Sameh Catalan -- strings Accolades Grammy Awards Year Nominee / work Award Result 2000 Brand New Day Best Pop Vocal Album Won Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Won Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 70,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Gold 25,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 25,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) 2 × Platinum 262,000 France ( SNEP ) 2 × Gold 397,500 Germany ( BVMI ) Gold 150,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Platinum 105,480 Netherlands ( NVPI ) Gold 50,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 15,000 Norway ( IFPI Norway ) Gold 25,000 Poland ( ZPAV ) Platinum 100,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Gold 50,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) Platinum 50,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 420,000 United States ( RIAA ) 3 × Platinum 3,500,000 Summaries Europe ( IFPI ) 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Charts Weekly charts Chart Peak position Australian ARIA Album Chart 21 Austrian Albums Chart Belgian Albums Chart ( Flanders ) 11 Belgian Albums Chart ( Wallonia ) Canadian Albums Chart 19 Danish Albums Chart 7 Dutch Albums Chart 7 European Albums Chart Finnish Albums Chart French SNEP Albums Chart German Media Control Albums Chart Italian Albums Chart Japanese Albums Chart 7 New Zealand Albums Chart 16 Norwegian VG - lista Albums Chart Spanish Albums Chart 5 Swedish Albums Chart Swiss Albums Chart UK Albums Chart 5 US Billboard 200 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 1999 ) Position Belgian Albums Chart ( Wallonia ) 56 Dutch Albums Chart 83 French Albums Chart 32 Japanese Albums Chart 188 UK Albums Chart 150 US Billboard 200 199 Chart ( 2000 ) Position Austrian Albums Chart 32 Belgian Albums Chart ( Wallonia ) 74 Italian Albums Chart 5 Swiss Albums Chart 55 UK Albums Chart 55 US Billboard 200 28 Chart precession and succession Preceded by Freischwimmer by Echt German Media Control Chart number - one album 8 -- 14 October 1999 Succeeded by Hooray for Boobies by Bloodhound Gang Preceded by Cruel Intentions ( Soundtrack ) by Various artists Austrian Chart number - one album 10 October 1999 Preceded by Onnenetsijä by Jari Sillanpää Finnish Chart number - one album 39 / 1999 Succeeded by Normaalien maihinnousu by YUP Preceded by Notting Hill ( soundtrack ) by Various artists Norwegian VG - lista number - one album 41 / 1999 Succeeded by Here We Go Then, You and I by Morten Abel Preceded by Come on Over by Shania Twain European Top 100 number - one album 16 -- 30 October 1999 Succeeded by Peace by Eurythmics References Jump up ^ `` Sting -- Brand New Day ( Album ) ''. swedishcharts. 24 September 1999. Retrieved 14 December 2012. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` Brand New Day ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Kot, Greg ( 10 October 1999 ). `` Recordings : Sting Brand New Day ( A&M ) ''. chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ Willman, Chris ( 1 October 1999 ). `` Brand New Day Review ''. ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ Hilburn, Robert ( 26 September 1999 ). `` Record Rack : Sting Keeps His Faith in Style ''. articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ Holden, Stephen ( 26 November 1999 ). `` RECORD REVIEW ; For the Ears of Adults ''. nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2012. Jump up ^ Hunter, James ( 14 October 1999 ). `` Music Review : Sting : Brand New Day ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2012. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners Search ''. grammy.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 2001 Albums ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Austrian album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in German ). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Enter Sting in the field Interpret. Enter Brand New Day in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen Jump up ^ `` Ultratop − Goud en Platina -- 1999 ''. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Canadian album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day ''. Music Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sting releasing new album ''. jam.canoe.ca. Canadian Online Explorer. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` French album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in French ). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Jump up ^ `` Les Albums Double Or ''. infodisc.fr ( in French ). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011. Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Sting ; ' Brand New Day ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` The Record > January 2001 '' ( PDF ). Recording Industry Association of Japan ( in Japanese ). Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 17 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2013. ^ Jump up to : Oricon Album Chart Book : Complete Edition 1970 -- 2005. Roppongi, Tokyo : Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4 - 87131 - 077 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Dutch album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in Dutch ). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld - en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 29 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 16 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in Norwegian ). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 1 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Polish album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in Polish ). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Solo Exitos 1959 -- 2002 Ano A Ano : Certificados ''. Solo Exitos 1959 -- 2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN 8480486392. Jump up ^ `` The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community : Awards ( Sting ; ' Brand New Day ' ) ''. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` British album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 February 2012. Enter Brand New Day in the search field and then press Enter. ^ Jump up to : `` Complete UK Year - End Album Charts ''. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` American album certifications -- Sting -- Brand New Day ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 January 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Billboard Bits : Sting, O - Town, Harold Arlen ''. billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` IFPI Platinum Europe Awards -- 2000 ''. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` australian-charts.com Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` austriancharts.at Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien ( in German ). Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` ultratop.be Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` ultratop.be Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien ( in Dutch ). Ultratop. Retrieved 4 February 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic ( ( ( Brand New Day > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ) ) ) ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012. ^ Jump up to : Nielsen Business Media, Inc ( 23 October 1999 ). Billboard -- 23 October -- 1999. Retrieved 4 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` dutchcharts.nl Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc ( 16 October 1999 ). Billboard -- 16 October -- 1999. Retrieved 4 April 2012. Jump up ^ `` finnishcharts.com Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste '' ( in French ). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Album Search : Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( in German ). Media Control. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` italiancharts.com Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 January 2012. Jump up ^ スティング - リリース - ORICON STYLE - ミュージック `` Highest position and charting weeks of Brand New Day by Sting '' Check url = value ( help ). oricon.co.jp ( in Japanese ). Oricon Style. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` charts.org.nz Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` norwegiancharts.com Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien. VG - lista. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` swedishcharts.com Sting -- Brand New Day '' ( ASP ) ( in Swedish ). Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Sting -- Brand New Day -- hitparade.ch '' ( ASP ). Hung Medien ( in German ). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Chart Stats -- Sting -- Brand New Day ''. UK Albums Chart. Archived from the original ( PHP ) on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rapports annuels 1999 ''. Ultratop ( in French ). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` JAAROVERZICHTEN -- ALBUM 1999 ''. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Les Albums ( CD ) de 1999 par InfoDisc '' ( in French ). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original ( PHP ) on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Billboard.BIZ -- Year - end Charts -- Billboard 200 -- 1999 ''. billboard.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Jahreshitparade 2000 ''. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rapports annuels 2000 ''. Ultratop ( in French ). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 January 2012. Jump up ^ `` Hit Parade Italia -- Gli album più venduti del 2000 '' ( in Italian ). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Hitparade.ch -- Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2000 ''. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Jump up ^ `` Billboard.BIZ -- Year - end Charts -- Billboard 200 -- 2000 ''. billboard.biz. Retrieved 4 February 2012. Sting Studio albums The Dream of the Blue Turtles... Nothing Like the Sun The Soul Cages Ten Summoner 's Tales Mercury Falling Brand New Day Sacred Love Songs from the Labyrinth If on a Winter 's Night... Symphonicities The Last Ship 57th & 9th EPs Nada Como el Sol Demolition Man Still Be Love in the World Live albums Bring on the Night Acoustic Live in Newcastle... All This Time The Journey and the Labyrinth Live in Berlin Compilations Fields of Gold : The Best of Sting 1984 -- 1994 The Very Best of... Sting & The Police The Best of 25 Years Singles `` If You Love Somebody Set Them Free '' `` Love Is the Seventh Wave '' `` Fortress Around Your Heart '' `` Russians '' `` We 'll Be Together '' `` Be Still My Beating Heart '' `` Englishman in New York '' `` Fragile '' `` They Dance Alone '' `` All This Time '' `` It 's Probably Me '' `` If I Ever Lose My Faith in You '' `` Fields of Gold '' `` Shape of My Heart '' `` All for Love '' `` I 'm So Happy I Ca n't Stop Crying '' `` Brand New Day '' `` Desert Rose '' `` Stolen Car ( Take Me Dancing ) '' `` Whenever I Say Your Name '' `` I Ca n't Stop Thinking About You '' `` The Empty Chair '' Guest singles `` Money for Nothing '' `` Take Me Home '' `` On Silent Wings '' `` Rise & Fall '' `` Always on Your Side '' `` Stolen Car '' Tours Symphonicity Tour ( 2010 -- 11 ) Back to Bass Tour ( 2011 -- 13 ) On Stage Together Tour ( 2014 -- 15 ) Summer 2015 ( 2015 ) Rock Paper Scissors North American Tour ( 2016 ) Summer 2016 ( 2016 ) 57th & 9th Tour ( 2017 ) Theatre 3 Penny Opera ( 1989 ) The Last Ship ( 2014 ) Related articles Discography The Police Discography Last Exit Bring on the Night ( film ) The Living Sea : Soundtrack from the IMAX Film Dolphins `` Until... '' Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brand_New_Day_(Sting_album)&oldid=811912868 '' Categories : Sting ( musician ) albums 1999 albums A&M Records albums Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album Albums produced by Kipper ( musician ) World music albums by English artists Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 Norwegian - language sources ( no ) CS1 Polish - language sources ( pl ) Pages with URL errors CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) EngvarB from September 2013 Use dmy dates from January 2015 Articles needing additional references from February 2008 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Austria Certification Table Entry usages for Belgium Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for Japan Certification Table Entry usages for Netherlands Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for Norway Certification Table Entry usages for Poland Certification Table Entry usages for Spain Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Certification Table Entry usages for Europe Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Français Italiano ქართული Magyar Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 24 November 2017, at 20 : 13. About Wikipedia

Question: who released an album in 1999 called brand new day
Answer: Sting