Brand New Man (song)

"Brand New Man" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in June 1991 as the first single and title track from their debut album of the same name, and their first Number One single on the country charts.^[1] It was written by Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Don Cook.

Content

The song's narrator is telling his lover that he's a "brand new man" thanks to her.

Music video

The music video for this song features Brooks and Dunn singing the song at a concert. Scenes also feature the duo singing and playing guitar in a desert, and them drinking at local bars. The video was directed by Michael Merriman. Both this and the video for "My Next Broken Heart," were shot in the same Texas town, featured the same actress, and filmed at the same time.

Chart positions

"Brand New Man" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 22, 1991.

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	63
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	34

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1634." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 28, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brooks & Dunn.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

Preceded by "You Know Me Better Than That" by George Strait	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single September 7-September 14, 1991	Succeeded by "Leap of Faith" by Lionel Cartwright
Preceded by "Down to My Last Teardrop" by Tanya Tucker	RPM Country Tracks number-one single September 28, 1991	Succeeded by "You Know Me Better Than That" by George Strait

Brooks & Dunn singles

Brand New Man	"Brand New Man" "My Next Broken Heart" "Neon Moon" "Boot Scootin' Boogie" "Lost and Found"

Hard Workin' Man	"Hard Workin' Man" "We'll Burn That Bridge" "She Used to Be Mine" "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" "That Ain't No Way to Go"

Waitin' on Sundown	"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" "I'll Never Forgive My Heart" "Little Miss Honky Tonk" "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" "Whiskey Under the Bridge"

Borderline	"My Maria" "I Am That Man" "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing" "A Man This Lonely" "Why Would I Say Goodbye"

The Greatest Hits Collection	"Honky Tonk Truth" "He's Got You"

If You See Her	"If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Reba McEntire) "How Long Gone" "Husbands and Wives" "I Can't Get Over You" "South of Santa Fe"

Tight Rope	"Missing You" "Beer Thirty" "You'll Always Be Loved by Me"

Steers & Stripes	"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" "Only in America" "The Long Goodbye" "My Heart Is Lost to You" "Every River"

Red Dirt Road	"Red Dirt Road" "You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl" "That's What She Gets for Loving Me"

The Greatest Hits Collection II	"That's What It's All About" "It's Getting Better All the Time"

Hillbilly Deluxe	"Play Something Country" "Believe" "Building Bridges" (with Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill) "Hillbilly Deluxe"

Cowboy Town	"Proud of the House We Built" "God Must Be Busy" "Put a Girl in It" "Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Reba McEntire)

#1s... and Then Some	"Indian Summer" "Honky Tonk Stomp" (with Billy Gibbons)

See also	Discography

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