Brand New (Rhymefest song)

"Brand New" is the first single from Rhymefest's debut album, Blue Collar, which features rapper and producer Kanye West. It is a hip hop song, which charted in both Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2006. The music video was directed by DavMeyer.

"Brand New"
Single by Rhymefest featuring Kanye West
from the album Blue Collar
Released	November 7, 2005 (2005-11-07)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:40
Label	J Records Allido Records
Songwriter(s)	Che Smith Kanye West Gabriel Rich
Producer(s)	West
Rhymefest singles chronology
"Dirty Dirty" (2005) "Brand New" (2005) "Dynomite (Going Postal)" (2006)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Extravaganza" (2005) "Brand New" (2005) "Heard 'Em Say" (2005)

Background

The music video was released on October 5, 2005, and directed by Dave Meyers.^[1] Nick Cannon revealed to have ghostwrote part of West's verse in November 2016, but pointed out that West is a guy who's like: 'If somebody say something dope, let's get to it.'. ^[2]

Track listing

CD single (Europe)^[3]

1. "Brand New" (Radio) – 3:39
2. "Brand New" (Main) – 3:40
3. "Brand New" (Instrumental) – 3:39
4. "These Days" – 3:40
5. "Brand New" (Video) – 3:39

12" single (UK)^[4]

1. "Brand New" (Main) – 3:40
2. "Brand New" (Radio) – 3:39
3. "Brand New" (Instrumental) – 3:39

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	11
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	32
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7]	4