Brave (Idina Menzel song)

"Brave"
Single by Idina Menzel
from the album I Stand
Released November 6, 2007
Format CD, digital download
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop
Length 4:39 (Album Version)
3:59 (Edit)
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Idina Menzel, Glen Ballard
Producer(s) Glen Ballard
Idina Menzel singles chronology
"Defying Gravity"
(2007)		 "Brave"
(2007)		 "Gorgeous"
(2007)

"Brave" is the second single from Idina Menzel's third studio album I Stand. The song was written by Menzel and Glen Ballard[1] and was released on November 6, 2007. It reached the Top 20 on the Adult Contemporary chart peaking at #19 on March 29, 2008.

A music video was made in which Menzel plays a piano alone in a room. As she leaves, her dress is seen tied to the piano. She proceeds to walk through streets slowly unwrapping the dress she is wearing. The video ends with Menzel standing on top of a building taking the rest of the dress off and revealing a red top and jeans underneath.

Formats and track listings

U.S. Promo CD single

  1. "Brave" (Edit) – 3:59
  2. "Brave" (Album version) – 4:39

UK CD single

  1. "Brave" (UK Mix) – 4:34
  2. "Gorgeous" – 3:48

U.S./UK digital single

  1. "Brave" – 4:39

UK digital maxi single

  1. "Brave" (UK Mix) – 4:34
  2. "Gorgeous" – 3:48
  3. "Defying Gravity" (Tracy Young's Flying Monkey Club Mix) – 8:02

Official versions

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 19

References

  1. ↑ Ascap entry for song
  2. ↑ "Idina Menzel Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Idina Menzel. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

External links