As a solo musician and a member of The Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.
With The Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss, and introduced the North African music genre raï to Western audiences through the hit song "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
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Studio albums
The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
The Soul Cages (1991)
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
Mercury Falling (1996)
Brand New Day (1999)
Sacred Love (2003)
Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
Symphonicities (2010)
The Last Ship (2013)
57th & 9th (2016)
44/876 (2018) (with Shaggy)
My Songs (2019)
The Bridge (2021)
Brand New Day
Sting Lyrics
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Been hurt in some kind of love affair?
And how many times did you swear
That you'd never love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights?
How many lies, how many fights?
So why would you want to
Put yourself through all of that again?
"Love is pain," I hear you say
Love has a cruel and bitter way of
Paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
How could it be that what you need the most
Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
One day you could be looking
Through an old book in rainy weather
You see a picture of her smiling at you
When you were still together
You could be walking down the street
And who should you chance to meet
But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day, hmm
Why don't we turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock all the way back
I wonder if she'll take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, sister
You'll never know how much I missed her
I'm starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across
We're starting up a brand new day
It could happen to you
Just like it happened to me
There's simply no immunity
There's no guarantee
I'll say, "Love is such a force if you find yourself in it, babe"
Leave some time for reflection, you think
Baby, wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute
If you can turn the clock to zero, honey
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We're starting up a brand new day
Turn the clock to zero, Mac
I'm begging her to take me back
I'm thinking in a brand new way
Turn the clock to zero, boss
The river's wide, we'll swim across it
Starting up a brand new day (it's a brand new day)
Turn the clock to zero, buddy
Don't wanna be no fuddy duddy
We're starting up a brand new day
I'm the rhythm in your tune
I'm the sun and you're the moon
I'm the bat and you're the cave
You're the beach and I'm the wave (it's a brand new day)
I'm the plough and you're the land
You're the glove and I'm the hand
I'm the train and you're the station
I'm the flagpole to your nation
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm the present to your future (stand up)
You're the wound and I'm the suture (it's a brand new day)
You're the magnet to my pole
I'm the devil in your soul (stand up)
You're the pupil, I'm the teacher
You're the church and I'm the preacher (it's a brand new day)
You're the flower, I'm the rain
You're the tunnel, I'm the train (stand up)
All you lovers in the world, yeah
Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl
Stand up all you lovers in the world, yeah, yeah
We're starting up a brand new day
You're the crop to my rotation (it's a brand new day)
You're the sum of my equation
I'm the answer to your question (startin' up a brand new day)
If you follow my suggestion
We can turn this ship around (it's a brand new day)
You go up instead of down
You're the pan and I'm the handle (startin' up a brand new day)
You're the flame and I'm the candle (stand up)
All you lovers in the world (it's a brand new day)
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl (startin' up a brand new day)
Stand up all you lovers in the world (it's a brand new day)
(It's a brand new day)
(It's a brand new day)
(It's a brand new day)
Sting's song Brand New Day speaks about the pain of lost love and the desire to start afresh. The first verse poses a series of rhetorical questions about the pain of failed love affairs and the reluctance to open oneself up to love again. The pain of lost love is reinforced in the chorus, which states that love has a cruel and bitter way of paying one back for all the faith they ever had in it. However, the song takes a positive turn in the second verse, describing the possibility of a second chance encounter or rediscovery of old love that could lead to a brand new day. This is echoed in the refrain, "Turn the clock to zero," which can be interpreted as wiping the slate clean and starting over.
The upbeat tone and lyrics of the song seem to encourage taking risks and being open to new opportunities. The different metaphors used throughout the song, such as sun and moon, beach and wave, train and station, etc., show how two seemingly different entities can come together to create something beautiful. The song ends with a call for all lovers to stand up and start a brand new day.
Overall, Brand New Day is a hopeful and positive song about the possibilities of love and personal growth after heartbreak. It encourages listeners to let go of the past and take chances on new opportunities.
Line by Line Meaning
How many of you people out there
How many of you have experienced the pain of a failed relationship?
Been hurt in some kind of love affair?
Have you been wounded in a love relationship before?
And how many times did you swear
How many times have you made a promise to yourself?
That you'd never love again?
To avoid falling in love again?
How many lonely, sleepless nights?
How many times have you spent nights feeling lonely and sleepless?
How many lies, how many fights?
How many times did lies and fights strain a relationship?
So why would you want to
Then why would you choose to
Put yourself through all of that again?
experience all of that again?
"Love is pain," I hear you say
You often hear that love hurts
Love has a cruel and bitter way of
It causes great hurt by
Paying you back for all the faith you ever had in your brain
repaying you for all the trust you placed in your relationship
How could it be that what you need the most
It seems strange that the thing you need most
Can leave you feeling just like a ghost?
can leave you feeling invisible and ghostly?
You never want to feel so sad and lost again
You hope to avoid feeling such sadness and loss again.
One day you could be looking
Sometime in the future, you might find yourself looking
Through an old book in rainy weather
through an old book on a rainy day
You see a picture of her smiling at you
You see a picture of your ex-partner smiling at you
When you were still together
when you were still a couple.
You could be walking down the street
You could be walking down the street one day when you
And who should you chance to meet
unexpectedly encounter
But that same old smile you've been thinking of all day, hmm
the same smile you’ve been thinking of all day.
Why don't we turn the clock to zero, honey
Why not take the opportunity to reset everything, my dear?
I'll sell the stock, we'll spend all the money
We could liquidate our investments, spend all our savings and start fresh
We're starting up a brand new day
A new day signifies a fresh start, let’s begin.
Turn the clock all the way back
Let’s go back to the start and forget all the years that followed
I wonder if she'll take me back
I wonder if my ex-girlfriend will ever accept me again.
I'm thinking in a brand new way
I’m thinking in a completely different way than before.
Turn the clock to zero, sister
Sister, let’s reset everything from scratch.
You'll never know how much I missed her
You cannot imagine how much I've missed her.
Turn the clock to zero, boss
Boss, let's reset everything to the beginning.
The river's wide, we'll swim across
Although the river is wide, we’ll manage to swim across it.
It could happen to you
It might happen to you too.
Just like it happened to me
Just like it happened to me.
There's simply no immunity
There are no guarantees.
There's no guarantee
There are no assurances.
I'll say, "Love is such a force if you find yourself in it, babe"
"Love is an immense power if you ever get involved in it".
Leave some time for reflection, you think
Take some time to reflect and think about your relationship.
Baby, wait a minute, wait a minute
Hold on a second, baby.
Wait a minute, wait a minute
Just a moment longer.
If you can turn the clock to zero, honey
If we can undo everything and start over again, dear.
I'm begging her to take me back
I’m pleading with her to give me a second chance.
I'm thinking in a brand new way
My mindset about love is entirely different now.
The river's wide, we'll swim across it
The river may be wide, but we will cross it.
Starting up a brand new day (it's a brand new day)
We’re initiating a fresh start, a new beginning
Turn the clock to zero, buddy
Friend, let's turn back the clock entirely.
Don't wanna be no fuddy-duddy
We do not desire to be a killjoy.
We're starting up a brand new day
Another opportunity arises to start anew.
I'm the rhythm in your tune
I'm the beat that complements your rhythm.
I'm the sun and you're the moon
I’m the sun while you’re the moon – different but complementing.
I'm the bat and you're the cave
I'm the bat that’s dependent on your cave.
You're the beach and I'm the wave (it's a brand new day)
Like how the water at the beach is complemented by the waves.
I'm the plough and you're the land
Just how a plow operates only in disturbed land.
You're the glove and I'm the hand
Just how a hand requires a glove to be protected.
I'm the train and you're the station
I’m the train that needs the station to stop at.
I'm the flagpole to your nation
Just like how the flagpole is critical to any nation.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
expressing excitement.
I'm the present to your future (stand up)
Just like how a present is a precursor to someone's future.
You're the wound and I'm the suture (it's a brand new day)
Just like how a wound requires a suture for proper healing.
You're the magnet to my pole
Just like how opposite poles of magnets attract.
I'm the devil in your soul (stand up)
I’m the devil lurking in your soul, but we need to stand up.
You're the pupil, I'm the teacher
I’m the teacher, and you’re the student.
You're the church and I'm the preacher (it's a brand new day)
I’m the preacher, and you’re the church.
You're the flower, I'm the rain
I'm the rain that waters the flowers.
You're the tunnel, I'm the train (stand up)
I’m the train that passes through the tunnel.
It's a brand new day
This marks the beginning of a fresh start.
All you lovers in the world, yeah
All of you who are in love,
Stand up and be counted, every boy and every girl
Stand up and be recognized for who you are, no matter who you love.
Stand up all you lovers in the world, yeah, yeah
Let all lovers in the world stand tall.
We're starting up a brand new day
It's a new day to begin again.
You're the crop to my rotation (it's a brand new day)
Just like how a crop requires proper rotation.
You're the sum of my equation
You are what completes my equation and makes it work.
I'm the answer to your question (startin' up a brand new day)
Just like how a theory is supported by its evidence.
If you follow my suggestion
You should heed to my recommendation.
We can turn this ship around (it's a brand new day)
Let’s take charge and redirect our lives.
You go up instead of down
Rise up rather than fall down.
You're the pan and I'm the handle (startin' up a brand new day)
Just like a pan needs a handle.
You're the flame and I'm the candle (stand up)
Just like a candle needs a flame.
All you lovers in the world (it's a brand new day)
All people in love,
Stand up and be counted every boy and every girl (startin' up a brand new day)
Stand tall and acknowledge the love you have, no matter who you are.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gordon Sumner
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ramenlover334
Seema somoni turna bee suna summery slarinn of a brand new day!
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startin up a brand new day
@Shagyamum
Stabbing up a brand new day
@chrisburks6143
This song made me happy in a dark time. Thank you Sting!
@brockcureton2989
💪🙂😇😊📺AMEN
@patriciasoebagio1035
and Stevie!
@digbyorion4383
Very Well !!!@@patriciasoebagio1035
@pietrogola7734
One of Sting's best songs, happy and motivational. Stevie Wonder's harmonica added a special touch to the song.
@miroslavbondarev2604
Хотел бы услышать без её
@teegleason6345
So it WAS Stevie