The Neon Brotherhood

The Neon Brotherhood are a group of 40 people who got together to release the single "Hope Ain't a Bad Thing" in aid of Stephen Sutton who died on 14 May 2014.[1][2]

"Hope Ain't a Bad Thing"
Single by The Neon Brotherhood
ReleasedJune 2014
Recorded2014
LabelNeon Sound Studios
Songwriter(s)Martin Stanyer
Mike Newey
Producer(s)Mike Newey

The song gained a midweek position of number 5 before its final place at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 2014. The song also made Ireland Singles Chart at number 58. The song was written by Martin Stanyer and Mike Newey, and recorded at Neon Sound Studios in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The Neon Brotherhood opened V Festival on the main stage at Weston Park on August 16, 2014. Glynn Morgan who sang for Threshold also features on the track.

Neon Brotherhood live at V Festival

The song's speech by Sutton at the end was originally recorded for a charity Christmas song called "This Christmas" by songwriter Martin Stanyer's band, Naked Sunday.[3]

Chart success
Year Single UK IRE
2014 "Hope Ain't a Bad Thing" 16 58
gollark: So if you attack it REPEATEDLY you can kill death?
gollark: Exciting. Can you win?
gollark: ++delete <@319753218592866315> (puppy execution)
gollark: They're working to push the boundaries of magic knowledge.
gollark: Okay, great.

References
  1. "Charity single inspired by hero Stephen Sutton set to break into top ten". Birmingham Mail. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  2. "Stephen Sutton charity single to be released". Theguardian.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  3. "2014 Top 40 Official Singles Chart UK Archive". Official Charts Company. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.


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