Brand New Girlfriend (song)

"Brand New Girlfriend" is a song written by Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor and Bart Allmand, and recorded by American country music singer Steve Holy. It was released in January 2006 as the first single and title track from the album Brand New Girlfriend.

"Brand New Girlfriend"
Single by Steve Holy
from the album Brand New Girlfriend
Released	January 16, 2006
Genre	Country
Length	3:39
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Jeffrey Steele Shane Minor Bart Allmand
Producer(s)	Lee Thomas Miller
Steve Holy singles chronology
"It's My Time (Waste It If I Want To)" (2005) "Brand New Girlfriend" (2006) "Come On Rain" (2006)

Background

Holy told CMT that when he heard "Brand New Girlfriend" for the first time, he liked it instantly. "It could have been my life story," he says. Then he amends the statement. "I won't say it was my life story, but it had all my sarcasm. It was almost as if this song was written for me. When I heard it originally, I was like, 'Man, this is it. This is a smash.'" Holy says he recorded it within 10 days or so after first hearing it. Next, he tried it live. "I really felt like it was a hit. I didn't know for sure. But when I played it on the road for about year, I saw the reaction. It's kind of amazing to have a song that gets a bigger reaction than your five-week No. 1."[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Eric Welch and premiered in late July 2006.

Cover versions

Zach Seabaugh covered the song on The Voice (U.S. season 9) during the Live Playoffs round.

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	40
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	12

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Holy Resurfaces With "Brand New Girlfriend"
2. "Steve Holy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
3. "Steve Holy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
4. "Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
5. "American single certifications – Steve Holy – Brand New Girlfriend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 27, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.