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"'''Bridges'''" is a song by New Zealand band ], from their debut ]. It was released as the band's first ] by Dryden Street Records, ] and ] on 3 January 2014. It is also included on their debut studio album, ] (2014). "'''Bridges'''" is a song by New Zealand band ], from their debut ]. It was released as the band's first ] by Dryden Street Records, ] and ] on 3 January 2014. It is also included on their debut studio album, ] (2014).


==Background and composition== ==Background and composition==
"Bridges" was written by Broods members Caleb and Georgia Nott and ].<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic |pure_url=yes |class=album |id=mw0002611933}} |title=Bridges – Broods |publisher=] |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> Georgia Nott conceived the song and recorded a ], which was embellished by Little.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5785941/is-broods-new-zealands-next-pop-wonder-duo-taps-lordes-producer |title=Is Broods New Zealand's Next Pop Wonder? Duo Taps Lorde's Producer For Stunning First Single |first=Jason |last=Lipshutz |location=New York |work=] |date=13 November 2013 |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> "Bridges" was written by Broods members Caleb and Georgia Nott and ].<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic |pure_url=yes |class=album |id=mw0002611933}} |title=Bridges – Broods |publisher=] |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> Georgia Nott conceived the song and recorded a ], which was embellished by Little.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5785941/is-broods-new-zealands-next-pop-wonder-duo-taps-lordes-producer |title=Is Broods New Zealand's Next Pop Wonder? Duo Taps Lorde's Producer For Stunning First Single |first=Jason |last=Lipshutz |location=New York |magazine=] |date=13 November 2013 |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
"Bridges" is an ] and ] song,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/9345806/International-buzz-for-promising-debut |title=International buzz for promising debut |work=] |publisher=] |date=31 October 2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Ne8zgv7x |archivedate=25 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="silver">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11326269 |title=Silver Scroll finalists, note by note |first=Lydia |last=Jenkin |date=18 September 2014 |accessdate=18 September 2014 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref> and contains ] and ] instrumentation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/61106/Broods-Broods/ |title=Review: Broods EP |author=Davey Boy |date=21 February 2014 |accessdate=26 February 2014 |publisher=]}}</ref> It is set in ], and is written mostly in the ] of ], but briefly switches to ].<ref name="silver"/> "Bridges" is an ] and ] song,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/9345806/International-buzz-for-promising-debut |title=International buzz for promising debut |work=] |publisher=] |date=31 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620022652/http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/entertainment/9345806/International-buzz-for-promising-debut |archivedate=20 June 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="silver">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11326269 |title=Silver Scroll finalists, note by note |first=Lydia |last=Jenkin |date=18 September 2014 |accessdate=18 September 2014 |work=The New Zealand Herald}}</ref> and contains ] and ] instrumentation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/61106/Broods-Broods/ |title=Review: Broods EP |author=Davey Boy |date=21 February 2014 |accessdate=26 February 2014 |publisher=Sputnikmusic}}</ref> It is set in ], and is written mostly in the ] of ], but briefly switches to ].<ref name="silver"/>


==Release== ==Release==
"Bridges" was posted on ] in October 2013,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5892827/broods-stream-debut-ep-announce-first-us-shows-listen |title=Broods Stream Debut EP, Announce First U.S. Shows: Listen |first=Jason |last=Lipshutz |location=New York |work=Billboard |date=30 January 2014 |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> and was released for sale as a ] ] by Dryden Street, ], and ] in Australia and New Zealand on 3 January 2014. ] released the download single in Canada on 14 January 2014; the same day Polydor released "Bridges" as a ]&mdash;the ]'s free "Single of the Week"&mdash;in the United States. ] sent the song to US ] radio on 3 March 2014,<ref name="AAA"/> and US ] radio the following day.<ref name="modrock"/> "Bridges" was posted on ] in October 2013,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5892827/broods-stream-debut-ep-announce-first-us-shows-listen |title=Broods Stream Debut EP, Announce First U.S. Shows: Listen |first=Jason |last=Lipshutz |location=New York |magazine=Billboard |date=30 January 2014 |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> and was released for sale as a ] ] by Dryden Street, ], and ] in Australia and New Zealand on 3 January 2014. ] released the download single in Canada on 14 January 2014; the same day Polydor released "Bridges" as a ]&mdash;the ]'s free "Single of the Week"&mdash;in the United States. ] sent the song to US ] radio on 3 March 2014,<ref name="AAA"/> and US ] radio the following day.<ref name="modrock"/>


==Reception== ==Reception==
"Bridges" entered the ] at number eight on 13 January 2014 and spent three consecutive weeks at that position. It was on the chart for a total of eight weeks,<ref name="NZchart">{{cite web |url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=BROODS&titel=Bridges&cat=s |title=Broods – Bridges |publisher=Charts.org.nz (Hung Medien) |accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref> and was certified Gold by ] on 24 March 2014, which denotes the sale of 7,500 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/nzsingles?chart=2464 |title=Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart |publisher=] |date=24 March 2014 |accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> In Australia, the song entered the ] at number fifty-seven on 20 January 2014 and peaked at number fifty-one.<ref name="AUSchart">{{cite web |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1268.pdf |title=The ARIA Report (#1268) |date=16 June 2014 |accessdate=21 June 2014 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association}}</ref> "Bridges" debuted at number thirty-six on the US ] chart,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: One Direction, Katy Perry, U2 Score New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5930361/chart-highlights-one-direction-katy-perry-u2-score-new-no-1s|website=]|publisher=]|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref> and has since reached number twenty-five.<ref name="alt">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5882705/broods/chart?f=377 |title=Broods – Chart history: Alternative Songs |work=Billboard |accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> "Bridges" entered the ] at number eight on 13 January 2014 and spent three consecutive weeks at that position. It was on the chart for a total of eight weeks,<ref name="NZchart"/> and was certified Gold by ] on 24 March 2014, which denotes the sale of 7,500 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/aotearoa-singles/2014-03-21 |title=Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart |publisher=] |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref> In Australia, the song entered the ] at number fifty-seven on 20 January 2014 and peaked at number fifty-one.<ref name="AUSchart"/> "Bridges" debuted at number thirty-six on the US ] chart,<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Chart Highlights: One Direction, Katy Perry, U2 Score New No. 1s|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5930361/chart-highlights-one-direction-katy-perry-u2-score-new-no-1s|magazine=]|publisher=]|accessdate=5 June 2014}}</ref> and has since reached number twenty-five.<ref name="alt"/> As of August 2014, Bridges has sold 56,000 downloads to date in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6221467/broods-debut-album-evergreen-joel-little|publisher=Billboard|title=Broods Get Bigger with The Help of Lorde's Producer: Album Preview
|first=Jason|last=Lipshultz|date=14 August 2014|accessdate=20 February 2019}}</ref>


==Charts and certifications== ==Charts and certifications==
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! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2614|title=Top Selling Singles of 2014|publisher=]|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> ! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/2014-12-31|title=Top Selling Singles of 2014|publisher=]|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>
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===Certifications=== ===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|title=Bridges|artist=Broods|autocat=yes|type=single|award=Platinum|recent=website|id=2558|accessdate=23 November 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2014|certyear=2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|title=Bridges|artist=Broods|type=single|id=2014-08-29|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Platinum}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|nounspecified=true}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true | streaming=true}}


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Latest revision as of 22:06, 21 November 2024

2014 single by Broods
"Bridges"
Single by Broods
from the album Broods
Released3 January 2014 (2014-01-03)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Broods singles chronology
"Bridges"
(2014) 		"Never Gonna Change"
(2014)

"Bridges" is a song by New Zealand band Broods, from their debut self-titled extended play. It was released as the band's first single by Dryden Street Records, Island Records Australia and Universal Music Australia on 3 January 2014. It is also included on their debut studio album, Evergreen (2014).

Background and composition

"Bridges" was written by Broods members Caleb and Georgia Nott and Joel Little. Georgia Nott conceived the song and recorded a demo, which was embellished by Little. "Bridges" is an indie pop and synthpop song, and contains piano and synth instrumentation. It is set in common time, and is written mostly in the key of E minor, but briefly switches to G major.

Release

"Bridges" was posted on SoundCloud in October 2013, and was released for sale as a music download single by Dryden Street, Island Records Australia, and Universal Music Australia in Australia and New Zealand on 3 January 2014. Polydor Records released the download single in Canada on 14 January 2014; the same day Polydor released "Bridges" as a promotional single—the iTunes Store's free "Single of the Week"—in the United States. Capitol Records sent the song to US adult album alternative radio on 3 March 2014, and US modern rock radio the following day.

Reception

"Bridges" entered the New Zealand Singles Chart at number eight on 13 January 2014 and spent three consecutive weeks at that position. It was on the chart for a total of eight weeks, and was certified Gold by Recorded Music NZ on 24 March 2014, which denotes the sale of 7,500 copies. In Australia, the song entered the ARIA Singles Chart at number fifty-seven on 20 January 2014 and peaked at number fifty-one. "Bridges" debuted at number thirty-six on the US Alternative Songs chart, and has since reached number twenty-five. As of August 2014, Bridges has sold 56,000 downloads to date in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 51
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 8
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) 45
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard) 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 48

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Australia 3 January 2014 Digital download
New Zealand
Canada 14 January 2014 Polydor
United States Promotional single (download)
United States 3 March 2014 Adult album alternative Capitol
4 March 2014 Modern rock

References

  1. "Bridges – Broods". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  2. Lipshutz, Jason (13 November 2013). "Is Broods New Zealand's Next Pop Wonder? Duo Taps Lorde's Producer For Stunning First Single". Billboard. New York. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "International buzz for promising debut". The Nelson Mail. Fairfax New Zealand. 31 October 2013. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ Jenkin, Lydia (18 September 2014). "Silver Scroll finalists, note by note". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. Davey Boy (21 February 2014). "Review: Broods EP". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. Lipshutz, Jason (30 January 2014). "Broods Stream Debut EP, Announce First U.S. Shows: Listen". Billboard. New York. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Broods – Bridges". Top 40 Singles.
  10. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Broods – Bridges". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. Trust, Gary. "Chart Highlights: One Direction, Katy Perry, U2 Score New No. 1s". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Broods Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  14. Lipshultz, Jason (14 August 2014). "Broods Get Bigger with The Help of Lorde's Producer: Album Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  15. "Broods Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  16. "Top Selling Singles of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  18. "New Zealand single certifications – Broods – Bridges". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
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