Same Old Brand New You

"Same Old Brand New You" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was released on 6 November 2000 as the second single from their second album, The A List. The single was the band's second and final number one single on the UK Singles Chart.^[2]

"Same Old Brand New You"
Single by A1
from the album The A List
B-side	"Funkin' Up", "One in Love"
Released	6 November 2000 (2000-11-06)[1]
Length	4:15 (album version) 3:32 (radio edit)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Eric Foster White, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen, Mark Read,
Producer(s)	Eric Foster White
A1 singles chronology
"Take On Me" (2000) "Same Old Brand New You" (2000) "No More" (2001)
Music video
"Same Old Brand New You" on YouTube

Background

During 2014's The Big Reunion documentary, band member Ben Adams recalls that the writing of this track was the first start of the split between Paul Marazzi and the rest of band. Adams recalled how he, Read, and Ingebrigtsten travelled to New York to work with Eric Foster White on the song but Marazzi did not want to join them and thus missed out on co-songwriting credit for the track. The following year, however, Marazzi denied in an interview that there was a split during these times and said how he loved the track.^[3] Marazzi wrote the B-Side, "Funkin' Up".

Music video

A music video directed by Stuart A. Gosling was produced to promote the single. It was shot in Dungeness in Kent, near a nuclear power plant.^[4]

Track listing

UK CD1

1. "Same Old Brand New You" (Commercial Version) - 3:43
2. "One in Love" - 4:20
3. "Funkin' Up" - 3:39
4. "Same Old Brand New You" (Video) - 3:43

UK CD2

1. "Same Old Brand New You" (Radio Edit) - 3:30
2. "Funkin' Up" (Extended Mix) - 5:46
3. "Same Old Brand New You" (Almighty 12" Definitive Mix) - 7:32
4. "Funkin' Up" (Video) - 3:39

UK promotional single

1. "Same Old Brand New You" (Radio Edit) - 3:30
2. "Same Old Brand New You" (No Intro) - 3:05

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart	18
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Scottish Singles Chart[5]	2
Swedish Singles Chart	15
UK Singles Chart[2]	1
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart[6]	85
Danish Singles Chart	20

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Norwegian Singles Chart (Julen Period)[7]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "New Releases – For Week Starting November 6, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 4 November 2000. p. 29. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 653. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
3. Paul Marazzi A1 Full Interview: 2015 The Truth "For The Record" MUST SEE!!!
4. A1VEVO (25 October 2009), A1 - "Same Old Brand New You" (Video), retrieved 3 December 2018{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
7. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single Julen 2000". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
8. "British single certifications – A1 – Same Old Brand New You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 February 2020.