Brand New

Album: G I R L (2014)
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Songfacts®:

  • This duet with Justin Timberlake finds the pair singing of how the love of a good woman can make you feel like a revitalized person.

    "You've got me feelin' brand new
    Like the tag's still on me."

    Pharrell commented during a listening party that the song "felt so urgent."
  • Williams wrote and produced multiple songs with his Neptunes partner Chad Hugo on Justin Timberlake's debut album Justified. Pharrell and Justin also both contributed to Beyonce's track "Blow" from her 2013 self-titled LP.

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