"Brave" is a song performed by American recording artist Kelis

Kelis

Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...

, taken from her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone

Flesh Tone

Flesh Tone is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Kelis, first released on May 14, 2010. Recorded while the singer was an unsigned artist and while pregnant with her first child, the record is an ode to motherhood and is a distinct departure from the urban sound of her previous...

. The up-tempo electro-dance

Electronic dance music

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 song was written by Kelis, will.i.am

Will.i.am

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, Jean Baptiste and James Fauntleroy, and produced by Benny Benassi

Benny Benassi

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 and Alle Benassi. It was released on 6 January 2011, as the album's forth single by will.i.am music

Will.i.am music group

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 and Interscope Records

Interscope Records

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. Kelis has also re-recorded the track in 'simlish' for video game The Sims 3: Late Night

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.

Music video

A music video for the single was uploaded to YouTube

YouTube

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 on November 19, 2010. The video shows a still camera of Kelis, wearing a white top with a white background behind her with the camera moving while a large beat is being played.

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Kelis
• Producer
  Record producer
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  s – Benny Benassi, Alle Benassi
• Lyrics
  Lyrics
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   – will.i.am, Jean Baptiste, James Fauntleroy, Kelis
• Label
  Record label
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   – will.i.am music
  Will.i.am music group
  will.i.am music group is a vanity label founded by hip hop artist will.i.am of the The Black Eyed Peas. Other than will.i.am, there are popular artists such as Fergie, Macy Gray and Sérgio Mendes signed to the label...
  
   / Interscope Records
  Interscope Records
  Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
  
  

Track listing

• Promo CD Single

1. "Brave" - 3:33

• Digital download

1. "Brave" (Arveene & Misk Remix) - 4:03
2. "Brave" (Marc Spence Remix) - 5:53
3. "Brave" (Gemini Remix) - 4:54
4. "Brave" (Dark Sky Remix) - 5:20
5. "Brave" (Third Party Remix) - 7:16

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	6 January 2011	Digital Download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... , Digital Remixes EP	will.i.am music Will.i.am music group will.i.am music group is a vanity label founded by hip hop artist will.i.am of the The Black Eyed Peas. Other than will.i.am, there are popular artists such as Fergie, Macy Gray and Sérgio Mendes signed to the label...  / Interscope Records Interscope Records Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...