"Brazen (Weep)" is the fourth and final single from British

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band

Skunk Anansie Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Richardson (drums and percussion). Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2 ...

's second album, ''

Stoosh ''Stoosh'' is the second studio album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, released on 7 October 1996. Critical reception AllMusic's Tom Demalon stated: "Skunk Anansie's full-frontal charge can be wearing at times, but for a good dose of aggr ...

'' (1996). It was released on 2 June 1997 and reached number 11 on the

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, making the song the band's most successful hit in their home country. In Iceland, it peaked at number one, ending 1997 as the year's third-most-successful single. Three versions of the single were released; CD2 and CD3 are remix CDs.

Music video

The video was directed by Thomas Krygier, who directed the video for "Hedonism". The video shows the band becoming attacked in a red room (hinted to be a

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). The video ends with Skin waking up in a street, implying that it was a dream after she presumably fell on the ground unconscious or run over by a car, but with no injuries.

Track listing

CD single – CD1

CD single – CD2

CD single – CD3

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1996 songs 1997 singles Number-one singles in Iceland One Little Indian Records singles Rock ballads Skunk Anansie songs Song recordings produced by Garth Richardson Songs written by Skin (musician)