"Bridges" is a song by New Zealand band

Broods Broods is a New Zealand musical duo from Nelson, composed of Georgia Josiena Nott on lead vocals, with older brother and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Allan Joseph Nott on production and backing vocals. They released the single "Bridges", which w ...

, from their debut self-titled extended play. It was released as the band's first single by Dryden Street Records,

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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 Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.

. Georgia Nott conceived the song and recorded a

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, which was embellished by Little. "Bridges" is an

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and synthpop song, and contains

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and

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instrumentation. It is set in

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, and is written mostly in the key of

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, but briefly switches to

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Release

"Bridges" was posted on

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in October 2013, and was released for sale as a

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single by Dryden Street,

, and Universal Music Australia in Australia and New Zealand on 3 January 2014.

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released the download single in Canada on 14 January 2014; the same day Polydor released "Bridges" as a

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—the

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's free "Single of the Week"—in the United States. Capitol Records sent the song to US

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radio on 3 March 2014, and US

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radio the following day.

Reception

"Bridges" entered the

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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

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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