''Brave Enough'' is the third

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by American

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ian

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, released independently on the imprint Lindseystomp Records on August 19, 2016. The album features guest vocalists

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, Carah Faye, Dan + Shay,

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and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. The album is composed of six instrumental tracks and eight tracks with featured vocalists.

Singles

On June 28, 2016, "The Arena", the first single from the album was released. The

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for "The Arena" debuted the same day. On July 15, the second single, "Something Wild" featuring

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was released and the music video was released on August 3. "Something Wild" also features as the ending credits song for the

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film '' Pete's Dragon''. On August 6, the third single, "Prism", which was produced by

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, was released. The fourth single "Hold My Heart" was released on November 16, 2016. The accompanying video costars ''

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'' actor Kyle Rezzarday. On March 6, 2017, the fifth single, "Love's Just a Feeling" featuring

was released, with the music video released the same day, with cameo appearances by

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and

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. "The Arena" and "Don't Let This Feeling Fade" (featuring

and

) were used as official theme songs of the

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Commercial reception

''Brave Enough'' debuted at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 49,000

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s (including 45,000 in traditional album sales) in its first week, earning Stirling her second top 10 album. This figure marked the largest sales week for a dance/electronic album since Stirling's previous release, ''

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'', sold 56,000 upon release in 2014. The album also debuted at 1 on the

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and

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charts, her third consecutive chart-topper on each tally. ''Brave Enough'' won the

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for Top Dance/Electronic Album in 2017.

Track listing

Note: Stirling sent an exclusive track sang by herself titled "Firefly" to those who pre-ordered ''Brave Enough'' via

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Special vinyl editions

In total, four special edition copies of Brave Enough were released on vinyl. *Red Swirl Disc Edition *

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exclusive featuring the bonus track "Activate" on a white disc *

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exclusive (limited to 500 copies limited to 500 copies with an autographed postcard *

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exclusive (limited to 650 copies) signed on gatefold

Charts

Weekly charts

Year end charts

Music videos

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2016 albums Lindsey Stirling albums Universal Music Group albums