I Am a Nightmare

"I Am a Nightmare"
Single by Brand New
ReleasedMay 17, 2016
Genre
Length3:20
LabelProcrastinate! Music Traitors
Songwriter(s)Jesse Lacey
Producer(s)Mike Sapone
Brand New singles chronology
"Mene"
(2015)
"I Am a Nightmare"
(2016)

"I Am a Nightmare" is a single by American rock band Brand New, released on 17 May 2016.[1][2][3] The song was released as a digital download, with a 12-inch single made available to preorder online.[4] The single has been described by the band as being from their "upcoming release", with Lacey previously commenting in 2015 that he was unsure what format the new material would be delivered in.[5] Pitchfork Media awarded it Best New Track, praising Lacey for writing his most instantaneous hook in over a decade, whilst proclaiming that when the band announce their fifth album it would "break the internet".[6]

  1. ^ Blistein, Jon (17 May 2016). "Hear Brand New's Brooding New Track 'I Am a Nightmare'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ^ Shutler, Ali (17 May 2016). "LISTEN TO BRAND NEW'S 'I AM A NIGHTMARE'". Upset. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ Payne, Chris. "Brand New Previews New Song 'I Am a Nightmare': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. ^ Bartleet, Larry (17 May 2016). "Brand New announce new album via mysterious email". NME. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. ^ Lozano, Alejandro (July 2015). "El Sonido del Silencio" [The Sound of Silence] (Digital Magazine). Rockzone (in Spanish) (116). IXO Publishing: 48–49, 50–51, 52–53, 54–55, 56–57. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  6. ^ Cohen, Ian (19 May 2016). "Brand New - I Am a Nightmare". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 May 2016.