Brand New Key

"Brand New Key"
Single by Melanie
from the album Gather Me
B-side"Some Say (I Got Devil)"
ReleasedOctober 1971
Genre
Length2:26
LabelNeighborhood
Songwriter(s)Melanie Safka
Producer(s)Peter Schekeryk
Melanie singles chronology
"Ruby Tuesday"
(1970)
"Brand New Key"
(1971)
"The Nickel Song"
(1972)
Official audio
"Brand New Key" on YouTube

"Brand New Key" is a pop song written and sung by American folk music singer Melanie. Initially a track of Melanie's album Gather Me, produced by Melanie's husband Peter Schekeryk, it was known also as "The Rollerskate Song" due to its chorus. It was her greatest success, scoring No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during December 1971 and January 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 9 song of 1972. It also scored No. 1 in Canada and Australia and No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.