"Brick" | ||||
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Single by Ben Folds Five | ||||
from the album Whatever and Ever Amen | ||||
B-side | "Smoke" (Live), "Kate (Ska remix)", "Mitchell Lane" | |||
Released | November 21, 1997 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock[1] | |||
Length | 4:31 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
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"Brick" is a song by American alternative rock group Ben Folds Five. It was released in November 1997 as a single from their album Whatever and Ever Amen and later on Ben Folds Live.[2] The verses were written by Ben Folds about his high school girlfriend getting an abortion, and the chorus was written by the band's drummer, Darren Jessee. "Brick" was one of Ben Folds Five's biggest hits, gaining much mainstream radio play in the US, the UK, and Australia.