Bring Ya to the Brink

Bring Ya to the Brink
Studio album by
Cyndi Lauper
ReleasedMay 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
Recorded2008
GenreDance-pop
Length49:36
LabelEpic
Producer
Cyndi Lauper chronology
The Body Acoustic
(2005) 		Bring Ya to the Brink
(2008) 		True Colors: The Best of Cyndi Lauper
(2009)
Floor Remixes cover
Singles from Bring Ya to the Brink
  1. "Set Your Heart"
    Released: 2008 (Japan only)
  2. "Same Ol' Story"
    Released: May 6, 2008
  3. "Into the Nightlife"
    Released: September 22, 2008

Bring Ya to the Brink is American singer Cyndi Lauper's tenth studio album, released on May 14, 2008 in Japan, and 13 days later worldwide.[1][2] The album is a collection of dance-oriented songs and features collaborations with Basement Jaxx, Richard Morel, Max Martin and Kleerup, among others. Regarded as one of the singer's best works at the time it was released, the Songwriters Hall of Fame has regarded the album track "High and Mighty" as one of Lauper's key songs.[3] The album received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.[4] The song "Set Your Heart" was released as a promotional single in Japan in early 2008, while "Same Ol' Story" was the first official single released on May 6, 2008. "Into the Nightlife" was released as the second single.[5]

The album is Lauper's last release to date of original material in addition to being her last for Epic Records, her label since her 1983 debut solo album She's So Unusual. The album debuted at #41 on the Billboard 200, with 12,000 copies sold.[6] A remix album, titled Floor Remixes, was released exclusively in Japan on February 18, 2009, in a CD-only edition and a limited edition that featured a CD and a DVD,[7] it reached the position of #102 on the Oricon charts.[8] To promote the remix album, a mashup of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Set Your Heart" was made by Richard Morel.

  1. ^ "Interview: Cyndi Lauper Brings Us to the Brink and Tells Us What's in her Head". Sony Music. July 25, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2009.
  2. ^ Liss, Sarah (June 2, 2008). "She's Still Unusual: Q & A with Cyndi Lauper". CBC News. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2014 Nominees For Induction Announced". Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Artist: Cyndi Lauper". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Be in the "Into the Nightlife" Video! Archived May 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Cyndi Lauper Source (May 14, 2008). Retrieved May 15, 2008.
  6. ^ Hasty, Katie (June 4, 2008). "Usher Scores Second Best Sales Debut Of '08". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Floor Remixes (Media notes). Cyndi Lauper. Epic Records. 2009. EICP 1107-8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "シンディ・ローパーのCDアルバムランキング、シンディ・ローパーのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-Oricon Style". www.oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2011.