People seem to have really connected with it in a way you can’t predict. It was this really cool campaign that wasn’t orchestrated by anyone other than the fans, you know? I’ve always been kind of a slow-burner anyway. It was much more grass-roots and word of mouth people really taking it and making it their own anthem and making web videos. I mean, you hope your song’s gonna be a smash success and we were excited to release it, but it didn’t come out of the gates and blow anyone away! I think as I adjusted my expectations to that, it was a really sweet development to watch it take hold.
You know, I have to say, Brave has been a really remarkable experience to watch. Were you expecting it to be so successful? We’re really glad that Brave has finally got a UK release. With third studio album The Blessed Unrest due outnext month, we caught up with Sara to chat about everything from Brave’s gay appeal to why she’d be willing to carry Haim’s laundry around for them… t.A.T.u’s ‘All The Things She Said’ turns 20: A controversial queer legacy unpacked.Amy Winehouse’s 5 best B-sides and deep cuts.It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since Sara Bareilles released the now-ubiquitous Love Song, but the Californian singer-songwriter is now enjoying another cross-over hit in the form of feel-good anthem Brave. Co-written with fun.’s Jack Antonoff, the song deals with a friend’s struggle to come out and has since been adopted by the gay community in the States, becoming the soundtrack for a host of viral videos and coming out stories.
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