New Beginning (Stephen Gately song)
"New Beginning" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Stephen Gately from his debut solo album, New Beginning. His debut single outside Boyzone, it was released on 29 May 2000 in the United Kingdom—where it was issued as a double A-side with Gately's cover of Art Garfunkel's "Bright Eyes"—and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. The music video for "New Beginning" was directed by Simon Hilton and shot in London. In the 2001 United Kingdom general election the Liberal Democrats used the song as their election theme song.
Track listings
UK CD1- "New Beginning"
- "Bright Eyes"
- "New Beginning"
- "New Beginning"
- "New Beginning"
- "Bright Eyes"
- "New Beginning"
- "New Beginning"
European CD single
- "New Beginning" – 3:38
- "New Beginning" – 3:30
- "New Beginning" – 3:38
- "Bright Eyes" – 6:45
- "New Beginning" – 8:05
Personnel
Personnel are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes.- Stephen Gately – writing, vocals
- Anders Bagge – writing
- Arnthor Birgisson – writing, background vocals
- Simon Climie – writing
- Anders Von Hoffsten – background vocals
- Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
- Patrick Tucker – guitar
- Stockholm Session Strings – strings
- Bag & Arnthor – production
- Jansson & Jansson – string arrangement
- Bob Kraushaar – mixing
- Patrick – mixing assistance
- Aaron Chakraverty – mastering
- Stylorouge – artwork design
- Tim Bret-Day – photography