Brett Young (singer)

Brett Young

Brett Young in 2015
Background information
Birth name Brett Charles Young
Born March 23, 1981[1]
Anaheim, Orange County, California
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Years active 2007–present
Labels Republic Nashville
Website www.brettyoungmusic.com

Brett Young is an American country music singer-songwriter from Orange County, California.[2] Young was a college baseball pitcher but took up songwriting after getting injured.[3] His self-titled debut EP, produced by Dann Huff, was released by Republic Nashville on February 12, 2016.[4][5] The lead single, "Sleep Without You", was released on April 11.[4]

Early life

Young was born in Anaheim, Orange County on March 23, 1981.[1] He attended Calvary Chapel High School in Costa Mesa, California, later Ole Miss, Irvine Valley College and Fresno State University.[6][7] He started singing in the late 1990s when he stepped in to replace an absent leader of the band during a Christian worship meeting at high school.[7]

Young was a pitcher in his high school baseball team and led the squad to a CIF championship. He went to Ole Miss on a baseball scholarship in 1999 after turning down pre-draft selection by both Tampa Devil Rays and Minnesota Twins.[8][9] He earned a varsity letter in 2000, and posted two wins and two saves on the mound in his one season on the Rebel baseball team. He was lettered for one season at Irvine Valley College before moving to Fresno.[10] However, Young's pursuit of a professional baseball career was cut short by an elbow injury while at Fresno in 2003.[11][12]

Music Career

According to Young, he was inspired by Gavin DeGraw after he heard his album Chariot and decided to return to music.[7] Young independently released a self-titled 4-song EP in 2007,[13] then Make Believe in 2011,[14] followed by a number of albums: Brett Young in 2012,[15] On fire,[16] and Broken Down in 2013.[17]

After eight years based in Los Angeles, Young moved to Nashville.[18] He was soon signed by the Big Machine Label Group in August 2015.[19]

2016: Brett Young EP

In February 2016, Young released a six-song self-titled EP.[11] "Sleep Without You" was released as the first single from the EP in April 2016. Young wrote the song with Justin Ebach and Kelly Archer.[20] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a favorable review, writing that "Young’s R&B influences come out in the sincerity and warmth of his delivery, not the sonic nature of this mostly acoustic jam."[21] The music video was filmed in Malibu, California and directed by Shane Drake.[22] It co-stars Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan.[23]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US Country
[24]		 US
[25]		 US
Heat
[26]
Brett Young EP 35 189 10

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Sales Album
US Country
[28]		 US Country Airplay
[29]		 US
[30]		 CAN Country
[31]
2016 "Sleep Without You"A 3 2 47 7 Brett Young EP
2017 "In Case You Didn't Know"B 39[upper-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. ↑ "In Case You Didn't Know" charted on Hot Country Songs as an album track in 2016.

Music videos

Year Video Director
2016 "Sleep Without You" Shane Drake

References

  1. 1 2 "Brett Young". The Baseball Cube.
  2. ↑ Mastrogiannis, Nicole (April 13, 2016). "INTERVIEW: Five Things Brett Young Does When He 'Can't Sleep Without You'". 94.7 WDSD. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Littman, Margaret (March 1, 2016). "10 New Country Artists You Need to Know: March 2016". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Laffer, Lauren (February 12, 2016). "Newcomer Brett Young Debuts Self-Titled EP". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 23, 2016). "Brett Young Is Nothing But Honest on New 'Brett Young' EP". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alumni". Irvine Valley College.
  7. 1 2 3 Kinsler, Robert (August 13, 2008). "Orange Pop: Former pitcher Brett Young is an ace as a singer". Orange County Register.
  8. ↑ Terry, Mike (June 4, 1999). "Calvary Chapel Has Rebels With a Cause - Baseball: Mossberg, Sterbens and Young, all headed to Mississippi, hope to lead Eagles to Division V title tonight". The Los Angeles Times.
  9. ↑ Laffer, Lauren (April 6, 2016). "Introducing… Brett Young: Part 1". Sounds Like Nashville.
  10. ↑ "Baseball Bulldog" (PDF). Fresno State University. February 10, 2003.
  11. 1 2 Parra, Monique (April 29, 2016). "Stagecoach Behind the Artist Brett Young". K-FROG.
  12. ↑ Parton, Chris (May 12, 2016). "Who's New: Brett Young". Nash Country Daily.
  13. ↑ "Brett Young Music". Myspace.
  14. ↑ "Make Believe". Spotify.
  15. ↑ "Brett Young". Myspace.
  16. ↑ "On Fire". Myspace.
  17. ↑ "Broken Down". SoundCloud.
  18. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (July 3, 2016). "Country Stardom Wasn't Brett Young's First Career Choice". The Boot.
  19. ↑ "Big Machine Label Group Signs Brett Young". Big Machine Label Group. August 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (April 15, 2016). "Story Behind the Song: Brett Young, 'Sleep Without You'". The Boot. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  21. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 15, 2016). "ToC Critic's Pick: Brett Young, 'Sleep Without You' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  22. ↑ Laffer, Lauren (March 9, 2016). "Brett Young Fights Insomnia in 'Sleep Without You' Music Video". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  23. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 21, 2016). "Brett Young Kisses on Miss USA in 'Sleep Without You' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 31, 2016". Roughstock.
  28. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Brett Young Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  32. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
  33. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 28, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.

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