New Flame

"New Flame"
Single by Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross
from the album X
Released	June 30, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	R&B hip hop synthpop
Length	4:03
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Chris Brown Kenneth Rorery Justin Booth Johnson Keith Thomas Mark Pitts Eric Bellinger William Roberts Malissa Hunter James Chambers Maurice "Verse" Simmonds Usher Raymond IV
Producer(s)	Count Justice Kenneth Rorery
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Main Chick" (2014) "New Flame" (2014) "Hold You Down" (2014) Usher singles chronology "Good Kisser" (2014) "New Flame" (2014) "She Came to Give It to You" (2014) Rick Ross singles chronology "They Don't Love You No More" (2014) "New Flame" (2014) "Sorry" (2015)

"New Flame" is a song by American R&B recording artist Chris Brown. It was originally released as a promotional single from Brown's album on March 5, 2014. This version only featured American rapper Rick Ross as a guest artist.^[1] A few months later, a day after the 2014 BET Awards were held, the single version of the song featuring Ross and American R&B singer Usher was released on June 30, 2014, as the fifth official single from his sixth studio album X.^[2] The song peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 in the United Kingdom. This song is also known for being the final song to ever feature writing, singing, and production credits of recording artist Kenn Rorery who died in a tragic car accident in February of that same year just before the song's official release at the age of only 21. Brown performed a small live tribute at the 2014 Soul Train Awards in honor of Rorery.

Track listing

Digital download^[2]

1. "New Flame" (featuring Usher and Rick Ross) – 4:04

Digital download (remix)^[3]

1. "New Flame" (Dave Audé Remix) (featuring Usher) – 6:17

Music video

A music video for the song was released on August 14, 2014.^[4] Rapper Tyga makes a cameo appearance in the video.^[4]

The video starts with Chris Brown standing in a white location wearing white clothing. The visual then shows Brown standing in the front fire. Usher appears standing in a high large structure upon a pool with a girl wearing a red colored long dress. When the visual comes to rapper Rick Ross, he's shirtless in a white room and sitting in a white chair. The music video ends with Chris Brown and some dancers are dancing in the front of fire.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 29 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 22 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 20 France (SNEP)[8] 75 Germany (Deutsche Black Charts)[9] 8 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 35 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] 23 South Africa (EMA)[12] 4 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 10 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[14] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 27 US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[16] 20 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 6 US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[18] 1 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 29 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[21] 77 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 20 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[23] 19

References

1. "New Music: Chris Brown f/ Rick Ross – 'New Flame'". Rap-Up. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
2. "New Flame (feat. Usher & Rick Ross) – Single by Chris Brown". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
3. "New Flame (Dave Audé Remix) [feat. Usher] – Single by Chris Brown". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
4. Rap-Up.com || Video: Chris Brown f/ Usher & Rick Ross - 'New Flame'
5. "Ultratop.be – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
6. "Ultratop.be – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
7. "Ultratop.be – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
8. "Lescharts.com – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
9. "Deutsche Black Charts". Trendcharts. Media Control. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
10. "Charts.org.nz – Chris Brown feat. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
11. "Archive Chart: 2014-09-20". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
12. "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2014-10-07". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
13. "Archive Chart: 2014-07-05" UK Singles Chart.
14. "Archive Chart: 2014-09-20" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
15. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Chris Brown. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
16. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard Adult R&B Songs for Chris Brown.
17. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Chris Brown. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
18. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for Chris Brown. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
19. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Chris Brown. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
20. "Chris Brown – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Chris Brown. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
21. "Hot 100 Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
22. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
23. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay – Year End 2014". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.

External links

• "New Flame" on YouTube