{
  "id": 27284,
  "title": "New Radicals Quietly Release First New Song In 28 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/new-radicals-quietly-release-first-new-song-in-28-years",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-01T20:11:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2507092/new-radicals-quietly-release-first-new-song-in-28-years/music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After a 28-year hiatus, the New Radicals have quietly released their first new song in 1998. Bassist Gregg Alexander and lead vocalist Danielle Brisebois, the only permanent members of the band, reunited and collaborated with writer Gus Dapperton to create \"One Night Only (Break Loose Break Free!).\"\n\nThe song serves as the theme for an upcoming romantic-comedy film, One Night Only, where premarital sex is only permitted on one night per year. Alexander and Brisebois, along with writer Gus Dapperton, co-wrote and performed the track. The song's piano-driven pop-rock and spoken-word elements echo the style of the band's classic album, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too.\n\nAdditionally, the film's soundtrack features contributions from artists King Princess and Este Haim, who both worked with the band in the past. King Princess covered John Paul Young's 1977 hit \"Love Is In The Air,\" while Este Haim collaborated with her Suncoast collaborator Christopher Stracey to compose the film's score. A medley of their work, titled \"One Haim Only Plus A Stray (Score Suite),\" is currently available for streaming alongside the New Radicals and King Princess tracks.",
  "summary": "Gregg Alexander ended New Radicals after their lone album, 1998's acclaimed Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too , but went on to become one of pop's most successful behind-the-scenes songwriters. He co-wrote hits like Sophie Ellis-Bextor's \"Murder On The Dancefloor,\" Santana and Michelle Branch's \"The Game Of Love,\" and the Oscar-nominated Begin Again song \"Lost Stars,\" recorded by Keira Knightley…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}