# Michelle Branch and New Radicals Release Reimagined 'The Game of Love' **New Music** — On Your Markus **Published:** 16 July 2026 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/new-music-releases/michelle-branch-new-radicals-gregg-alexander/ Michelle Branch and New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander have released a reimagined version of 'The Game of Love,' produced by Alexander himself. --- Michelle Branch and New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander have released a reimagined version of 'The Game of Love,' produced by Alexander himself. The track marks the first time the two have worked together since the original song's 2002 release, when Branch's version with Carlos Santana won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The new version brings the pair back together with both their 2001 and 2026 vocals mixed side by side, according to Alexander. **LISTEN ****[HERE](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-wuylrky-tiuijyekh-r/)**** / LYRIC VIDEO ****[HERE](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-wuylrky-tiuijyekh-y/)** **MICHELLE BRANCH ANNOUNCES "*****EVERYWHERE AND BACK AGAIN" *****EP OUT NOVEMBER 6 VIA BMG – PRESAVE ****[HERE](https://trenttitmarshmediaprservices.cmail19.com/t/t-l-wuylrky-tiuijyekh-j/)** ![Michelle Branch, New Radicals, Gregg Alexander](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/media-releases/243d0cd8-68d9-4744-bbe0-bbcfd3721fa5/1.jpg) The reimagined single launches Branch's Everywhere and Back Again EP, arriving November 6 via BMG, which celebrates her 25-year career through collaborations with peers and special guests. The EP revisits songs Branch wrote as a teenager - including 'Everywhere,' 'All You Wanted,' 'Goodbye to You,' and 'Breathe' - reframing them through contemporary voices and perspectives. Branch launched the project with a one-night-only event, MBTV Presents: Everywhere and Back Again - Live in Front of a Studio Audience, held at The Sun Rose in West Hollywood on July 15, 2026, inspired by the MTV and TRL era that helped launch her career. Gregg Alexander, who originally wrote 'The Game of Love,' suggested Branch for the track after learning she was covering New Radicals material during her early tours. The song's connection runs deep: Alexander's work as a songwriter and producer has influenced artists across genres, including his nearly-lost hit 'Murder On The Dancefloor,' originally written for New Radicals' 1998 debut but later released by Sophie Ellis-Bextor in 2001. The track recently resurged after appearing in the 2024 film Saltburn, reaching No. 2 on the UK chart and the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time two decades after its initial release. ![Michelle Branch](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/07/c291e419-7f82-4242-8f84-d9a68adce01b.jpg) **MICHELLE BRANCH *****"Everywhere and Back Again"***** EP Tracklist - more details to come…** 1. “The Game of Love” by New Radicals and Michelle Branch 2. “Everywhere” 3. “Breathe” 4. “Goodbye to You” 5. “You Get Me” 6. “All You Wanted” 7. “Are You Happy Now? 8. “The Game of Love Remix”   **ABOUT MICHELLE BRANCH:** Michelle Branch was seventeen years old when she signed to Madonna’s Maverick Records. In 2001, she released her highly acclaimed debut album, The Spirit Room, which featured the hit singles “Everywhere,” MTV Video Music Award Viewer’s Choice winner, “All You Wanted” and “Goodbye to You,” and ushered in a new era of young women writing and performing their own songs. The album went on to sell three million copies worldwide, and was certified double-Platinum in the US, Platinum in Japan, Gold in Australia and Canada, and Silver in the UK, among others. Branch won a Grammy Award for her 2002 collaboration with Carlos Santana, “The Game of Love,” which peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100, No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and became a major international hit. Her second album, 2003’s Hotel Paper, debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard album chart and was a top 10 hit around the world. Certified Platinum in the US, and Gold in Australia, Canada and Japan, it spawned the hit single “Are You Happy Now?,” which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance. Branch was also nominated for Best New Artist. In 2006, Branch found success with Jessica Harp as modern-country duo The Wreckers, whose debut Stand Still, Look Pretty was praised by critics for breaking down barriers between pop and country. The Gold-certified album spawned the hit single “Leave the Pieces,” which topped the Hot Country Songs chart for several weeks, and earned Branch her fourth Grammy nomination, as well as fan favorites “My Oh My” and “Tennessee.” In 2017, Branch released her critically acclaimed fourth album, Hopeless Romantic, co-produced with Patrick Carney of The Black Keys. Paste said of it, “Sprinkled with gorgeous, transparent and colorful synths, Hopeless Romantic casts Branch as a newly matured lover and songwriter and is indeed likely to succeed at satisfying diehards and welcoming in new devotees.” In 2022, Branch released The Trouble With Fever, further showcasing the evolution of her sound and her grounded, relatable songwriting. Recently, Branch announced Everywhere And Back Again, a new project celebrating 25 years in music by revisiting the songs, stories and cultural moments that have shaped her career. The project is led by “The Game of Love” by New Radicals and Michelle Branch, a newly reimagined version of Branch’s Grammy-winning hit. To celebrate the launch, Branch hosted MBTV Presents Everywhere And Back Again: Live in Front of a Studio Audience. This one-night-only event was inspired by the MTV and TRL era that helped introduce her music to a generation of fans. More than a reflection on the past, Everywhere And Back Again marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Branch, setting the stage for more new original music to come very soon! **[www.michellebranch.com](http://www.michellebranch.com)** **ABOUT NEW RADICALS/GREGG ALEXANDER: ** Gregg Alexander is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer. He was the frontman and guitarist for the band New Radicals, who released their only album Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too in 1998 and disbanded shortly after. Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too sold over a million copies and its lead single, “You Get What You Give,” is a multi-generational global hit, with approaching a billion streams on Spotify. Shortly before the album’s 2nd single release, New Radicals disbanded and Alexander shifted focus onto production and songwriting work for other artists who’ve covered his songs including Geese, The Strokes, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Tina Turner, Gwen Stefani, Maroon 5, Rod Stewart, Jung Kook and others. In 2002, Alexander won a Grammy Award for his contributions to the single "The Game of Love" by Santana and Michelle Branch. He also co-wrote and produced the songs for the film Begin Again, including "Lost Stars", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The New Radicals' nearly lost hit, “Murder On The Dancefloor" was originally meant to be their 1998 debut single, but instead sat in the vault until released as a 2001 single by Sophie Ellis-Bextor with production from Alexander. It peaked at #2 in the UK and was Europe’s biggest airplay hit of 2002. After being used in a pivotal scene in the box office and viral hit film Saltburn in 2024, the song had a resurgence, again reaching #2 on the UK chart, going platinum plus in America and making its first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart two decades after its initial release. The song also peaked inside 2024’s Billboard Global 200 top 10. On January 20, 2021, New Radicals made global headlines reuniting for the first time in 22 years for a viral one-off performance of "You Get What You Give" for Joe Biden’s inauguration. ![Michelle Branch](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/admin/2026/07/ea2168ac-e1d2-49ab-b572-ea8bd61b4d39.jpg)