Michelle Branch has released a new version of her hit ‘The Game of Love' with New Radicals.
Originally recorded by Branch with the legendary Santana, the reimagined version sees New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander lending his vocals to, and producing, the track. Alexander wrote the song and produced the original version.
‘The Game of Love' is the first taster from Branch's upcoming ‘Everywhere and Back Again' EP, which will arrive on 6th November 2026 via BMG. The project celebrates Branch’s 25-year career and brings her iconic catalogue into a new era through reimagined recordings featuring friends, peers and special guests.
‘Everywhere and Back Again' revisits the songs and cultural moments that have defined Branch’s career, while looking firmly toward the future. The EP will feature reimagined recordings of some of Branch’s most beloved songs such as ‘The Game Of Love' and ‘Everywhere', ‘All You Wanted', ‘Goodbye To You', ‘Breathe' and more. Each track will feature collaborations with acclaimed artists from across genres, with additional names to be announced soon. The project reframes songs Branch first wrote and released as a teenager through the voices and perspectives of artists who grew up alongside her music.
Branch shares, ““Getting to hear these songs, many I wrote as a teenager, performed by friends and peers that I so greatly admire has been such a ‘pinch me’ moment as a songwriter. Suddenly these adolescent songs about love lost and found take on an entirely new meaning and weight when sung by artists of all different genres and in a different era. Being able to celebrate a 25 year career while firmly believing my best work is still ahead of me is the dream of any artist. And having fans that have grown up beside me who are still listening and still care after all these years is the greatest gift. Thank you all for helping me celebrate.”
Branch adds, “‘The Game of Love’ has been such a special song in my life made possible by one of my personal musical heroes, Gregg Alexander from New Radicals. Many people don’t realize that Gregg wrote ‘The Game of Love’ and being able to sing this together with him is really a full circle moment and captures the original spirit of the demo.”
Branch celebrated the launch of ‘Everywhere and Back Again' with ‘MBTV Presents: Everywhere and Back Again – Live in Front of a Studio Audience', a one-night-only event at The Sun Rose in West Hollywood that was livestreamed across Branch’s socials. Inspired by the MTV and TRL era that helped launch her career, the event transformed the venue into an early 2000s-inspired live experience, bringing fans inside the world of Branch’s new project.
The singer-songwriter will be going out on the ‘Everywhere and Back Again Tour’ kicking off on 27th September and making stops at nearly 20 venues across North America including Los Angeles’ The Wiltern on 3rd October and New York’s Beacon Theatre on 5th November.
‘Everywhere and Back Again’ EP tracklist – so far…
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
