Michelle Branch and New Radicals Reunite for a New 'Game of Love' — and Gregg Alexander's First Video in 28 Years

Michelle Branch and New Radicals founder Gregg Alexander have released a duet reimagining of "The Game of Love," the 2002 hit Branch originally recorded with Santana, paired with the first music video to feature New Radicals in 28 years. The new version debuted at No. 33 on Billboard's Adult Pop Airplay chart for the chart dated 8 August. Billboard

The chart entry marks Branch's first appearance on Adult Pop Airplay since 2011, when her single "Loud Music" reached the top 20 on that tally. Billboard

The original "Game of Love," credited to Santana featuring Michelle Branch, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the flagship US singles chart — and spent 12 weeks on it, entering the chart dated 5 October 2002. It won a Grammy for best pop collaboration with vocals. Billboard

The new music video, directed by Stephen Kinigopoulos and Alexa Stone of Running Bear Films, was filmed on the streets of Nashville. Its concept draws on a real incident Alexander experienced in Washington Square Park in New York: a man carrying a boombox, followed by a growing crowd. Billboard

Branch announced the reimagined track on her verified Instagram in late July, presenting it as part of "MBTV" — Michelle Branch TV. A lyric video went up on YouTube the same day, and a YouTube Short on her official channel flagged the full music video's premiere, paired with a livestream and Q&A. Instagram; YouTube

The songwriting connection between the two artists runs through Rick Nowels, who co-wrote New Radicals' 1998 single "You Get What You Give" as well as the original Santana-Branch "Game of Love." Nowels's name on both songs helps explain why the reimagining feels less like a cover and more like an alternate branch of the same family tree. Billboard

For New Radicals, the video caps a busy stretch. The group, essentially Alexander's project, released their first new song in decades — "One Night Only (Break Loose Break Free!)" — featured in the rom-com One Night Only, which opened on 7 August. Alexander has also pointed to Shazam statistics showing that "You Get What You Give" remains heavily searched on the song-identifying app worldwide, and a re-recorded version of that track by New Zealand singer Benee was used by MTV to promote its 2025 Video Music Awards. Billboard

Billboard's staff-picked list of the 100 greatest songs of 2002 includes the original "Game of Love," crediting New Radicals for their role in shaping a single that reached the top five. Billboard

For fans of both artists, the reunion is straightforward in its appeal: a proven song, reworked by two writers who were there the first time, now with a video that puts Alexander on screen for the first time since the late 1990s.