Brave (A-Mei album)

Brave (Chinese: 勇敢; pinyin: Yǒnggǎn) is the eleventh studio album by Taiwanese singer A-Mei. It was released on June 27, 2003, by Warner Music Taiwan. The album was produced by Xu Guangyi, Jae Chong, Will Lin, Eric Chen and Martin Tang. Lyricists include Chen Jiawen, Xia Mu and others, and composers include Tanya Chua and others. Brave incorporates musical genres such as pop, R&B, hip hop, dance, jazz, reggae and ska.

Around the time of the album's release, A-Mei landed her first major acting role by starring as the heroine of the movie Brave directed by the advertising industry's well-known director Deng Yongxing; the album's title track served as the film's theme song.

Following its release, Brave received generally favorable reviews from music critics, many of whom complimented A-Mei for experimenting with new genres and the overall production of the album.

Brave is the only studio album by A-Mei to date to not receive a nomination for a Golden Melody Award. Despite that, Brave still ended up becoming a commercial success. It was the eleventh best-selling album of 2003 in Taiwan with over 170,000 copies sold, and sold 1.6 million copies throughout Asia in total. To help promote the album, A-Mei embarked on a series of live performances and appearances throughout Taiwan.