‘Game’ Back On: Michelle Branch’s Classic, Remade With New Radicals, Makes Billboard Chart Debut

Branch's original "The Game of Love," with Santana, ruled Adult Pop Airplay for 13 weeks in 2002-03.

Michelle Branch

Shervin Lainez

Michelle Branch extends her history on Billboard’s charts to more than 25 years, as her new version of “The Game of Love,” her early 2000s smash, debuts on Adult Pop Airplay.

The update, with fellow veteran hitmakers New Radicals, enters the Aug. 8-dated list at No. 33, thanks to play on outlets including KBIG Los Angeles, WBMX Boston and Music Choice, according to Mediabase, which provides airplay data for Billboard’s radio rankings via data tracker Luminate.