The Blessed Unrest is the fourth studio album and third major-label album by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles. The album was released on July 12, 2013 through Epic Records. The lead single from the album, "Brave", was released digitally on April 23, 2013. It sold 68,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, behind Jay-Z's Magna Carta... Holy Grail. The album was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.