"O Novo Passo" (Portuguese for "The New Step") is a single by Brazilian alternative rock band A Banca. It initially debuted on August 24, 2013 through radio station Jovem Pan,[1] but was played live by the band for the first time during a show in São Vicente the day prior.[2] On September 2 (exactly one week before the suicide of frontman Champignon), the song was made available on streaming platforms.[3] In an interview, the band claimed that the lyrics are supposed to deliver a message of "new beginnings, courage and love", and the "importance of union".[3]

"O Novo Passo"
Single by A Banca
ReleasedAugust 24, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length3:45
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)Champignon

The song, which was chosen by Rolling Stone Brasil one of the best of the year,[4] was the band's only official release, and the last song ever written by Champignon in his lifetime.[5]

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  1. ^ "A Banca disponibiliza 'O Novo Passo', primeiro single, para audição". Blog n' Roll (in Portuguese). September 2013. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "'A Banca' lança novo single em primeiro grande show no litoral de SP". G1 (in Portuguese). August 23, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Nova música d'A Banca fala sobre recomeço, coragem e amor; ouça 'O Novo Passo'". Extra (in Portuguese). September 10, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "As melhores músicas nacionais de 2013". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ouça 'Novo Passo', última música de trabalho de Champignon com A Banca". BK2 (in Portuguese). September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2021.