"Bridges" was written by Broods members Caleb and Georgia Nott and
Joel Little.[1] Georgia Nott conceived the song and recorded a
demo, which was embellished by Little.[2]
"Bridges" is an
indie pop and
synthpop song,[3][4] and contains
piano and
synth instrumentation.[5] It is set in
common time, and is written mostly in the
key of
E minor, but briefly switches to
G major.[4]
"Bridges" entered the
New Zealand Singles Chart at number eight on 13 January 2014 and spent three consecutive weeks at that position. It was on the chart for a total of eight weeks,[9] and was certified Gold by
Recorded Music NZ on 24 March 2014, which denotes the sale of 7,500 copies.[10] In Australia, the song entered the
ARIA Singles Chart at number fifty-seven on 20 January 2014 and peaked at number fifty-one.[11] "Bridges" debuted at number thirty-six on the US
Alternative Songs chart,[12] and has since reached number twenty-five.[13] As of August 2014, Bridges has sold 56,000 downloads to date in United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[14]