Big Time (Whigfield song)

"Big Time" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, which was performed by Danish-born singer Sannie Charlotte Carlson.[1] It was written by Annerley Gordon, Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli, Davide Riva and Paul Sears, and produced by Pignagnoli and Riva. The song was released in July 1995, by X-Energy Records as the fifth single from her debut album, Whigfield (1995). It peaked at number 21 in the UK, giving her another big hit in that country. For the British market the song was released as a double A-side single together with "Last Christmas", a cover of the English duo Wham!. In other countries, "Big Time" peaked within the top 10 in Canada and was a top 20 hit in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

"Big Time"
Single by Whigfield
from the album Whigfield
B-side"Remix"
Released31 July 1995
Genre
Length3:21
LabelVarious Labels Internationally
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Whigfield singles chronology
"Close to You"
(1995)		 "Big Time"
(1995)		 "Last Christmas"
(1995)
Music video
"Big Time" on YouTube

Critical reception

A reviewer from The Guardian described the song as "cute".[2] Pan-European magazine Music & Media compared it to Swedish band Ace of Base, writing, "When the cat's away—that's Ace of Base—the mice will play. And they're having a big time with a pop reggae song ready for summer chart domination."[3] Music Week commented, "Hedging her bets, Whiggy releases a drippy cut from her debut album, alongside a corny version of the Wham! festive fave."[4]

Chart performance

"Big Time" went on becoming a moderate hit in Europe, entering the top 20 in Denmark (12), Italy (11), the Netherlands (20) and Spain (13). Additionally, it was a top 30 hit in Flemish Belgium (29), Ireland (24), Scotland (21) and the UK. In the latter, the song was released as a double single with Whigfield's cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!. It peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart on December 10, 1995,[5] in its first week at the chart. In Germany, it reached number 50, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 54. Outside Europe, the single was a top 10 hit in Canada, peaking at number eight on The Record singles chart, while reaching the top 30 on the RPM Dance/Urban chart, peaking at number 22.

Music video

In the accompanying music video for "Big Time", Whigfield walks in a deserted countryside with a shopping cart with foods. She wears a red dress. A white cabriolet with three girls are passing by and Whigfield goes with them. Other scenes show Whigfield singing while standing on a wrecking ball. She and the girls also stops at a car repair shop to get the car fixed. Then they drive on. At the end the shopping cart is being emptied from a rock crush. The video was later published on YouTube in March 2013.[6]

Releases
  • CD maxi, Mexico (Musart)
  1. "Big Time" (Version Album) – 3:21
  2. "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:18)
  3. "Big Time" (MBRG Remix) – 4:50
  4. "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) – 6:54
  5. "Big Time" (Extended Version) – 4:32
  • CD maxi, Italy (X-Energy Records)
  1. "Big Time" (Album Version) – 3:21
  2. "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:18
  3. "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) – 6:54
  4. "Big Time" (M.B.R.G. Remix) – 4:50
  5. "Saturday Night" (US Classical Vocal Remix) – 9:15
  • CD maxi, Canada (Quality Records)
  1. "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:21
  2. "Big Time" (Extended Version) – 4:35
  3. "Big Time" (MBRG Remix) – 4:52
  4. "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Mix) – 7:01
  5. "Big Time" (Album Version) – 3:21
  • EP, Australia
  1. "Big Time" (Single Version)
  2. "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix)
  3. "Big Time" (Extended Version)
  4. "Big Time" (MBRG Mix)
  5. "Big Time" (Dancin Divaz Club Mix)

Charts

References
  1. "Italian Acts (page 75)". Billboard. 1995-07-01. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. (1995-06-17). "Preview". p. 15. The Guardian.
  3. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 1995-08-19. p. 14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  4. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1995-11-04. p. 32. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 10 December 1995 - 16 December 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  6. "Whigfield - Big Time [Official Video]". YouTube. 2013-03-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  7. "Whigfield – Big Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. "Whigfield – Big Time" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Hits of the World: Canada" (PDF). Billboard. 1995-12-02. p. 48. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  10. "RPM Dance (Nov 13, 1995)". RPM. 1995-11-13. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  11. Billboard. 1995-06-17. p. 57.
  12. "Whigfield – Big Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  13. "Think of You", in Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 2007-08-11)
  14. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-01. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Whigfield".
  15. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whigfield" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  16. "Whigfield – Big Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  17. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. "I singoli più venduti del 1995" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  19. "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.