Big Bang Baby

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"Big Bang Baby"
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Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
B-side
  • "Adhesive"
  • "Daisy"
ReleasedMarch 23, 1996 (1996-03-23)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length3:23
LabelAtlantic
Composer(s)Robert DeLeo
Lyricist(s)Scott Weiland
Producer(s)Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Pretty Penny"
(1995) 		"Big Bang Baby"
(1996) 		"Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996)
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Music video
"Big Bang Baby" on YouTube

"Big Bang Baby" is a song featured on Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, the third album by the band Stone Temple Pilots. It was the first single to be released from the album, which appeared on several Billboard record charts: No. 28 on the Hot 100 Airplay, No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 2 on the Modern Rock Tracks charts.

"Big Bang Baby" also appears on the greatest hits album Thank You.

Background[]

Referencing the Tiny Music... album in his memoir, Scott Weiland said: "We wanted to make a statement. We wanted to deconstruct, go low-tech, get to the dark heart of the matter. I was happy to write Bowie-esque stream-of-consciousness lyrics that didn't need to make sense. Example: 'Big Bang Baby.'"[3]

Music video[]

The music video features the band performing in a white room. It was an intentional pastiche of videos from the early days of MTV, which were mostly shot on videotape rather than film, and most directly evokes the look of The J. Geils Band's "Freeze Frame".[4]

Charts[]

Charts (1996) Peak
Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 18
Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[6] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 154
UK Rock and Metal (OCC)[8] 11
US Hot 100 Airplay (Billboard)[9] 28
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] 1
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[11] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Stone Temple Pilots: Thank You – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The 96 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1996". Spin. August 31, 2016. p. 4. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Not Dead and Not For Sale (Scribner, 2010), pp119
  4. ^ Beebe, Roger; Middleton, Jason (2007). Medium Cool: Music Videos from Soundies to Cellphones. Duke University Press. p. 308 – via Google books.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2997". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 9197." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S - The System Of Life". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Radio Songs)". Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Stone Temple Pilots Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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