Big Scary Animal

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"Big Scary Animal"
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Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Real
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)[1]
Length4:08
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ralph Schuckett
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Little Black Book"
(1992) 		"Big Scary Animal"
(1993) 		"Lay Down Your Arms"
(1993)

"Big Scary Animal" is a song written by Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, and Ralph Schuckett, produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album, Real (1993). The song was released on 18 September 1993 as the album's lead single. The CD single includes two B-sides: "Windows of the World", also from the Real album, and "Change", which is an eight-track demo. "Big Scary Animal" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, reached number 26 in Iceland, and became a minor hit in Australia, Canada, and Germany.

Music video[]

There are also three versions of the music video, the International UK video (directed by Michel Gondry), directors cut and US Version (directed by Jim Gable).

Track listings[]

CD single

  1. "Big Scary Animal"
  2. "Windows of the World"
  3. "Change" (8 tracks demo)

UK 7-inch picture disc and cassette single

  1. "Big Scary Animal"
  2. "Windows of the World"

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 56
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3] 70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 40
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 63
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 12

References[]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. September 18, 1993. p. 25. Retrieved June 20, 2021. Misprinted as September 13.
  2. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2326." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 41. October 9, 1993. p. 15. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Belinda Carlisle – Big Scary Animal" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  6. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (4.–10. nóv.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). November 4, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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