Big Time (Whigfield song)

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"Big Time"
Big Time (Whigfield song).jpg
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

"Big Time" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield which was performed by Danish-born singer Sannie Charlotte Carlson.[1] It was released in July 1995, by X-Energy Records as the fifth single from her first album, Whigfield. 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 20 in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain..

Critical reception[]

British newspaper The Guardian described the song as "cute".[2] 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, peaking within the Top 20 in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Additionally, it was a Top 30 hit in Flemish Belgium, Ireland, Scotland 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 and on the Eurochart Hot 100, it went to number 54. Outside Europe, the single was a Top 30 hit on the RPM dance chart in Canada, peaking at number 22.

Music video[]

In the 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 uploaded to YouTube in March 2013.[6]

Releases[]

  • Mexico: CD-Maxi: 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
  • Italy: CD-Maxi: 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 (U.S. Classical Vocal Remix) 9:15
  • Canada: CD-Maxi: 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
  • Australian EP
  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. 1 July 1995. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  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. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Whigfield – Big Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Whigfield – Big Time" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  9. ^ "RPM Dance (Nov 13, 1995)". RPM. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  10. ^ Billboard Magazine: June 17, 1995, Page 57
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Whigfield – Big Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  12. ^ "Think of You", in Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved August 11, 2007)
  13. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: W". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whigfield" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Whigfield – Big Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ^ "I singoli più venduti del 1995" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  18. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-11-03.



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