Wonderland (Big Country song)
| "Wonderland" | ||||
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| Single by Big Country | ||||
| B-side | "Giant" | |||
| Released | 13 January 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave, Celtic rock, post-punk | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Stuart Adamson Mark Brzezicki Tony Butler Bruce Watson | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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"Wonderland" is a single-only release by Scottish band Big Country, released in the UK on 9 January 1984[1] between their first and second albums. It became a top ten hit for them in the UK, peaking at number 8, giving the band their third top ten entry. The song was included on all the band's subsequent greatest hits collections, although it was never released on any of the band's studio albums. Also released as a 4 song EP in the US in 1984 on Mercury (Mercury 818835-1 M-1) with the A-side consisting of Wonderland and All Fall Together and the B-side with Angle Park and The Crossing [2]
The music video for the song features the band playing the song in a wooded area.
Chart positions[]
| Charts | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 86 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 48 |
References[]
- ^ "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 29. 14 January 1983.
- ^ "Wonderland [EP] - Big Country - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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