Big Area
| "Big Area" | ||||
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| Single by Then Jerico | ||||
| from the album The Big Area | ||||
| Released | 16 January 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 4:46 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
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| Producer(s) | Gary Langan | |||
| Then Jerico singles chronology | ||||
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"Big Area" is a song by English rock band Then Jerico, released on 16 January 1989 as the first single from their second studio album, The Big Area.[1] The song was their biggest UK hit, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989.[2] It featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Slipstream.
Critical reception
[edit]Upon its release, Jerry Smith of Music Week called it an "anthemic track" that "sounds promising in a blusteringly catchy sort of way".[3]
Track listing
[edit]- 12" single[4]
A. "Big Area" (12" Mix)
B1. "The Big Sweep" (Dance Mix)
B2. "The Motive" (USA Mix)
References
[edit]- ^ Robin Smith, ed. (12 January 1985). "News: Big Big Big". Record Mirror. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ ""Big Area" by Then Jericho". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Smith, Jerry (21 January 1989). "A&R: Singles". Music Week. p. 37. ISSN 0265-1548.
- ^ "Then Jerico - Big Area (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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