Big Me

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“Big Me”
“Big Me” cover
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Foo Fighters
Released March 25, 1996
Format CD
Recorded October 1994
Genre Alternative rock
Length 2:13
Label Roswell, Capitol
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"For All the Cows"
(1995)		 "Big Me"
(1996)		 "Monkey Wrench"
(1997)

"Big Me" is the fourth single, released in the 1996, by the Foo Fighters from their self titled debut album Foo Fighters. Its music video parodies the Mentos advertisements, making it a commercial for "Footos". This led to many fans throwing Mentos at the band whenever they played this live. For an extended period of time, the band did not play the song live due to this, as Grohl cited: "We did stop playing that song for a while because, honestly, it's like being stoned. Those little … things are like pebbles - they hurt" [1].

Although it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the song became a modest hit on pop radio during the spring of 1996.

After Weezer covered this song often during the 2005 Foozer tour, the band brought it back into their live lineup. It was played during the encore of their current Echos tour. An acoustic version of the song was released on the band's 2006 live CD, "Skin and Bones." This version featured Dave singing the song with Petra Haden.

A muzak version of the song was featured in the Grohl-directed video for their song "Monkey Wrench."

"Big Me" was nominated for 5 VMAs in 1996, it won "Best Group Video".

The video was filmed in Sydney on location.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD Single

  1. "Big Me"
  2. "Floaty (BBC Evening Session Version)"
  3. "Gas Chamber (BBC Evening Session Version)" (cover of a song by Angry Samoans)
  4. "Alone + Easy Target (BBC Evening Session Version)"

[edit] Maxi Single

  1. "Big Me"
  2. "Winnebago"
  3. "How I Miss You" (features Grohl's sister Lisa on bass[1])
  4. "Podunk"
  5. "Ozone" (cover of a song by Ace Frehley)
  6. "For All the Cows" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)
  7. "Wattershed" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1996) Position
Canadian Singles Chart 16
Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart 58
Irish Singles Chart 27
UK Singles Chart 19
U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks 3
U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ Foo Fighters
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