Big Time (song)

"Big Time" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So (see 1986 in music). It was his fourth top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5.

1 Music
2 Music video
3 Track listing
- 3.1 Single
4 Other
5 Notes
6 External links

[edit] Music

"Big Time" appears to be (at least partially) in A♭ Dorian at 116 bpm. The song's bass guitar part is unique in that backing bassist Tony Levin and then-backing drummer Jerry Marotta teamed up for the main bassline. Using one of Levin's fretless basses, Levin handled the fingerings while Marotta hit his drumsticks on the strings, which is why the bass part sounds percussive. Inspired by this sound, Levin later invented Funk Fingers, which were little drumstick ends that could be attached to the fingers to achieve a similar bass guitar effect in concert. Police drummer Stewart Copeland plays drums on the song.

[edit] Music video

Gabriel, successful after his smash hit "Sledgehammer", used the similarly-up-tempo "Big Time" to create another visually stunning video. The visual style was very evocative of the "Sledgehammer" video, using stop motion and claymation to show Gabriel leaving his small town for the big city.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Single

"Big Time (Extended version)" – (6:12)
"Curtains" – (3:28)
"No Self Control" – (3:54)
"Across the River" – (7:12)
"Big Time" (7" Version) – (4:26)^[1]

[edit] Other

"Big Time" was the official theme song of WWE WrestleMania 22, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event held on April 2, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.
"Big Time" was used for the film Norbit, starring Eddie Murphy.
"Big Time" was used for the film Spaceballs.
"Big Time" was used in the trailer for the film Big.