| "Big Me" | ||||
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| Single by Foo Fighters | ||||
| from the album Foo Fighters | ||||
| Released | February 25, 1996 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | January 1995 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 2:13 | |||
| Label | Roswell/Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Dave Grohl | |||
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"Big Me" is the fourth major single, released in 1996, by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters. Although it never charted on the Billboard Hot 100, the song became a crossover hit for the band on pop radio during the spring of 1996, when it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.
"Big Me" was nominated for 5 VMAs in 1996, winning only "Best Group Video". The video, which parodies the Mentos ad campaign, was filmed on location in Sydney, Australia.
The song demonstrates a light, blissful side of Foo Fighters with gentle vocal harmonies and guitar melodies comparable to The Beatles. Its affectionate lyrics describe falling in love.
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The song became well known for its music video, which parodies Mentos advertisements, turning them into commercials for "Footos." This led to many fans throwing Mentos at the band whenever they played the song live, leading to Grohl occasionally changing the lyrics during live concerts: "I'm sick of all this Mentos/hitting me in the face."[1] 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." The band played the song for the first time in several years at the Queens Wharf Events Centre in Wellington, New Zealand in November 2005. More recently on December 3rd 2011 at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia, Dave Grohl played an acoustic version of the song and was joined by on stage by a 8 year old boy that was pulled up from the crowd.
The song was covered by Sahara Hotnights in 2009 on their album Sparks.
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 Echoes 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.
Canadian singer Kate Rogers covered the song on her 2005 record Seconds.
A muzak, or elevator music, version of the song was featured in the Grohl-directed video for their song "Monkey Wrench".
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 65 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 16 |
| Canadian RPM Alternative 30 | 4 |
| Euro Hot 100 Singles Chart | 58 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 27 |
| UK Singles Chart | 19 |
| Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 13 |
| U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[2] | 23 |
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