Big Mistake

"Big Mistake"
Single by Natalie Imbruglia
from the album Left of the Middle
B-side "Tomorrow Morning"
"Something Better"
"I've Been Watching You"
Released 8 March 1998 (1998-03-08)
Format CD single
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:34
Label RCA
Writer(s) Natalie Imbruglia, Mark Goldenberg
Producer Mark Goldenberg
Natalie Imbruglia singles chronology
"Torn"
(1997)		 "Big Mistake"
(1998)		 "Wishing I Was There"
(1998)

"Big Mistake" is a pop rock song performed by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was written by Imbruglia and Mark Goldenberg for Imbruglia's debut album Left of the Middle (1997). The song was released as the album's second single in March 1998. The song also appears on the Stephen Emmett compilation offering, Summer Rocks!, set to be released in June 2011, from Warner Bros. Records.

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Big Mistake" was directed by Alison Maclean and filmed in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2] It features Imbruglia walking through the streets of Barcelona while being pursued by a male suitor, and begins with her walking, oblivious to things that are happening around her. Meanwhile, the man follows her down the street with a bouquet of flowers. While in pursuit of Imbruglia, several obstacles prevent him from reaching her. The video concludes with her riding away from her suitor in the back of a stranger's red pickup truck. The video was inspired by the traffic accident scene in Jean-Luc Godard's film Week End.[2]

Tracklisting

UK CD1
  1. "Big Mistake" – 4:35
  2. "Something Better" – 4:05
  3. "Torn" (Acoustic MTV Unplugged) – 3:05
  4. "Big Mistake" (Video) - 4:40
UK CD2 ('Strictly Limited Edition')
  1. "Big Mistake" – 4:35
  2. "I've Been Watching You" – 4:03
  3. "Tomorrow Morning" – 3:00

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3] 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[4] 19
Dutch Singles Chart[5] 43
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[6] 27
New Zealand Singles Chart[7] 19
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 24
UK Singles Chart[9] 2

References

  1. ^ Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007 (CD+DVD liner notes). Sony BMG. September 2007.
  2. ^ a b Raskin, Richard. "An interview with Alison Maclean on Kitchen Sink". P.O.V. Aarhus University. 11 April 1998. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". Australian-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  4. ^ (Dutch) "Discografie Natalie Imbruglia". Ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  5. ^ (Dutch) "Discografie Natalie Imbruglia". DutchCharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  6. ^ "Discografie Natalie Imbruglia". Eurochart. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". Charts.org.nz. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  8. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". SwedishCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Chart Stats: Natalie Imbruglia". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
Natalie Imbruglia
Left of the Middle
"Torn"  · "Big Mistake"  · "Wishing I Was There" · "Smoke"  · "Identify"
White Lilies Island
Counting Down the Days
Glorious: The Singles 97-07
Come to Life
"Want"  · "Scars"
Extended Plays
Filmography
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