One Great Thing

"One Great Thing" is the third single from Scottish band Big Country's 1986 album, The Seer. After the somewhat disappointing chart performance of the band's previous single "The Teacher" (UK #28), the song reached #19 in the UK, a successful return to the Top 20.

A music video was also shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.

Tennent's Lager used a modified version of the "One Great Thing" video and song in the 1980s.

Chart positions

Chart (1986)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	19
Irish Singles Chart	12

Big Country

Mark Brzezicki Tony Butler Mike Peters Bruce Watson Jamie Watson Stuart Adamson

Studio albums and EPs	The Crossing Wonderland EP Steeltown The Seer Peace in Our Time No Place Like Home The Buffalo Skinners Why the Long Face? Driving to Damascus

Other albums	Without the Aid of a Safety Net One in a Million Radio 1 Sessions BBC Live in Concert Eclectic King Biscuit Flower Hour Brighton Rock Come Up Screaming Das Fest Live in Germany 95 Live in Cologne Without the Aid of a Safety Net The Complete Concert

Singles	"Harvest Home" "Fields of Fire" "In a Big Country" "Chance" "Wonderland" "East of Eden" "Where the Rose Is Sown" "Just a Shadow" "Look Away" "The Teacher" "One Great Thing" "Hold the Heart" "King of Emotion" "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" "Peace in Our Time" "Save Me" "Heart of the World" "Republican Party Reptile" "Beautiful People" "Alone" "Ships (Where Were You)" "The One I Love" "I'm Ashamed" "You Dreamer" "Fragile Thing" "Another Country"

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