Big Scary Animal

"Big Scary Animal"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Real
Released September 13, 1993
Format CD single, cassette single, 7"
Genre Pop
Length 4:08
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Ralph Schuckett
Producer(s) Ralph Schuckett
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Little Black Book"
(1992)		 "Big Scary Animal"
(1993)		 "Lay Down Your Arms"
(1993)

"Big Scary Animal" (also known as "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)") is a pop song written by Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle and Ralph Schuckett, produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album Real (1993).

The CD single included two b-sides, "Windows of the World", also from the Real album and "Change" which was an 8 track demo.

Music video

There are also three versions of the music video, the International UK video (directed by Michel Gondry), directors cut and US Version (directed by Jim Gable).

Track listing

CD single
  1. "Big Scary Animal"
  2. "Windows of the World"
  3. "Change" (8 track demo)
UK cassette single/UK 7" picture disc
  1. "Big Scary Animal"
  2. "Windows of the World"

Chart performance

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canadian Top Singles (RPM)[1] 70
Germany (Media Control Charts)[2] 63
Italy (FIMI)[3] 16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 12

References

  1. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 59, No. 22, December 11, 1993". RPM. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Carlisle,Belinda > Big Scary Animal – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  3. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – I Get Weak". Top Digital Download.
  4. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1993-09-25" UK Singles Chart.