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Looking out for love
In the night so still
Oh, I'll build you a kingdom
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love
You said that you love me
And that you always will
Oh, you begged me to keep you
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love
I wake up alone with it all
I wake up but only to fall
Looking out for love
Big, big love
Just looking out for love
Big, big love
In the night so still
Oh, I'll build you a kingdom
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love
You said that you love me
And that you always will
Oh, you begged me to keep you
In that house on the hill
Looking out for love
Big, big love
I wake up alone with it all
I wake up but only to fall
Looking out for love
Big, big love
Just looking out for love
Big, big love
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'Big Love' | ||||
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Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
from the album Tango in the Night | ||||
B-side | 'You & I Part 1' | |||
Released | 23 March 1987 | |||
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Recorded | 1985–87 | |||
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Length | 3:41 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lindsey Buckingham | |||
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'Big Love' on YouTube |
'Big Love' is a song by Fleetwood Mac, that appeared on their 1987 album Tango in the Night. The song was the first single to be released from the album, reaching number 5 in the US,[3] and number nine in the UK. The single was also a hit on the American dance charts, where the song peaked at number 7.[4]
A 12-inch version featured an extended dance mix, with added vocals by Stevie Nicks. While the 12-inch version included 'You & I, Part II' from the Tango in the Night album, the 7-inch version included a non-album track, 'You & I, Part I'. A limited edition 12-inch picture disc was released in the UK, as well as a double 7-inch pack, which contained the 'Big Love' single, and an exclusive 7-inch featuring 'The Chain' as an A-side.
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Background[edit]
'Big Love' was written by Lindsey Buckingham for a third solo album that he began in 1985, which instead became Tango in the Night. The song epitomised the album's stylised production, with its provocative 'oh–ahh' vocal exchange. Though many assumed the 'female' 'ahh' to be Stevie Nicks, Buckingham performed both, his voice being sampled and altered to mimic that of a woman. 'It was odd,' he said, 'that so many people wondered if it was Stevie on there with me.'[5] When the song was aired on Late Night with David Letterman, the host told viewers they were hearing CPR.
Solo version[edit]
After Buckingham left Fleetwood Mac in 1987 (shortly after Tango in the Night was released), the band did not perform 'Big Love' live until his return in 1997. It was in 1993, on his first solo tour, that Buckingham performed a guitar-only version of the song. When playing 'Big Love' live, he uses a gutted Gibson Chet Atkins SST with a capo on the fourth fret and a synth pickup.[6] In 1997, he performed it in the same style on Fleetwood Mac's live album and video The Dance. It also appeared on the second volume of Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown film soundtrack. Buckingham continues to perform the song on Fleetwood Mac and solo tours.[7]
Track listings[edit]
12' single (Warner Brothers Records 0-20683)
- 'Big Love' (Extended Remix) – 6:42
- 'Big Love' (House on the Hill Dub) – 3:03
- 'Big Love' (Piano Dub) – 6:36
- 'You and I, Part I' – 3:04
Personnel[edit]
- Lindsey Buckingham – guitars, bass guitar, Fairlight CMI, synthesizer, drum programming, vocals
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- Stevie Nicks – vocals (12' Single Extended Remix Only)
Cover versions[edit]
'Big Love' became a standard of the Balearic beat dance sound,[8][9] and the object of an influential extended remix by Arthur Baker.[10] A cover version of 'Big Love' appeared on Canadian electronic artist CFCF's debut album Continent.[11]
Danny Cavanagh performed a cover version of 'Big Love' on In Parallel, an acoustic live album recorded together with Anneke van Giersbergen.[12]
Flesh for Lulu performed a cover of 'Big Love' and placed it on their 'Cold Flame'/'Big Love' record.
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1987) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Top 100 Singles[25] | 92 |
US Billboard Top Pop Singles[26] | 81 |
References[edit]
- ^Unterberger, Richie (2016). Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 152. ISBN978-0-7603-5176-5.
- ^Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. p. 304. ISBN0-394-72107-1.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.
- ^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 100.
- ^Elliott, Paul (October 2013). 'Eye of the hurricane'. Classic Rock #189. p. 59.
- ^October 10, Jason Shadrick; 2012. 'Rig Rundown - Lindsey Buckingham'. www.premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac brings crazy-ass fingerpicking and monster drums to Vancouver'. Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^Alexis Patridis, 'Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night review – timely reissue coasts from gloss to gloom', The Guardian, 23 March 2016.
- ^Iain Stewart (2003). Ibiza and Formentera. Rough Guides. p. 327. ISBN978-1-84353-063-3.
- ^Simon Frith; Andrew Goodwin (2006). On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word. Routledge. p. 401. ISBN978-1-134-93950-3.
- ^[1] Continent at Discogs. Retrieved on 22 February 2011
- ^[2] In Parallel at Discogs. Retrieved on 8 March 2011.
- ^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^'ultratop.be Fleetwood Mac – 'Big Love''(ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^'Top Singles - Volume 46, No. 10'. RPM. 13 June 1987. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^'dutchcharts.nl Fleetwood Mac – 'Big Love''. Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Archived from the original(ASP) on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^'Search the Charts'. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original(enter 'Fleetwood Mac' into the 'Search by Artist' box, then select 'Search') on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^'Hit Parade Italia: Indice per Interprete: F: Fleetwood Mac' (in Italian). hitparadeitalia. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^'charts.nz Fleetwood Mac – 'Big Love''(ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^'South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Songs (A-B)'. www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^'swedishcharts.com Fleetwood Mac – 'Big Love''(ASP). Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^'Fleetwood Mac > Artists > Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ abcde'Allmusic: Tango in the Night: Charts & Awards'. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^'Single Search: Fleetwood Mac – 'Big Love'' (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^'Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 12; Top 100 Single of 1987'. RPM. 26 December 1987. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^Nielsen Business Media, Inc (26 December 1987). Billboard Magazine – Year End Charts – Year-end Charts of 1987.
External links[edit]
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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