Big City (Spacemen 3 song)

"Big City"
Single by Spacemen 3
from the album Recurring
B-side"Drive"
ReleasedJanuary 1991
GenreNeo-psychedelia
Length8:35
LabelFire
Songwriter(s)Peter Kember
Producer(s)Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3 singles chronology
"Hypnotized"
(1989) 		"Big City"
(1991)
Alternative Cover
Cover of 7"

"Big City" is the fifth and last single from the English alternative rock band Spacemen 3. It entered the UK charts at position #88.[1] It was released in January 1991, shortly after the band split up, as a 7", 12" and CD single. The 7" contains a shorter version of the song than the 12".[2] A remixed version was released separately. The 7" edit appears on the band's final album Recurring under the title "Big City (Everyone I Know Can Be Found Here)".

The track featured in the Simpsons episode Every Man's Dream, as the soundtrack to a psychedelic drug trip montage. It was used with songwriter Peter Kember's approval.[3][4]

Track listing

7" (BLAZE 41S)
No.TitleLength
1."Big City (Edit)" (Kember)4:35
2."Drive" (Pierce)6:51
12" (BLAZE 41T)
No.TitleLength
1."Big City" (Kember)8:35
2."Big City (Waves Of Joy Demo)" (Kember)3:58
3."Drive" (Pierce)6:51
CDS (BLAZE 41CD)
No.TitleLength
1."Big City" (Kember)8:35
2."Drive" (Pierce)6:51
3."Big City (Waves Of Joy Demo)" (Kember)3:58
4."Drive (Demo)" (Pierce)1:54
Remix 12" (BLAZE 41TR)
No.TitleLength
1."Big City (Remix)" (Kember)10:45
2."Drive (Remix)" (Pierce)10:51

Personnel

Spacemen 3

Additional personnel

  • Paul Adkins - engineer

References

  1. ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  2. ^ "Spacemen 3 Discography". Theotherside1.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  3. ^ "Homer gets high to Spacemen 3 in new episode of 'The Simpsons' – watch | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
  4. ^ Ayers, Mike (2015-09-28). "Music on TV: Spacemen 3 Touches Down on 'The Simpsons'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-09-14.