Big Area

1989 single by Then Jerico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Big Area" is a song by English rock band Then Jerico, released on 16 January 1989 as the first single from their second studio album, The Big Area.[1] The song was their biggest UK hit, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989.[2] It featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Slipstream.

Quick facts Single by Then Jerico, from the album The Big Area ...
"Big Area"
Single by Then Jerico
from the album The Big Area
Released16 January 1989
GenrePop rock, alternative rock, new wave
Length4:46
LabelLondon Records
Songwriters
  • Mark Shaw
  • Jasper Stainthorpe
  • Steve Wren
  • Scott Taylor
  • Rob Downes
  • Alex Mungo
ProducerGary Langan
Then Jerico singles chronology
"Muscle Deep"
(1987)
"Big Area"
(1989)
"What Does It Take"
(1989)
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Critical reception

Upon its release, Jerry Smith of Music Week called it an "anthemic track" that "sounds promising in a blusteringly catchy sort of way".[3]

Track listing

12" single[4]

A. "Big Area" (12" Mix)
B1. "The Big Sweep" (Dance Mix)
B2. "The Motive" (USA Mix)

References

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