One Great Thing

"One Great Thing"
"One Great Thing"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Seer
Released	5 September 1986
Length	4:00
Label	Mercury
Songwriters	Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler
Producer	Robin Millar
Big Country singles chronology

Released5 September 1986^[1]

Length4:00

LabelMercury

SongwritersStuart Adamson, Tony Butler

"One Great Thing" is the third single from Scottish band Big Country's third studio album, The Seer.^[2] The song reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video was shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.

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Chart (1986)	Peak position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[4]	57
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	19

v t e Big Country
Bruce Watson Mark Brzezicki Jamie Watson Simon Hough Scott Whitley Stuart Adamson Pete Wishart Clive Parker Tony Butler Mike Peters Derek Forbes
Studio albums	The Crossing Steeltown The Seer Peace in Our Time No Place Like Home The Buffalo Skinners Why the Long Face Driving to Damascus (John Wayne's Dream) The Journey
Other albums	Through a Big Country: Greatest Hits Without the Aid of a Safety Net Radio 1 Sessions Eclectic One in a Million Big Country at the BBC
Extended plays	Wonderland Non!
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 Not Ashamed" "You Dreamer" "Fragile Thing" "See You" / "Perfect World" "Somebody Else"
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