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12-442: Big Thing ( s ) may refer to: Music [ edit ] Big Thing (Duran Duran album) , 1988 Big Thing (Blue Zone album) , 1988 "Big Thing" (song) , a song by Blue Zone Big Things (album) , 2002 album by P-Money Big Thangs , 1997 compilation album by Ant Banks Big Tings , 2018 album by Skindred Other uses [ edit ] Big Thing (TV series) ,

24-618: A 2010 South Korean television drama Big Things , a sculpture exhibition series at the Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Big things (Australia) , large sculptures and novelty architecture used as tourist traps in Australia List of New Zealand's big things , novelty architecture in New Zealand See also [ edit ] The Next Big Thing (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

36-490: Is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran , released on 19 September 1988 as the first single from their fifth studio album, Big Thing (1988). Cash Box called it "a serviceable single" with "a funky bass and percussive counterpoint" and "more of a mixed vocal arrangement, relying less on [Simon] Lebon's strained style." The video for "I Don't Want Your Love" was filmed by director Steve Lowe and produced by

48-469: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Big Thing (Duran Duran album) Big Thing is the fifth studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran . It was released on 17 October 1988 by EMI Records . Produced by the band, Jonathan Elias and Daniel Abraham, it continued the sonic musical change the band explored with their previous album Notorious (1986). Unlike Notorious which

60-476: The Molotov Brothers, and first aired on September 26, 1988  ( 1988-09-26 ) . The video features the band in a raucous courtroom filled with spectators and tabloid reporters, "testifying" by singing the song into the court's witness microphones. The instrumental bridge in the song is accompanied by images of a young man and woman dancing or fighting (or both). The other musicians in

72-541: The UK CDs show the track listings the difference between them can be identified by the catalogue numbers. These are: Toshiba EMI also released Big Thing in a two-disc set, which featured not only the complete album, but a five-song live CD, Previously released as Duran Goes Dutch (US promo EP, 1987): Duran Duran Additional musicians Technical Shipments figures based on certification alone. I Don%27t Want Your Love " I Don't Want Your Love "

84-554: The UK and number 4 in the US, with the second single " All She Wants Is " reaching number 9 in the UK and number 22 in the US, the last of Duran Duran's top 10 hits during the 1980s. Like Notorious , the album would develop a cult following for the band's changing musical direction. A CD reissue (with one bonus track) was released in 1994. The album was reissued again by EMI in 2010. All songs written and arranged by Duran Duran . As neither of

96-586: The departure of Andy Taylor . Both would become members of the group in 1989. The album was a moderate commercial success, reaching number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 24 on the US Billboard 200 . The album received mixed reviews by critics, but some praised the experimental compositions and the band's evolving musical style. The album would be spearheaded by two top 20 hits: the first, " I Don't Want Your Love ", which went to number 14 in

108-523: The lead 12″ mix entitled "Big mix"). "I Don't Want Your Love" debuted at number 20 and peaked the following week at number 14 in the UK, but did much better in the rest of Europe, especially in Italy where it spent six non-consecutive weeks at number 1, and was the best-selling single of 1988 in that country. It also did very well in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on

120-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Big Thing . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Thing&oldid=1153616160 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

132-481: The video are guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (playing Kamen's guitar part) and David Palmer, former drummer for ABC . The single version of "I Don't Want Your Love" was a remix by Shep Pettibone . It was backed by the album version for the B-side. A UK promo 12″ includes the dub mix of "I Don't Want Your Love", which was unreleased elsewhere until 1999's Strange Behaviour remix collection (which strangely didn't use

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144-411: Was funk and R&B oriented, Big Thing strives for a more diverse approach. Side 1 consists of intense techno tracks with synthesized bass lines and rhythmic guitar riffs, while Side 2 leans towards a more avant-garde feel with a post modern atmosphere. The band features drummer Sterling Campbell and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo , who previously started work with the band on Notorious after

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