Big Apple (song)
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"Big Apple" | ||||
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Single by Kajagoogoo | ||||
from the album Islands | ||||
B-side | "Monochromatic (Live)" | |||
Released | 5 September 1983[1] | |||
Length | 4:12 (7") 6:08 (12") | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Colin Thurston | |||
Kajagoogoo singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Big Apple" on YouTube |
"Big Apple" is a song written and performed by the British band Kajagoogoo. Released in September 1983, it was the first single to be taken from the band's second album Islands (1984), and their first song without lead singer Limahl, who had been fired from the band earlier that year. From this single onwards, lead vocals were performed by bassist Nick Beggs.
The song became the group's fourth Top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight (though was less successful in the United States, where the band are still considered to be a one-hit wonder).[2]
Track listings
7" EMI 5423
- "Big Apple" – 4:12
- "Monochromatic" (Live) – 4:12
12" 12EMI 5423
- "Big Apple" (Metro Mix) – 6:08
- "Big Apple" (Single Version) – 4:15
- "Monochromatic" (Live) – 4:12
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 27 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] | 17 |
Iceland (RÚV)[5] | 1 |
Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 11 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 14 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 31 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 7 |
UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 8 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 13 |
References
- ^ "News". Record Mirror: 7. 27 August 1983. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via flickr.com.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo – Big Apple" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ "Topp 10 vinsælustu lögin". DV (in Icelandic). 11 November 1983. p. 41. ISSN 1021-8254. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Apple". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Kajagoogoo" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo – Big Apple" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo – Big Apple". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Kajagoogoo – Big Apple". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kajagoogoo – Big Apple" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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