| "Big Scary Animal" | ||||
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| Single by Belinda Carlisle | ||||
| from the album Real | ||||
| B-side | "Windows of the World" | |||
| Released | September 13, 1993 | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Producer(s) | Ralph Schuckett | |||
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| "Big Scary Animal" on YouTube | ||||
"Big Scary Animal" (titled "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" in the United States and Japan) is a song written by American singer-songwriter Belinda Carlisle with Charlotte Caffey and Ralph Schuckett, and produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album, Real (1993). The song was released on September 13, 1993 by Virgin Records, as the album's lead single. The CD single includes two B-sides: "Windows of the World", also from the Real album, and "Change", which is an eight-track demo. "Big Scary Animal" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, reached number 26 in Iceland, and became a minor hit in Australia, Canada, and Germany. Three music videos were produced for the song.