| "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" | ||||
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| Single by Nelly Furtado | ||||
| from the album The Spirit Indestructible | ||||
| B-side | "Something" | |||
| Released | April 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Venue | 2nd Floor Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | |||
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| "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" on YouTube | ||||
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" is a song by Canadian recording artist Nelly Furtado, taken from her fifth studio album, The Spirit Indestructible. It was released on April 16, 2012, through Interscope Records, as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Furtado in a collaboration with its producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins. "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" is an R&B song influenced by hip hop collective Odd Future and 1990s productions. The track's lyrics refer to the singer's life as a teenager, describing her passion for hip hop and R&B music at that time. "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who praised the song's breakdown but criticized Furtado's vocals.
The song achieved moderate commercial success, reaching the top 30 in Belgium, Canada, The Netherlands and United Kingdom. In the United States, "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100; however, it charted within the top 40 on Pop Songs and reached the top 10 on Hot Dance Club Songs. The accompanying music video was directed by Little X, and features Furtado strutting down a city block wearing a giant pair of stilts, as she is joined by Native American dancers throughout the video. To promote the song, Furtado performed it on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards.
In 2021, "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was interpolated in the dance track "Talk About" by Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman, which reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[1][2]
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 20 August 2021 - 26 August 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Rain Radio/Dj Craig Gorman – Talk About". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 22, 2022.