Big Love (Fleetwood Mac song)

"Big Love"
Single by Fleetwood Mac
from the album Tango in the Night
B-side"You and I, Part I"
Released23 March 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Genre
Length3:41
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Lindsey Buckingham
Producer(s)
Fleetwood Mac singles chronology
"Can't Go Back"
(1982)
"Big Love"
(1987)
"Seven Wonders"
(1987)
Music video
"Big Love" on YouTube

"Big Love" is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham and performed by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The song first appeared on the band's 1987 album Tango in the Night. The song was the first single to be released from the album, reaching number 5 in the US[3] and number nine in the UK. The single was also a hit on the American dance charts, where the song peaked at number 7.[4]

A 12-inch version featured an extended dance mix, with added vocals by Stevie Nicks. While the 12-inch version in some territories included "You & I, Part II" from the Tango in the Night album, the 7-inch version and 12-inch version in other territories included a non-album track, "You & I, Part I". A limited edition 12-inch picture disc was released in the UK, as well as a double 7-inch pack that included the "Big Love" single, and an exclusive 7-inch featuring "The Chain" as an A-side. "Big Love" became a standard of the Balearic beat dance sound,[5][6] and the object of an extended remix by the DJ Arthur Baker.[7]

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2016). Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History. Voyageur Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7603-5176-5.
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside. p. 304. ISBN 0-394-72107-1. big love.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 230.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 100.
  5. ^ Alexis Patridis, "Fleetwood Mac: Tango in the Night review – timely reissue coasts from gloss to gloom", The Guardian, 23 March 2016.
  6. ^ Iain Stewart (2003). Ibiza and Formentera. Rough Guides. p. 327. ISBN 978-1-84353-063-3.
  7. ^ Simon Frith; Andrew Goodwin (2006). On Record: Rock, Pop and the Written Word. Routledge. p. 401. ISBN 978-1-134-93950-3.