| "In a Big Country" | ||||
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 UK and international 12-inch vinyl edition | ||||
| Single by Big Country | ||||
| from the album The Crossing | ||||
| Released | 20 May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1983 | |||
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| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Lillywhite | |||
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| "In a Big Country" on YouTube | ||||
"In a Big Country" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country. It was released in May 1983 as the third single from their debut studio album The Crossing. The song reached No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart in June 1983.[1] It was released in the US in the autumn of 1983 and peaked at No. 3 on the Top Rock Tracks chart and No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of that year. It reached No. 3 on the RPM Top Singles Chart in Canada on 26 November 1983.[2]
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 56–57. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 8 April 2014.