Wonderland (Big Country song)

"Wonderland"
Single by Big Country
B-side"Giant"
Released13 January 1984
Recorded1983
GenreNew wave, Celtic rock, post-punk
Length3:59
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Stuart Adamson
Mark Brzezicki
Tony Butler
Bruce Watson
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Big Country singles chronology
"Chance"
(1983)
"Wonderland"
(1984)
"East of Eden"
(1984)

"Wonderland" is a single-only release by Scottish band Big Country, released in the UK on 9 January 1984[1] between their first and second albums. It became a top ten hit for them in the UK, peaking at number 8, giving the band their third top ten entry.[2] The song was included on all the band's subsequent greatest hits collections, although it was never released on any of the band's studio albums. Also released as a 4-song EP in the US in 1984 on Mercury (Mercury 818835-1 M-1) with the A-side consisting of "Wonderland" and "All Fall Together" and the B-side with "Angle Park" and "The Crossing".[3]

The music video for the song features the band playing the song in a wooded area.

  1. ^ "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 29. 14 January 1983.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Wonderland [EP] - Big Country - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.