Big Me

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"Big Me"
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album Foo Fighters
Released February 25, 1996
Format CD
White Vinyl (7")
Recorded January 1995
Genre Alternative rock, power pop
Length 2:13
Label Roswell/Capitol
Writer(s) Dave Grohl
Foo Fighters singles chronology
"For All the Cows"
(1995)		 "Big Me"
(1996)		 "Alone + Easy Target"
(1996)

"Big Me" is the fourth single by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters.[1] Released in the spring of 1996, the song became a crossover hit for the band on pop radio, when it reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay.[2]

Music video

The song became well known for its music video, which parodies Mentos advertisements, turning them into commercials for "Footos."[3] The concept came from director Jesse Peretz, who had originally pitched the idea to another band, and the Foo Fighters accepted as according to Dave Grohl, "We had some difficulty finding a treatment that would suit the song, which is this short, tongue-in-cheek, ridiculously candy-coated pop tune. We didn't want to make this big, pretentious portrait video. We wanted to make fun of ourselves and the song." The video made its MTV debut on February 14, 1996, and quickly became a Buzz Bin clip.[4]

"Big Me" was nominated for 5 MTV Video Music Awards at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, winning only "Best Group Video". The video, which parodies the Mentos ad campaign, was filmed on location in Sydney, Australia.

The video's success led to many fans throwing Mentos at the band whenever they played the song live.[5] For an extended period of time, the band did not play the song live due to this, as Grohl cited: "We did stop playing that song for a while because, honestly, it's like being stoned. Those little … things are like pebbles – they hurt." The band only started to change its mind after Weezer started performing "Big Me" during the Foozer tour both bands did together.[6][7]

Singles

CD single
  1. "Big Me"
  2. "Floaty (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)"
  3. "Gas Chamber (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)" (Angry Samoans cover)
  4. "Alone + Easy Target (BBC Evening Session Recording 23 November 1995)"
7" White Vinyl
  1. "Big Me"
  2. "Floaty (BBC Evenning Sessions Recording 23 November 1995)
  3. "Gas Chamber (BBC Evenning Sessions Recording 23 November 1995) (Angry Samoans cover)
Maxi CD single
  1. "Big Me"
  2. "Winnebago"
  3. "How I Miss You" (features Dave Grohl's sister Lisa on bass[5] and Mike Nelson on drums)
  4. "Podunk"
  5. "Ozone" (Ace Frehley cover)
  6. "For All the Cows" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)
  7. "Wattershed" (live at the Reading Festival, August 26, 1995)

Chart positions

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 65
Canada RPM Top Singles[9] 15
Canada RPM Alternative 30[10] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 27
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 19
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[13] 13
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 23
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[16] 3
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[17] 18

Other versions

Covers

References

  1. ↑ Foo Fighters - Big Me discogs.com. Retrieved 20 April, 2013.
  2. ↑ Foo Fighters - Hot 100 Airplay Chart History billboard.com. Retrieved 26 May, 2014.
  3. ↑ Peretz Has Lighthearted Approach, Billboard
  4. ↑ Foo Fighters Make 'Big', Fresh Clip, Billboard
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Foo Fighters Dictionary
  6. ↑ Q&A With Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters, Associated Press
  7. ↑ Don't Throw Mentos - Foo Fighters, Big Me Live
  8. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  9. ↑ Canadian RPM Singles Archive - Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 16, June 03 1996 collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 26 May, 2014.
  10. ↑ Canadian RPM Singles Archive - Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 8, April 08 1996 collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 26 May, 2014.
  11. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Big Me". Irish Singles Chart.
  12. ↑ "Foo Fighters: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  13. ↑ "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Radio Songs for Foo Fighters.
  14. ↑ "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Foo Fighters.
  15. ↑ "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Foo Fighters.
  16. ↑ "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Foo Fighters.
  17. ↑ "Foo Fighters – Chart history" Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs for Foo Fighters.
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