Big Night (song)
| "Big Night" | |
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| Song by Big Time Rush | |
| from the album BTR | |
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| Genre | Electropop [1] |
| Length | 3:16 |
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| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | S*A*M and Sluggo |
| Music video | |
| "Big Night" on YouTube | |
"Big Night" is a song by American pop group, Big Time Rush. It is the seventh track from their debut studio album, BTR . Despite not being released as a single, the song peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Background
[edit ]The group first performed "Big Night" live at J-14's 'In Tune' concert event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square, New York, on September 9, 2010.[2] They also performed the song as an encore during their performance at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.[3] It was featured on their Nickelodeon TV series on the episode, "Big Time Halloween".[4] The song was a part of the setlist for their first headlining tour, Big Time Rush in Concert.[5]
Composition
[edit ]"Big Night" was written by Nasri Atweh, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, while production was handled by S*A*M and Sluggo.[6] Instrumentations were recorded at Right Hook Productions in New York City and vocals were recorded at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles.[6]
Critical reception
[edit ]Alistair McGeorge of Female First called the track, "a solid effort at a club track that could be a, no pun intended, big hit for the quartet."[7] Chris Ryan of MTV described the track as a "pulsating electronic-tinged pop song."[1]
Chart performance
[edit ]"Big Night" debuted at number 20 on the US Heatseekers Songs chart.[8] The song peaked at number three on the chart,[9] before debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79, selling 46,000 copies in the United States on the week of January 15, 2011.[10] The song also topped the US Kid Digital Songs and remained 42 weeks on chart.[11]
Music video
[edit ]The music video for "Big Night" premiered on the Nickelodeon website on December 10, 2010.[12] It was released via VEVO on February 10, 2011, and was directed by Ed Cardenas.[13] The video features footage of the group on the road, performing and meeting fans at malls and amusement parks all across the country.[1]
Personnel
[edit ]Credits for "Big Night" adapted from album's liner notes.[6]
- S*A*M and Sluggo – producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards
- Chad Royce – co-producer, engineering, programming
- Scott Mann – co-producer, engineering, programming
- Nasri Atweh – vocal production
- Nick James – vocal production
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (Mixstar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA)
- John Hanes – mixing engineer
- Tim Roberts – assistant mixing engineer
- Sam Hollander – programming
- Dave Katz – programming
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit ]
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Year-end charts[edit ]
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Chris Ryan (December 10, 2010). "New Video: Big Time Rush, 'Big Night'". MTV . Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "J-14's Intune with... Big Time Rush". J-14 . September 10, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "J-14 Hangs with Big Time Rush at the Mall of America". J-14 . October 18, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "J-14 Video: Big Time Rush's Dream Halloween Costumes". J-14 . October 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ John J. Moser (September 5, 2011). "Nickelodeon band Big Time Rush's Allentown Fair show good at most of what matters most". The Morning Call . Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c BTR (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2010.
- ^ Alistair McGeorge (July 14, 2011). "Album Review: Big Time Rush - BTR". Female First. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Heatseekers Songs: Week of January 8, 2011". Billboard . January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Silvio Pietroluongo (January 6, 2011). "Katy Perry's 'Firework' Pops Back to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard . Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ @bigtimerush (December 10, 2010). "The time has arrived!! Here's the premiere of our brand new music for "Big Night" [http://at.nick.com/eV063z] Let us know what you think!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Big Time Rush - Big Night (Official Video)". YouTube . Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard . Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2011". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2024.