Big Area

This article is about the Then Jerico song. For the album, see The Big Area.

1989 single by Then Jerico

"Big Area"

Single by Then Jerico
from the album  The Big Area
Released| 16 January 1989
Genre| Pop rock, alternative rock, new wave
Length| 4:46
Label| London Records
Songwriter(s)|

* Mark Shaw
* Jasper Stainthorpe
* Steve Wren
* Scott Taylor
* Rob Downes
* Alex Mungo

Producer(s)| Gary Langan
Then Jerico singles chronology
| "Muscle Deep"
(1987)  | "Big Area"
(1989)  | "What Does It Take"
(1989)

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"Big Area" is a song by English rock band Then Jerico, released on 16 January 1989 as the first single from their second studio album, The Big Area.[1] The song was their biggest UK hit, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989.[2] It featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Slipstream.

## Critical reception

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Upon its release, Jerry Smith of Music Week called it an "anthemic track" that "sounds promising in a blusteringly catchy sort of way".[3]

## Track listing

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12" single[4]

A. "Big Area" (12" Mix)
B1. "The Big Sweep" (Dance Mix)
B2. "The Motive" (USA Mix)

## References

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1. ^ Robin Smith, ed. (12 January 1985). "News: Big Big Big". Record Mirror. p. 4\. ISSN 0144-5804.
2. ^ ""Big Area" by Then Jericho". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
3. ^ Smith, Jerry (21 January 1989). "A&R: Singles". Music Week. p. 37\. ISSN 0265-1548.
4. ^ "Then Jerico - Big Area (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2013.

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Then Jerico

Studio albums|

* First (The Sound of Music)
* The Big Area

Singles|

* "The Motive"
* "Big Area"
* "Sugar Box"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Mark Shaw

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