Big City (Spacemen 3 song)

"Big City"
"Big City"
Single by Spacemen 3
from the album Recurring
B-side	"Drive"
Released	January 1991
Genre	Neo-psychedelia
Length	8:35
Label	Fire
Songwriter(s)	Peter Kember
Producer(s)	Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3 singles chronology
Alternative Cover
	Cover of 7"

"Big City" is the fifth and last single from the English alternative rock band Spacemen 3. It entered the UK charts at position #88.^[1] It was released in January 1991, shortly after the band split up, as a 7", 12" and CD single. The 7" contains a shorter version of the song than the 12".^[2] A remixed version was released separately. The 7" edit appears on the band's final album Recurring under the title "Big City (Everyone I Know Can Be Found Here)".

The track featured in the Simpsons episode Every Man's Dream, as the soundtrack to a psychedelic drug trip montage. It was used with songwriter Peter Kember's approval.^[3]^[4]

Track listing

7" (BLAZE 41S)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big City (Edit)" (Kember)	4:35
2.	"Drive" (Pierce)	6:51

12" (BLAZE 41T)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big City" (Kember)	8:35
2.	"Big City (Waves Of Joy Demo)" (Kember)	3:58
3.	"Drive" (Pierce)	6:51

CDS (BLAZE 41CD)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big City" (Kember)	8:35
2.	"Drive" (Pierce)	6:51
3.	"Big City (Waves Of Joy Demo)" (Kember)	3:58
4.	"Drive (Demo)" (Pierce)	1:54

Remix 12" (BLAZE 41TR)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big City (Remix)" (Kember)	10:45
2.	"Drive (Remix)" (Pierce)	10:51

Personnel

Spacemen 3

Sonic Boom – vocals, guitar, keyboards, producer
Jason – guitar, vocals, organ, producer
Will Carruthers - bass
Jon Mattock – drums

Additional personnel

Paul Adkins - engineer

References

^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
^ "Spacemen 3 Discography". Theotherside1.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
^ "Homer gets high to Spacemen 3 in new episode of 'The Simpsons' – watch | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
^ Ayers, Mike (2015-09-28). "Music on TV: Spacemen 3 Touches Down on 'The Simpsons'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

[1] "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

[2] "Spacemen 3 Discography". Theotherside1.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

[3] "Homer gets high to Spacemen 3 in new episode of 'The Simpsons' – watch | NME". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2020-09-13.

[4] Ayers, Mike (2015-09-28). "Music on TV: Spacemen 3 Touches Down on 'The Simpsons'". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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