Big Night (song)

"Big Night"
Song by Big Time Rush
from the album BTR
Studio
GenreElectropop[1]
Length3:16
Label
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

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

"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

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

"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

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "J-14's Intune with… Big Time Rush". J-14. September 10, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "J-14 Hangs with Big Time Rush at the Mall of America". J-14. October 18, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c BTR (Media notes). Columbia Records. 2010.
  7. ^ Alistair McGeorge (July 14, 2011). "Album Review: Big Time Rush - BTR". Female First. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Songs: Week of January 8, 2011". Billboard. January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Heatseeker Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Silvio Pietroluongo (January 6, 2011). "Katy Perry's 'Firework' Pops Back to No. 1 on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Big Time Rush Chart History (Kid Digital Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  12. ^ @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.
  13. ^ "Big Time Rush - Big Night (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  14. ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "Big Time Rush Chart History (Pop Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End 2011". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2024.