Big Bang!

Big Bang!
Big Bang!
Studio album by Fuzzbox
Released	1989
Recorded	1988–89
Studio	Sarm West Studios, London
Genre	Pop rock; dance-pop; synth-pop; art pop;
Label	WEA; Geffen;
Producer	Andy Richards
Fuzzbox chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Mirror	^[2]

Big Bang! is the second album by English alternative rock group Fuzzbox, released in 1989. It includes four singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "International Rescue" (No. 11), "Pink Sunshine" (No. 14), "Self!" (featuring a guitar solo by Brian May of Queen, No. 24) and a cover of Yoko Ono's "Walking on Thin Ice" (No. 76).^[3]

Big Bang! remains the final studio album by Fuzzbox; a follow-up had been planned but was shelved by their record company WEA due to the lack of success of the projected album's lead single, "Your Loss, My Gain", released in 1990. The band then broke up.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pink Sunshine"	Jo Dunne Maggie Dunne Vickie Perks Liam Sternberg	3:44
2.	"Fast Forward Futurama"	J. Dunne M. Dunne Sternberg	3:52
3.	"Jamaican Sunrise"	J. Dunne M. Dunne Perks	4:00
4.	"Walking on Thin Ice"	Yoko Ono	3:46
5.	"Versatile for Discos and Parties"	Perks Andy Richards Sternberg	5:16
6.	"International Rescue"	J. Dunne M. Dunne Tina O'Neill Perks Sternberg	3:30
7.	"Self!"	J. Dunne M. Dunne O'Neill Perks	3:41
8.	"Irish Bride"	M. Dunne Perks	3:32
9.	"Do You Know?"	J. Dunne M. Dunne Perks	3:48
10.	"Beauty"	J. Dunne M. Dunne Perks	2:43

Charts and certifications[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	5

Certifications[edit]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

^ "Big Bang! - Fuzzbox | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ Dee, Johnny (19 August 1989). "Review: Fuzzbox – Big Bang!" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via American Radio History.
^ "FUZZBOX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^ "Jo Dunne: Member of the 1980s band We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Going". The Independent. 6 November 2012.
^ "Fuzzbox | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Fuzzbox – Big Bang". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

External links[edit]

Big Bang! at Discogs

[1] "Big Bang! - Fuzzbox | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

[RMreview-2] Dee, Johnny (19 August 1989). "Review: Fuzzbox – Big Bang!" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via American Radio History.

[auto-3] "FUZZBOX | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.

[4] "Jo Dunne: Member of the 1980s band We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Going". The Independent. 6 November 2012.

[ac_UK_Fuzzbox-5] "Fuzzbox | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[United_KingdomFuzzboxBig_BangalbumCertRef-6] "British album certifications – Fuzzbox – Big Bang". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

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