Big Time (Whigfield song)

"Big Time" is a song by Italian Eurodance project Whigfield, which was fronted by Danish-born singer Sannie Charlotte Carlson. It was written by Annerley Gordon, Alfredo Larry Pignagnoli, Davide Riva and Paul Sears and produced by Pignagnoli and Riva. The song was released in July 1995 by X-Energy Records as the fifth single from her debut album, Whigfield (1995). For the British market, the song was released as a double A-side single with "Last Christmas", a cover of the English duo Wham!, and reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart. In other countries, "Big Time" peaked within the top 10 in Canada and was a top-20 hit in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

Critical reception
A reviewer from The Guardian described the song as "cute". Pan-European magazine Music & Media compared it to Swedish band Ace of Base, writing, "When the cat's away—that's Ace of Base—the mice will play. And they're having a big time with a pop reggae song ready for summer chart domination." Music Week commented, "Hedging her bets, Whiggy releases a drippy cut from her debut album, alongside a corny version of the Wham! festive fave." Johnny Cigarettes from NME said it is "a pitiful stab in the dark at Ace of Base".

Chart performance
In Europe, "Big Time" entered the top 20 in Denmark (12), Italy (11), the Netherlands (20) and Spain (13). Additionally, it was a top-30 hit in Belgian Flanders (29), Ireland (24), Scotland (21) and the UK. In the latter, the song was released as a double single with Whigfield's cover of "Last Christmas" by Wham!. It peaked at number 21 also on the UK Singles Chart on 10 December 1995, during its first week at the chart. In Germany, it reached number 50, while on the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 54. Outside Europe, the single was a top-10 hit in Canada, peaking at number eight on The Record singles chart while reaching the top 30 on the RPM dance/urban chart, peaking at number 22.

Music video
In the accompanying music video for "Big Time", Whigfield walks in a deserted countryside with a shopping cart with foods. She wears a red dress. A white cabriolet with three girls are passing by and Whigfield goes with them. Other scenes show Whigfield singing while standing on a wrecking ball. She and the girls also stops at a car repair shop to get the car fixed. Then they drive on. At the end the shopping cart is being emptied from a rock crush. The video was later made available on YouTube in 2013.

Track listings

 * CD maxi, Italy (X-Energy Records)
 * 1) "Big Time" (Album Version) – 3:21
 * 2) "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:18
 * 3) "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) – 6:54
 * 4) "Big Time" (M.B.R.G. Remix) – 4:50
 * 5) "Saturday Night" (US Classical Vocal Remix) – 9:15


 * CD maxi, Mexico (Musart)
 * 1) "Big Time" (Version Album) – 3:21
 * 2) "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:18)
 * 3) "Big Time" (MBRG Remix) – 4:50
 * 4) "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) – 6:54
 * 5) "Big Time" (Extended Version) – 4:32


 * CD maxi, Canada (Quality Records)
 * 1) "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix) – 5:21
 * 2) "Big Time" (Extended Version) – 4:35
 * 3) "Big Time" (MBRG Remix) – 4:52
 * 4) "Big Time" (Dancing Divaz Mix) – 7:01
 * 5) "Big Time" (Album Version) – 3:21


 * EP, Australia
 * 1) "Big Time" (Single Version)
 * 2) "Big Time" (Summer Zone Remix)
 * 3) "Big Time" (Extended Version)
 * 4) "Big Time" (MBRG Mix)
 * 5) "Big Time" (Dancin Divaz Club Mix)