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!
Studio album by
Released1989
Recorded1988–89
StudioSarm West Studios, London
Genre
Label
ProducerAndy Richards
Fuzzbox chronology
Bostin' Steve Austin
(1986)
Big Bang!
(1989)
Fuzz and Nonsense
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pink Sunshine"
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 Ono3:46
5."Versatile for Discos and Parties"
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

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Weekly charts

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

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Big Bang! - Fuzzbox | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  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.
  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.
  5. ^ "Fuzzbox | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Fuzzbox – Big Bang". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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