Big Night (song)

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"Big Night"
Song by Big Time Rush
from the album BTR
Studio
Genre Electropop [1]
Length3:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) S*A*M and Sluggo
Music video
"Big Night" on YouTube

"Bgi 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.

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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]

Charts

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  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.
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  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. 1 2 "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.
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  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.
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