Big Wheels (Down with Webster song)

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"Big Wheels"
Big Wheels DWW.jpeg
Single by Down with Webster
from the album Time to Win, Vol. 2
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2011 (2011-09-09) (Radio)
September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13) (Digital)
Genre Rap rock
Length3:14
Label Universal Music Canada
Songwriter(s) Tyler Armes, Patrick Gillett, Cameron Hunter, Andrew Martino, Martin Seja
Down with Webster singles chronology
"She's Dope"
(2011)
"Big Wheels"
(2011)
"Royalty"
(2012)

"Big Wheels" is a single by Canadian rap rock band, Down with Webster. It is the second single from their album, Time to Win, Vol. 2. The song was released to radio on September 9, 2011 and released to digital download on September 13, 2011. The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #94.

Contents

Background

A 2:22 minute demo of Big Wheels was released in April, 2009. A 3:14 minute version was rerecorded and released as the second single from Time to Win, Vol. 2. The newer version has a changed second verse and a bridge was added to the newer version. [1] A live version of the song was also featured in the band's iTunes Session.

Music video

Down with Webster animated in 8-bit in the "Big Wheels" music video which features a floating cloud and the warp pipes from the Mario franchise Down with Webster Big Wheels Music Video.jpg
Down with Webster animated in 8-bit in the "Big Wheels" music video which features a floating cloud and the warp pipes from the Mario franchise

A music video for the song was filmed on August 14, 2011. The music video was directed by Aaron A, making it the fourth collaboration between Down with Webster and Aaron A. The music video premiere for "Big Wheels" was shown on September 19, 2011 on the MuchMusic show New.Music.Live. [2] The music video has a retro 8-bit video game theme, [3] and pays homage to the band members' childhood favourite video games including Paperboy , Duck Hunt , NBA Jam and the Super Mario series. The video peaked at #6 on the MuchMusic Countdown during the week of November 11, 2011. At the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards, it won 'Post-Production of the Year' [4]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 94 on the week of October 15, 2011. [5] "Big Wheels" has peaked at #51 on the week of November 19, 2011. It has spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. [6]

Charts

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [7] 51
Canada CHR/Pop Top 40 ( Billboard ) [8] 23
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [9] 43

Track listing

Digital download [10]
No.TitleLength
1."Big Wheels"3:14

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References

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