One Great Thing

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"One Great Thing"
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Single by Big Country
from the album The Seer
Released5 September 1986 (1986-09-05) [1]
Length4:00
Label Mercury
Songwriters Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler
Producer Robin Millar
Big Country singles chronology
"The Teacher"
(1986)		"One Great Thing"
(1986)		"Hold the Heart"
(1986)

"One Great Thing" is the third single from Scottish band Big Country's third studio album, The Seer . [2] The song reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart. A music video was shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.

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Critical reception

Upon its release, Kevin Murphy of Sounds stated, "Adamson and co march through another epic tale of crusading porridge. Just one further reason why Hadrian's Wall should be rebuilt." [3]

Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [4] 57
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 12
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 19

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Robin (30 August 1986). "News Digest: Great Country". Record Mirror . p. 50.
  2. ↑ Tom Demalon. "The Seer - Big Country | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Murphy, Kevin (13 September 1986). "Singles". Sounds . p. 16. ISSN   0144-5774.
  4. ↑ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 39. 4 October 1986. p. 13.
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – One Great Thing". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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