If I recall correctly (and I do) Big Country had the one enormous hit single and then sort of faded in the US.
― kornrulez6969, Thursday, 19 April 2018 13:12 (six years ago) link
Had Simon Reynolds never heard the Alarm?
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Thursday, 19 April 2018 13:37 (six years ago) link
Big Country was on MTV through "Look Away" and "One Great Thing" and were college radio staples. This is easily verified by looking at MTV and CMJ charts. They scored only one Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit in "In a Big Country," which hasn't gone away; it's a staple of retro radio.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:16 (six years ago) link
They played on SNL in '83
― Josefa, Thursday, 19 April 2018 14:27 (six years ago) link
NickB, hah
― as god is my waitress (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 19 April 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
Yaz - no question.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 19 April 2018 19:58 (six years ago) link