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"Big Man"
Single by The Four Preps
B-side"Stop, Baby"
Released 1958
Genre Pop
Length2:26
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Bruce Belland & Glen A. Larson
The Four Preps singles chronology
" 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)"
(1957)
"Big Man"
(1958)
"Summertime Lies"
(1958)

"Big Man" is a song written by Bruce Belland and Glen A. Larson, [1] and released by The Four Preps in 1958.

Chart performance

The song reached No. 5 on Billboard's Top 100 Sides chart, [2] while reaching No. 3 on Billboard's chart of sides "Most Played by Jockeys", [3] and No. 6 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores". [4] The song also reached No. 2 on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart, [5] and 3 weeks at No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [6]

Chart (1958) Peak
position
UK - New Musical Express 2
US Billboard - Top 100 Sides 5
US Billboard - Most Played By Jockeys 3
US Billboard - Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores 6
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade 4
US Billboard - R&B Best Sellers in Stores [7] 10
US Billboard - Most Played R&B By Jockeys [8] 9

Covers by other artists

References

  1. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ " Top 100 Sides", Billboard, June 2, 1958. p. 34. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  3. ^ " Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, June 9, 1958. p. 26. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. ^ " Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores", Billboard, June 2, 1958. p. 28. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  5. ^ Four Preps - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed June 18, 2016.
  6. ^ "CHUM Chart Archives – Week of June 02, 1958, Chart Number 55". Archived from the original on July 21, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  7. ^ " R&B Best Sellers in Stores", Billboard, June 23, 1958. p. 50. Accessed June 18, 2016.
  8. ^ " Most Played R&B By Jockeys", Billboard, July 7, 1958. p. 41. Accessed June 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Into Something Good: The Mickie Most Years 1964-72 – Herman's Hermits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 9, 2018.