A Great Big Sled Explained

A Great Big Sled
Cover:A-Great-Big-Sled.jpg
Type:single
Artist:The Killers featuring Toni Halliday
Album:(Red) Christmas EP
Recorded:November 2006
Genre:Rock, holiday music
Length:4:15
Label:Island - ISLR 16690-2
Producer:Alan Moulder, The Killers
Chronology:The Killers
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Prev Year:2006
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Next Year:2007

"A Great Big Sled" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. It was recorded in mid-November 2006 with record producer Alan Moulder as a one-off track and the band's Christmas 2006 single. Moulder's wife Toni Halliday, the former lead vocalist of Curve, features on backing vocals.

The song was released, as a download from the iTunes Store.[1] All of the proceeds from this song went to AIDS charities as part of Bono's RED campaign. A music video was released for the single, containing "candid" clips of the band members participating in various holiday celebration.

Chart performance

"A Great Big Sled" entered the UK Official Download Chart the week of December 18, 2006 at number 11.[2] The song also charted in the Billboard Hot 100 at number 54.[3]

Track listing

CD: Island / ISLR 16690-2

  1. "A Great Big Sled" - 4:15

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10054
UK Download Chart11

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Killers Record Christmas single. 2006-11-23. NME. 2006-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20061125094858/http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/25157. 25 November 2006 . live.
  2. Web site: Music Charts - The Official UK Top 40 Downloads: Week of Mon 18 Dec - llYahoo! Music UK. UK Official Download Chart. 2006-12-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20061210025127/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/download_charts.html. 10 December 2006 . live.
  3. Web site: Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' Secures Second Week At No. 1. 2006-12-14. Hasty, Katie. Billboard. 2006-12-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20061218152128/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56446/beyonces-irreplaceable-secures-second-week-at-no-1. 18 December 2006 . live.