Big Area Explained

Big Area
Type:	single
Artist:	Then Jerico
Album:	The Big Area
Released:	16 January 1989
Genre:	Pop rock, alternative rock, new wave
Length:	4:46
Label:	London Records
Producer:	Gary Langan
Prev Title:	Muscle Deep
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	What Does It Take
Next Year:	1989

"Big Area" is a song by English rock band Then Jerico, released on 16 January 1989 as the first single from their second studio album, The Big Area.^[1] The song was their biggest UK hit, reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1989.^[2] It featured on the soundtrack to the 1989 film Slipstream.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Jerry Smith of Music Week called it an "anthemic track" which "sounds promising in a blusteringly catchy sort of way".^[3]

Track listing

12" single^[4] A. "Big Area" (12" Mix)
B1. "The Big Sweep" (Dance Mix)
B2. "The Motive" (USA Mix)

Notes and References

1. Robin Smith . News: Big Big Big . . 12 January 1985 . 4 . 0144-5804.
2. News: "Big Area" by Then Jericho . . September 6, 2023.
3. Smith . Jerry . A&R: Singles . . 21 January 1989 . 37 . 0265-1548.
4. Web site: Then Jerico - Big Area (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2013-09-23.