| Just a Shadow | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Big Country |
| Album: | Steeltown |
| Released: | 11 January 1985[1] |
| Prev Title: | Where the Rose Is Sown |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Look Away |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
"Just a Shadow" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country on their 1984 album Steeltown.[2] It was released as a single on 19 January 1985 and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.[3]
On its release, Malcolm Dome of Kerrang! called it "sheer bliss on a social treadmill" and added, "Now this brings a beam to my cat's eyes. Big Country are inspirational as far as I'm concerned. They could record a version of 'Metal Thrashing Mad' and make it sound awesome."[4] Mike Gardiner of Record Mirror was critical of the song, describing it as a "mediocre album track". He wrote, "The soaring guitars sound like their wings have been clipped and the chest the chorus is trying to swell probably has punctured lungs."[5]