"Wonderland"
Single by Big Country
B-side"Giant"
Released13 January 1984
Recorded1983
GenreNew wave, Celtic rock, post-punk
Length3:59
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)Stuart Adamson
Mark Brzezicki
Tony Butler
Bruce Watson
Producer(s)Steve Lillywhite
Big Country singles chronology
"Chance"
(1983)
"Wonderland"
(1984)
"East of Eden"
(1984)

"Wonderland" is a single-only release by Scottish band Big Country, released in the UK on 9 January 1984[1] between their first and second albums. It became a top ten hit for them in the UK, peaking at number 8, giving the band their third top ten entry.[2] The song was included on all the band's subsequent greatest hits collections, although it was never released on any of the band's studio albums. Also released as a 4-song EP in the US in 1984 on Mercury (Mercury 818835-1 M-1) with the A-side consisting of "Wonderland" and "All Fall Together" and the B-side with "Angle Park" and "The Crossing".[3]

The music video for the song features the band playing the song in a wooded area.

Chart positions

Charts Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 28
UK Singles Chart[2] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 86
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks 48

References

  1. "Record News". NME. London, England: IPC Media: 29. 14 January 1983.
  2. 1 2 "BIG COUNTRY | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "Wonderland [EP] - Big Country - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Big Country". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 30. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.


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