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Encyclopedia > Big Bang Baby

"Big Bang Baby"
"Big Bang Baby" cover
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
B-side(s) "Adhesive"
"Daisy"
Released 1996
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre Hard Rock
Length 3:23
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Music: Robert DeLeo
Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer(s) Brendan O'Brien
Chart positions
  • # 1 U.S. Mainstream Rock Tracks
  • # 2 U.S. Modern Rock Tracks
  • # 39 U.S. Top 40 Mainstream
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Big Empty
(1994)
"Big Bang Baby"
(1996)
"Trippin' On a Hole in a Paper Heart"
(1996)
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop track listing
"Tumble in the Rough"
(Track 3)
"Big Bang Baby"
(Track 4)
"Lady Picture Show"
(Track 5)

Big Bang Baby is a song featured on the Tiny Music, the third album by the band Stone Temple Pilots . It was the first single to be released on the album, followed by Lady Picture Show. The song features an upbeat riff and chorus, which pays homage to the musical style of the 70's. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular rock band in the 1990s, comprised of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums). ... Tiny Music. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... Brendan OBrien is a record producer who worked with many bands including Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Kings X, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Aerosmith, The Wallflowers, Matthew Sweet, Limp Bizkit, Lifehouse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Rage Against The Machine, The Black Crowes, Aimee Mann, Bruce Springsteen, The... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular rock band in the 1990s, comprised of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums). ... This song was from the movie The Crow, featuring Brandon Lee. ... Trippin On a Hole in a Paper Heart is a song by Stone Temple Pilots, featured on their third album Tiny Music. ... Tiny Music. ... Tiny Music. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular rock band in the 1990s, comprised of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums). ...


Song Meaning

There have been several theories to the meaning to the song, with no cut answers. Probably the most agreed on meaning is a reference to selling out, as interpreted by the lyrics;

  • Sell your soul and sign an autograph
  • Spin me up, spin me spin me down
  • Station to station send me up or down

Many see the last two lines as a reference to a vinyl record and the playing of the song on radio stations. Another allusion to the fact are the striking similarities of the main chorus to the Rolling Stones song ""Jumpin' Jack Flash", and stating that originality is becoming impossible. [1]. The music video also supports this interpretation (see below). This article is about the rock band. ... Jumpin Jack Flash is a song by The Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and released as a single on May 24, 1968, going to number 1 in the UK, number 3 in the US. It was recorded during the Beggars Banquet sessions, but not included on...


Others see the lyrics allude to the death of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana. It has been reported that Scott Weiland had a crush on Courtney Love, wife and lead singer of the band Hole. [2] Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... Scott Weiland (born October 27, 1967 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American musician, lyricist and vocalist. ... Courtney Michelle Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole. ... Hole was an alternative rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1989 and disbanded in 2002. ...


Music Video

Screen from the Big Bang Baby video.
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Screen from the Big Bang Baby video.

The music video features the band singing in a white room. However, the most noticeable feature of the video is of the 60's-esque use of varied colors to provide a rather psychedelic video. Another segment features the band in a Brady Bunch-like segment, where each member's face is shown in a "quilt". Other notable features include Scott Weiland throwing a large amount of money towards the ceiling, another allusion to the selling out theory. The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... The Brady Bunch was a US television situation comedy, based around a large family. ...


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