Big Bro Thang
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"Big Bro Thang" is the last single
released in 2007 by the UK
Hip hop
/R&B
group Big Brovaz
. It was the third single from their second album, Re-Entry
and their first not to be released on a CD format.
The single was originally due for release in September 2006 but was pushed back until 2007 so it would be eligible to compete in Making Your Mind Up, the British pre-selection for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest
; however, Big Brovaz were voted off after the first round of voting.
It was after this exposure on BBC 1 that Big Brovaz
released the single as a digital download
only single, preceding the Re-Entry
album release on 9 April 2007. The release dates for the digital versions were staggered between February and March, 2007.
"Big Bro Thang" only peaked at #171 in the official UK singles chart due to the group not releasing it as a CD single. . The only exposure the single had was through the Making Your Mind Up
show and it failed to receive both television and radio airplay.
Single (music)
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released in 2007 by the UK
United Kingdom
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Hip hop
Hip hop
Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
/R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
group Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz were an R&B / Hip hop music group from London, England in their seven year career they released two studio albums and eight singles. There were three line up changes with two of the original members leaving half way through shaking up the dynamics of the group...
. It was the third single from their second album, Re-Entry
Re-Entry
"Re-Entry" was the second album released by UK R&B / Hip Hop collective Big Brovaz. After the album was delayed in May 2006, the band finally release the follow-up to "Nu Flow" on 9 April 2007...
and their first not to be released on a CD format.
The single was originally due for release in September 2006 but was pushed back until 2007 so it would be eligible to compete in Making Your Mind Up, the British pre-selection for the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
; however, Big Brovaz were voted off after the first round of voting.
It was after this exposure on BBC 1 that Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz
Big Brovaz were an R&B / Hip hop music group from London, England in their seven year career they released two studio albums and eight singles. There were three line up changes with two of the original members leaving half way through shaking up the dynamics of the group...
released the single as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
only single, preceding the Re-Entry
Re-Entry
"Re-Entry" was the second album released by UK R&B / Hip Hop collective Big Brovaz. After the album was delayed in May 2006, the band finally release the follow-up to "Nu Flow" on 9 April 2007...
album release on 9 April 2007. The release dates for the digital versions were staggered between February and March, 2007.
- 26 February 2007 - DaVinChe Remix
- 5 March 2007 - Soul Seekers Mixes
- 12 March 2007 - Will Simms Remixes
- 19 March 2007 - Deekay Original Mix and the DC Joseph Mix
"Big Bro Thang" only peaked at #171 in the official UK singles chart due to the group not releasing it as a CD single. . The only exposure the single had was through the Making Your Mind Up
Making Your Mind Up (TV series)
Eurovision: Your Country Needs You was a BBC TV show broadcast annually to select the United Kingdom's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest...
show and it failed to receive both television and radio airplay.
Track listing
UK digital downloads available:- "Big Bro Thang" (radio edit)
- "Big Bro Thang" (album version - clean)
- "Big Bro Thang" (DaVinChe remix - dirty)
- "Big Bro Thang" (DaVinChe remix - clean)
- "Big Bro Thang" (DC Joseph remix)
- "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekers remix)
- "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekerz remix - explicit radio)
- "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekerz remix - clean radio)
- "Big Bro Thang" (Will Simms remix)
- "Big Bro Thang" (Will Simms remix - radio edit)