"Big Scary Animal" is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 song written by Charlotte Caffey

Charlotte Caffey

Charlotte Irene Caffey is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter, best known for her work in the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat."...

, Belinda Carlisle (most) and Ralph Schuckett, produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album Real

Real (Belinda Carlisle album)

Real is the fifth studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, first released on September 29, 1993. The album has a genre of mainly pop songs written by Charlotte Caffey, Thomas Caffey, Ralph Schuckett and half co-written by Carlisle...

(1993).

The CD single included two b-sides, "Windows of the World", also from the Real album and "Change" which is an 8 track demo.

Music video

There are also three versions of the music video, the International UK video (directed by Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :...

), directors cut and US Version (directed by Jim Gable).

Track listing

CD single

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"
3. "Change" (8 track demo)

UK cassette single/UK 7" picture disc

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	56
Canadian Singles Chart	70
German Singles Chart	63
Italian Singles Chart	16
UK Singles Chart	12