Big Wheel (song)
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"Big Wheel" is a song written and recorded by Tori Amos
. It was chosen as the first single from her album American Doll Posse
. However, multiple radio stations rejected "Big Wheel" because the acronym
MILF is repeated in the bridge of the song. An edited version was played on some radio stations that eliminated the MILF acronym, changing it to "M-I-M-I".
for "Big Wheel", based on the concept of still photographs coming to life, is a slide show of pictures from Blaise Reutersward's photo shoot for Amos's album. The music video, for which Amos is credited as the director, premiered on Yahoo! Music
on April 18, 2007.
radio stations across the United States. The song peaked at #6 on the Triple A charts, #115 on Hot Digital Songs, and #12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
chart.
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
. It was chosen as the first single from her album American Doll Posse
American Doll Posse
American Doll Posse is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos; it was released in 2007. Like her previous albums Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk , American Doll Posse is a concept album, which entails five female personae Amos developed based on Greek mythology. Musically,...
. However, multiple radio stations rejected "Big Wheel" because the acronym
Acronym and initialism
Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. These components may be individual letters or parts of words . There is no universal agreement on the precise definition of the various terms , nor on written usage...
MILF is repeated in the bridge of the song. An edited version was played on some radio stations that eliminated the MILF acronym, changing it to "M-I-M-I".
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Big Wheel", based on the concept of still photographs coming to life, is a slide show of pictures from Blaise Reutersward's photo shoot for Amos's album. The music video, for which Amos is credited as the director, premiered on Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music
Yahoo! Music, owned by Yahoo!, is the provider of a variety of music services, including Internet radio, music videos, news, artist information, and original programming...
on April 18, 2007.
Charts
For the week ending April 6, 2007, the single was the most-added to Triple AAdult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
radio stations across the United States. The song peaked at #6 on the Triple A charts, #115 on Hot Digital Songs, and #12 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...
chart.
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 12 |
| U.S. Radio & Records Triple A Chart | 6 |