One Great Thing
Encyclopedia
"One Great Thing" is the third single
from Scottish
band Big Country
's 1986 album, The Seer. After the somewhat disappointing chart performance of the band's previous single "The Teacher" (UK #28), the song reached #19 in the UK, a successful return to the Top 20.
A music video
was also shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.
Tennent's Lager
used a modified version of the "One Great Thing" video and song in the 1980s.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
band Big Country
Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
's 1986 album, The Seer. After the somewhat disappointing chart performance of the band's previous single "The Teacher" (UK #28), the song reached #19 in the UK, a successful return to the Top 20.
A music video
Music 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...
was also shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.
Tennent's Lager
Wellpark Brewery
Wellpark Brewery is a brewery situated in Duke Street in the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1740 on the bank of the Molendinar Burn by Hugh and Robert Tennent...
used a modified version of the "One Great Thing" video and song in the 1980s.
Chart positions
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
19 |
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
12 |