Big Big World (song)

"Big Big World"
Single by Emilia Rydberg
from the album Big Big World
B-side	Remix
Released	17 November 1998
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre	Pop
Length	3:22
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Emilia Rydberg, Lasse Anderson
Producer(s)	Hurb, TNT, Günter "Yogi" Lauke
Emilia Rydberg singles chronology
"Big Big World" (1998) "Good Sign" (1999)

"Big Big World" is a 1998 ballad song recorded by Emilia Rydberg from Sweden. Rydberg wrote the song with Lasse Anderson. The song is about love, with references to the autumn season. It was the first single from the album of the same name and was released in late 1998. The song was a hit in Europe where it reached the top five in many countries but fared poorly in the US, where it remained at the bottom of the Billboard Hot 100. The song was given a Grammis award for "Song of the year 1998" and the song also won a Rockbjörnen award in the "Swedish song of the year 1998" category.

Cover versions and samples

Vietnamese-American singer Trish Thuy Trang, made a cover version of "Big Big World" for her 1999 album I'll Dream of You. German techno group Scooter sampled "Big Big World" on their single "And No Matches", taken from the 2007 album Jumping All Over the World.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Big Big World" – 3:22
2. "Big Big World" (Traffic Jam mix – 88 BPM) – 4:14

CD maxi

1. "Big Big World" (album version) – 3:22
2. "Big Big World" (Pierre J's big radio remix) – 3:30
3. "Big Big World" (TNT's big phat radio edit) – 3:12
4. "Big Big World" (karaoke version) – 3:22

12" maxi

1. "Big Big World" (Pierre J's remix) – 7:17
2. "Big Big World" (album version) – 3:22
3. "Big Big World" (TNT club mix) – 6:31
4. "Big Big World" (Traffic Jam mix) – 4:15

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (1998/99)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	17
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	2
Dutch Top 40	1
Eurochart Hot 100	1
Finnish Singles Chart	4
French SNEP Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	3
New Zealand Singles Chart	3
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Spain (AFYVE)	1
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	1
UK Singles Chart	5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	92
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40	39
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	26

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	3
Dutch Top 40	84
End of year chart (1999)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	7
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	40
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	23
Dutch Top 40	37
French Singles Chart	8
Swiss Singles Chart	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Platinum	December 14, 1998	30,000
France	Gold	December 21, 1999	250,000
Germany	Platinum	1999	500,000
Netherlands	Platinum	1999	60,000
Norway	2 x Platinum	1998	20,000
Sweden	3 x Platinum	November 10, 1998	60,000
Switzerland	Gold	1999	15,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "Calcutta (Taxi, Taxi, Taxi)" by Dr. Bombay	Swedish number-one single October 1, 1998 – November 12, 1998 (7 weeks)	Succeeded by "Here I Go Again" by E-Type
Preceded by "Unforgivable Sinner" by Lene Marlin	Norwegian VG-lista number-one single 47/1998 – 49/1998 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Believe" by Cher
Preceded by "Flugzeuge im Bauch" by Oli P.	Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single December 13, 1998 – January 24, 1999 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Narcotic" by Liquido
Preceded by "Believe" by Cher	Belgian (Flanders) number-one single December 19, 1998 – January 16, 1999 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Virtual Zone" by Virtual Zone
Preceded by "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by Vengaboys	Dutch Top 40 number-one single December 19, 1998 – January 9, 1999 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Believe" by Cher
Preceded by "Believe" by Cher	Swiss number-one single January 10, 1999 – March 7, 1999 (9 weeks)	Succeeded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
Preceded by "Hijo de la Luna" by Loona	German number-one single January 15, 1999 – February 26, 1999 (7 weeks)	Succeeded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears
Preceded by "Believe" by Cher	Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single January 16, 1999 – February 27, 1999 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears

Award successions

Preceded by "Burnin' by Cue	Grammis award for "Song of the year" 1998	Succeeded by "Du får göra som du vill by Patrik Isaksson
Preceded by "Save Tonight" by Eagle-Eye Cherry	Rockbjörnen award for "Swedish song of the year" 1998	Succeeded by "Musik non stop by Kent

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

• "Big Big World", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1998 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1999 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1999 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1999 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1999 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• 1999 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved April 6, 2009)
• Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2009)