Big Talk is a song by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in 1989 as the third single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song charted at #30 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Big Talk"
Single by Warrant
from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
ReleasedOctober 1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length3:43
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane
Warrant singles chronology
"Heaven"
(1989)
"Big Talk"
(1989)
"Sometimes She Cries"
(1990)

Music video edit

The music video features the album cover character—calling himself "Cashly Guido Bucksley", an overpaid, amoral infrastructure manager and archetypal business psychopath[2] who is watching Warrant in concert. The video begins with a meeting with the corrupt music executive before the band are locked in a cage and Jani Lane is strapped in an electric chair. The character also features throughout the video album "'Warrant: Live - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" which was certified Platinum.[3]

Tracklisting edit

No.TitleLength
1."Big Talk"3:42
2."D.R.F.S.R."3:17

Charts edit

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 111
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 93
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 30

References edit

  1. ^ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, sleeve notes.
  3. ^ "Warrant Video Certification". RIAA. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Warrant ARIA singles chart history, received from ARIA on March 26, 2019". Imgur. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.