"Big Wheels" is a single by Canadian rap rock band, Down with Webster. It is the second single from their album, Time to Win, Vol. 2. The song was released to radio on September 9, 2011 and released to digital download on September 13, 2011. The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #94.
| "Big Wheels" | ||||
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| Single by Down with Webster | ||||
| from the album Time to Win, Vol. 2 | ||||
| Released | September 9, 2011 (Radio) September 13, 2011 (Digital) | |||
| Genre | Rap rock | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Canada | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tyler Armes, Patrick Gillett, Cameron Hunter, Andrew Martino, Martin Seja | |||
| Down with Webster singles chronology | ||||
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Background edit
A 2:22 minute demo of Big Wheels was released in April, 2009. A 3:14 minute version was rerecorded and released as the second single from Time to Win, Vol. 2. The newer version has a changed second verse and a bridge was added to the newer version.[1] A live version of the song was also featured in the band's iTunes Session.
Music video edit
A music video for the song was filmed on August 14, 2011. The music video was directed by Aaron A, making it the fourth collaboration between Down with Webster and Aaron A. The music video premiere for "Big Wheels" was shown on September 19, 2011 on the MuchMusic show New.Music.Live.[2] The music video has a retro 8-bit video game theme,[3] and pays homage to the band members' childhood favourite video games including Paperboy, Duck Hunt, NBA Jam and the Super Mario series. The video peaked at #6 on the MuchMusic Countdown during the week of November 11, 2011. At the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards, it won 'Post-Production of the Year' [4]
Chart performance edit
The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 94 on the week of October 15, 2011.[5] "Big Wheels" has peaked at #51 on the week of November 19, 2011. It has spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.[6]
Charts edit
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 51 |
| Canada CHR/Pop Top 40 (Billboard)[8] | 23 |
| Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[9] | 43 |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Wheels" | 3:14 |
References edit
- ^ New Demo "BIG WHEELS" up today Retrieved October 6, 2011
- ^ Watch A Sneak Peek of Down with Websters New Video Archived 2011-11-29 at the Wayback Machine MuchMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011
- ^ On Set for Down With Webster's "Big Wheels" Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine MuchMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2011
- ^ Etan Vlessing (June 17, 2012). "Justin Bieber Protege Carly Rae Jepsen Wins Big at MuchMusic Video Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
- ^ Down with Webster - Big Wheels - acharts Retrieved 2011-10-06
- ^ Big Wheels - Down with Webster Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved 2011-11-03
- ^ "Down with Webster Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "CANADA CHR/TOP 40 The week of November 19, 2011". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ "CANADA HOT AC The week of November 26, 2011". Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Big Wheels - Single on iTunes Retrieved October 6, 2011