"She's So Huge" is a song by American alternative rock band The Flys from their second studio album Holiday Man (1998). It was released as the second single from the album in 1999, by Trauma Records. The song reached a peak of No. 32 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart on April 17, 1999.

"She's So Huge"
Single by The Flys
from the album Holiday Man
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1999 (1999-02-12)
StudioCactus Studio (Hollywood)
GenreAlternative rock
Length2:38
LabelTrauma
Songwriter(s)
  • The Flys
Producer(s)
  • Chris Goss
The Flys singles chronology
"Got You (Where I Want You)"
(1998)
"She's So Huge"
(1999)
"Losin' It"
(2000)

Release

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The song was included on the soundtrack to the film Sugar & Spice (2001).

Critical reception

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Billboard compared the song to The Romantics and The Smithereens, commenting that the song relies on “structure, pop instinct, and lyrical pith.”[1]

Chart performance

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In the United States, the song debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for the issue dated April 3, 1999.[2] It spent a total of five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 32 for the issue dated April 17, 1999.[2]

Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel are adapted from the Holiday Man album liner notes.[3]

  • Adam Paskowitz – writer, lead vocals
  • Peter Perdichizzi – writer, guitar, background vocals
  • James Book – writer, bass, background vocals
  • Nick Lucero – writer, drums, percussion
  • Joshua Paskowitz – writer, lead vocals, rhyme
  • Chris Gross – producer
  • David Holman – mixing
  • Paul Palmer - mixing
  • Martin Schmelzle - recording, engineering
  • Steve Feldman - additional engineering

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[2] 32

Release history

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Region Date Formats(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States February 12, 1999 (1999-02-12) Alternative radio Trauma [4]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Chuck (February 6, 1999). "Reviews and Previews". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 6. p. 25. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The Flys Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Holiday Man (CD liner notes). The Flys. Trauma. 1998. KKLR 74024.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Newsbreakers". Radio & Records. No. 1286. February 12, 1999. p. 21.