Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" | ||||
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Single by Nelly Furtado | ||||
from the album The Spirit Indestructible | ||||
B-side | "Something" | |||
Released | April 16, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Venue | 2nd Floor Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | |||
Nelly Furtado singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" on YouTube |
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" is a song by Canadian recording artist
The song achieved moderate commercial success, reaching the top 30 in
In 2021, "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was interpolated in the dance track "
Background
I'm channelling my 14-year-old self because I used to put on these big hoop earrings and big jeans and backpack and go down and hang out in front of the mall and wait for my friends.
—Nelly Furtado talking about the song.[3]
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was one of the first songs that Furtado worked on with producer Rodney Jerkins for The Spirit Indestructible.[4] The singer stated that the song's instrumentation was influenced by the 1990s hip hop and R&B as a tribute to the music she listened to in her teenage years,[5] also citing inspiration from hip hop group Odd Future's "dark sound[ing], heavy and visceral" sound as she tried to recreate a similar style on "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)".[6]
The lyrics of "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" also concern Furtado's teenage period, with the singer describing the song's lyrical content as "my swagger-in-spades, rhyme-writing 14-year-old self find[ing] liberation through hip hop and R&B attending '
Composition
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was written by Furtado, with production and additional writing being provided by Jerkins. The song features
Furtado's manager Chris Smith stated that "Big Hoops" was an attempt to translate Furtado's versatility as "a free-range artist", being "free form; not contained versus a structured typical song." As an in-joke to Smith's reaction to when he first heard the track, the song starts with the manager saying "Time release the fresh", Furtado laughing at the phrase, and
Release and reception
Smith declared that "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was not originally intended as a single, only "a big club banger", as he and Furtado felt the track's status as "a song that would be the best of Nelly, Nelly's attitude, Nelly's freshness" would not be "really about chart positions". Eventually it became the lead single for The Spirit Indestructible.[11] Furtado stated that the song earned this status because it represented her intentions "to detach myself from all shackles and play freely" as her ambitious younger self was always "pushing the boundaries".[5] It was released via digital download on April 17, 2012,[12] and was released physically in Germany on May 18, 2012.[13]
Critical reception
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" has received mixed to favourable reviews from
Robbie Daw of
Chart performance
"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" debuted at number 60 on the
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)" was directed by
The video opens with Furtado strolling down a city block wearing a giant pair of stilts. After several outfit changes, Furtado is seen accompanied by Native American hoop dancers, including champion hoop dancer Tony Duncan. The dancers create shapes with their hoops as a giant Furtado towers over the cityscape.[27][28]
Becky Bain of
Two alternate videos were produced: a "lyrics" video[29] and a "Home Made" video, directed by Aaron A and filmed in a parking lot on Sunset Boulevard during the production of The Spirit Indestructible's album artwork.[30]
Live performances
In May 2012, Furtado performed "Big Hoops" on UK show Alan Carr: Chatty Man.[31] Furtado performed the song for the first time in the United States during the 2012 Billboard Music Awards on May 20, 2012,[32] and in Canada during the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 17, 2012.[33] It is part of her setlist on The Spirit Indestructible Tour, which started in January 2013.[34]
Formats and track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from The Spirit Indestructible album liner notes.[37] Technical
- Recorded and mixed at 2nd Floor Studios, Hollywood, California.
Personnel
- Nelly Furtado – lyrics, lead and background vocals
- Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – music, production, vocal production, mixing
- Thom Panunzio – vocals
- Chris "Governor" Smith – vocals
- Greg Morgan – sound design
- Matt Champlin – recording, mixing
- Orlando Vitto – recording
- Brandon N. Caddell – engineering assistance
Charts
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[38] | 5 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[39] | 8 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] | 28 |
Canada | 18 |
Canada | 31 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[42] | 41 |
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[43] | 20 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] | 26 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[45] | 46 |
Scotland (OCC)[46] | 22 |
14 | |
US | 40 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[22] | 6 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[48] | Gold | 5,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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France | April 16, 2012 | Radio airplay | UMG | [49] |
Italy | [50] | |||
Various (Excluding Germany and UK) |
April 17, 2012 | Digital download | [12][51][52] | |
North America | May 1, 2012 | Top 40/Mainstream and Rhythmic radio | [53] | |
Germany | May 18, 2012 | CD single | [13] | |
United Kingdom | June 3, 2012 | Digital download | [35] | |
United States | June 12, 2012 | Digital download (The Remixes – Part 1) | [54] | |
June 19, 2012 | Digital download (The Remixes – Part 2) | [55] |
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