One Great Thing

One Great Thing
"One Great Thing"
Single by Big Country
from the album The Seer
Released 1986
Format CD
Recorded 1986
Genre Alternative rock
New Wave
Celtic rock
Post-punk
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Stuart Adamson, Tony Butler
Producer Robin Millar
Big Country singles chronology
"The Teacher"
(1983)		 "One Great Thing"
(1986)		 "Hold the Heart"
(1986)

"One Great Thing" is the third single from Scottish band Big Country's 1986 album, The Seer. After the somewhat disappointing chart performance of the band's previous single "The Teacher" (UK #28), the song reached #19 in the UK, a successful return to the Top 20.

A music video was also shot for the song, featuring different people mouthing the lyrics to the song as well as shots of the group performing it on stage.

Tennent's Lager used a modified version of the "One Great Thing" video and song in the 1980s.

Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 19
Irish Singles Chart 12


v · Big Country
Mark Brzezicki · Tony Butler · Mike Peters · Bruce Watson · Jamie Watson
Stuart Adamson
Studio albums and EPs
Other albums
Without the Aid of a Safety Net · One in a Million · Radio 1 Sessions · BBC Live in Concert · Eclectic · King Biscuit Flower Hour · Brighton Rock · Come Up Screaming · Das Fest · Live in Germany 95 · Live in Cologne | Without the Aid of a Safety Net · The Complete Concert
Singles
"Harvest Home" · "Fields of Fire" · "In a Big Country" · "Chance" · "Wonderland" · "East of Eden" · "Where the Rose Is Sown" · "Just a Shadow" · "Look Away" · "The Teacher" · "One Great Thing" · "Hold the Heart" · "King of Emotion" · "Broken Heart (Thirteen Valleys)" · "Peace in Our Time" · "Save Me" · "Heart of the World" · "Republican Party Reptile" · "Beautiful People" · "Alone" · "Ships (Where Were You)" · "The One I Love" · "I'm Ashamed" · "You Dreamer" · "Fragile Thing" · "Another Country"
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Discography · Skids

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