''BigBigLove'' is the debut studio album by Australian

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band

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, released in Australia on 4 October 2004. It reached number 5 in the ARIA music charts and was certified

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less than a month after its release. The album was produced by Paul McKercher at Big Jesus Burger Studios and mixed at Studios 301. Three singles were released from the album; " Beautiful to Me", which reached number 27, " Tonight's the Night", and " Excited", which reached number 44 on the ARIA Singles Charts. The album was nominated for four

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in 2004; Best Breakthrough Artist/Album, Best Rock Album, Best Producer, and Best Engineer. Two tracks from the album reached the

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for 2004; " Beautiful to Me" at number 8 and " Tonight's the Night" at number 78. The album features a more pop-oriented, commercial

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sound than their later records, which experimented with

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and

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Background

McKercher was selected to produce after Steele was impressed with his work on

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Background

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

References