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"Big Mistake" is a song by Australian singer
Natalie Imbruglia Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing caree ...
. It was written by Imbruglia and Mark Goldenberg for Imbruglia's debut album ''
Left of the Middle ''Left of the Middle'' is the debut studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia, released on 24 November 1997 by RCA Records. It is primarily an alternative pop album. Spurred by the success of lead single " Torn", the album reached numb ...
'' (1997). The song was released as the album's second
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on 2 March 1998. Although less successful than " Torn", "Big Mistake" still proved to be a hit in certain territories, reaching number two in Iceland and the United Kingdom, number five in Spain and number six in Australia. It was not released in the United States or Canada.


Music video

The
music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
for "Big Mistake" was directed by
Alison Maclean Alison Maclean (born July 31, 1958) is a Canadian-New Zealand film director of music videos, short films, television (episodes of ''Sex and the City'', ''The Tudors'', '' Homicide: Life on the Street''), commercials and feature films. Her works i ...
and filmed in
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, Spain.''Glorious: The Singles 1997–2007'' (CD+DVD liner notes). Sony BMG. September 2007.Raskin, Richard
"An interview with Alison Maclean on Kitchen Sink"
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It features Imbruglia walking through the streets of Barcelona while being pursued by a male suitor, and begins with her walking, oblivious to things that are happening around her. Meanwhile, the man follows her down the street with a bouquet of flowers. While in pursuit of Imbruglia, several obstacles prevent him from reaching her. The video concludes with her riding away from her suitor in the back of a stranger's red pickup truck. The video was inspired by the traffic accident scene in Jean-Luc Godard's film '' Week End''.


Track listings

Australian CD single # "Big Mistake" – 4:35 # " Torn" (acoustic ''
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'') – 3:06 # "Something Better" – 4:05 # "Tomorrow Morning" – 3:00 UK CD1 # "Big Mistake" – 4:35 # "Something Better" – 4:05 # "Torn" (acoustic ''MTV Unplugged'') – 3:05 # "Big Mistake" (video) UK CD2 # "Big Mistake" – 4:35 # "I've Been Watching You" – 4:03 # "Tomorrow Morning" – 3:00 UK cassette single # "Big Mistake" – 4:35 # "Something Better" – 4:05 European CD single # "Big Mistake" – 4:35 # "Torn" (acoustic ''MTV Unplugged'') – 3:06


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