"She's So Huge" is a song by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
The Flys from their second studio album ''
Holiday Man
''Holiday Man'' is the debut album by the American alternative rock band The Flys (American band), the Flys, released in 1998 by Trauma Records. The album spawned two singles, "Got You (Where I Want You)" and "She's So Huge", both of which charted ...
'' (1998). It was released as the second single from the album in 1999, by
Trauma Records
Trauma Records was a Los Angeles-based independent record label created in 1993 by Paul Palmer and Rob Kahane.
Trauma Records had a joint venture agreement with Interscope Records that included financing and distribution through Interscope Records ...
. The song reached a peak of No. 32 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
chart on April 17, 1999.
Release
The song was included on the soundtrack to the film ''
Sugar & Spice'' (2001).
Critical reception
''
Billboard
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'' compared the song to
The Romantics
The Romantics are an American rock band formed in 1977 in Detroit. The band is often put under the banner of new wave and power pop. They were influenced by 1950s American rock and roll, Detroit's MC5, the Stooges, early Bob Seger, Motown R&B, ...
and
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & ...
, commenting that the song relies on “structure, pop instinct, and lyrical pith.”
Chart performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number 36 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks (1988–2009) and Alternative Songs (2009–2020)) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-played ...
chart for the issue dated April 3, 1999.
It spent a total of five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 32 for the issue dated April 17, 1999.
Credits and personnel
Credits and personnel are adapted from the ''Holiday Man'' album liner notes.
*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
Release history
References
1999 songs
1999 singles
The Flys (American band) songs
Trauma Records singles
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