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Big Wheels (Down with Webster song)
2011 single by Down with Webster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Big Wheels" is a single by Canadian rap rock band, Down with Webster. It is the second single from their album, Time to Win, Vol. 2. The song was released to radio on September 9, 2011 and released to digital download on September 13, 2011. The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #94.
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Background
A 2:22 minute demo of Big Wheels was released in April, 2009. A 3:14 minute version was rerecorded and released as the second single from Time to Win, Vol. 2. The newer version has a changed second verse and a bridge was added to the newer version.[1] A live version of the song was also featured in the band's iTunes Session.
Music video
A music video for the song was filmed on August 14, 2011. The music video was directed by Aaron A, making it the fourth collaboration between Down with Webster and Aaron A. The music video premiere for "Big Wheels" was shown on September 19, 2011 on the MuchMusic show New.Music.Live.[2] The music video has a retro 8-bit video game theme,[3] and pays homage to the band members' childhood favourite video games including Paperboy, Duck Hunt, NBA Jam and the Super Mario series. The video peaked at #6 on the MuchMusic Countdown during the week of November 11, 2011. At the 2012 MuchMusic Video Awards, it won 'Post-Production of the Year' [4]
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Chart performance
The song debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 94 on the week of October 15, 2011.[5] "Big Wheels" has peaked at #51 on the week of November 19, 2011. It has spent a total of thirteen weeks on the chart.[6]
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