Just a Shadow

"Just a Shadow" is a song by Scottish rock band Big Country on their 1984 album Steeltown.^[2] It was released as a single on 19 January 1985 and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

"Just a Shadow"
Single by Big Country
from the album Steeltown
Released	11 January 1985[1]
Songwriters	Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, and Bruce Watson
Big Country singles chronology
"Where the Rose Is Sown" (1984) "Just a Shadow" (1985) "Look Away" (1986)

Critical reception

On its release, Malcolm Dome of Kerrang! called it "sheer bliss on a social treadmill" and added, "Now this brings a beam to my cat's eyes. Big Country are inspirational as far as I'm concerned. They could record a version of 'Metal Thrashing Mad' and make it sound awesome."^[4] Mike Gardiner of Record Mirror was critical of the song, describing it as a "mediocre album track". He wrote, "The soaring guitars sound like their wings have been clipped and the chest the chorus is trying to swell probably has punctured lungs."^[5]