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{{short description|1983 single by Kajagoogoo}}

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| format =| recorded =| studio =| venue =| genre =m=4m=6|s=08}} (12")| label = EMISteve AskewNick Beggs>Stuart Neale|Jez Strode}}| producer = Colin Thurston| prev_title = Hang on Now| prev_year = 1983| next_title = The Lion's Mouth| next_year = 1984{{YouTube"Big Apple"}}}}}}"Big Apple" is a song written and performed by the British band Kajagoogoo. Released in September 1983, it was the first single to be taken from the band's second album Islands (1984), and their first song without lead singer Limahl, who had been fired from the band earlier that year. From this single onwards, lead vocals were performed by bassist Nick Beggs.The song became the group's fourth Top 20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number eight (though was less successful in the United States, where the band are still considered to be a one-hit wonder).

Track listings

7" EMI 5423

1. "Big Apple" – 4:12
2. "Monochromatic" (Live) – 4:12

12" 12EMI 5423

1. "Big Apple" (Metro Mix) – 6:08
2. "Big Apple" (Single Version) – 4:15
3. "Monochromatic" (Live) – 4:12

Charts {| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"

!Chart (1983)!Peakposition{{single chart|Flanders|27|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}!scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)BOOK, Jake, Nyman, 2005, Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja, 1st, Tammi, Helsinki, 951-31-2503-3, fi, |17!scope="row"|Iceland (RÚV)NEWS,weblink Topp 10 vinsælustu lögin, DV (newspaper), DV, Icelandic, 41, 11 November 1983, 24 July 2020, 1021-8254, Timarit.is, |1{{single chart|Ireland2|11|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}{{single chart|Dutch40|10|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}{{single chart|Dutch100|14|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}{{single chart|New Zealand|31|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}{{single chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}{{single chart|UK|8|date=19830925|accessdate=8 June 2020|rowheader=true|refname="UK"}}{{single chart|West Germany|13|songid=1005|artist=Kajagoogoo|song=Big Apple|rowheader=true|accessdate=8 June 2020}}

References

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