"Big Bro Thang" is a

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released in 2007 by the UK

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/ R&B group

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. It was taken as the third single from their second album, ''

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'' and their first not to be released as a

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. The single was originally due for release in September 2006 but was pushed back until 2007 so it would be eligible to compete in ''Making Your Mind Up'', the British pre-selection for the 2007

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; however, Big Brovaz were voted off after the first round of voting. It was after this exposure on

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that Big Brovaz released the single as a

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only single, preceding the ''Re-Entry'' album release on 9 April 2007. The release dates for the digital versions were staggered between February and March, 2007. * 26 February 2007 - DaVinChe Remix * 5 March 2007 - Soul Seekers Mixes * 12 March 2007 - Will Simms Remixes * 19 March 2007 - Deekay Original Mix and the DC Joseph Mix "Big Bro Thang" only peaked at number 171 in the official UK Singles Chart due to the group not releasing it as a CD single. The only exposure the single had was through the ''

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'' show and it failed to receive both television and radio airplay.

Track listing

UK digital downloads available: # "Big Bro Thang" (radio edit) # "Big Bro Thang" (album version - clean) # "Big Bro Thang" (DaVinChe remix - dirty) # "Big Bro Thang" (DaVinChe remix - clean) # "Big Bro Thang" (DC Joseph remix) # "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekers remix) # "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekerz remix - explicit radio) # "Big Bro Thang" (Soul Seekerz remix - clean radio) # "Big Bro Thang" (Will Simms remix) # "Big Bro Thang" (Will Simms remix - radio edit)

References

{{authority control 2007 songs Big Brovaz songs 2007 singles Songs written by Lars Halvor Jensen