"Big Night" is a song by American

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. It is the seventh track from their debut studio album, ''

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''. Despite not being released as a single, the song peaked at number 79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background

The group first performed "Big Night" live at J-14's 'In Tune' concert event at the

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, on September 9, 2010. They also performed the song as an encore during their performance at the

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. It was featured on their Nickelodeon TV series on the episode, "Big Time Halloween". The song was a part of the setlist for their first headlining tour, Big Time Rush in Concert.

Composition

"Big Night" was written by Nasri Atweh,

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and Dave Katz, while production was handled by S*A*M and Sluggo. Instrumentations were recorded at Right Hook Productions in

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and vocals were recorded at Westlake Studios in

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Critical reception

Alistair McGeorge of ''Female First'' called the track, "a solid effort at a club track that could be a, no pun intended, big hit for the quartet." Chris Ryan of

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described the track as a "pulsating electronic-tinged pop song."

Chart performance

"Big Night" debuted at number 20 on the US

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chart. The song peaked at number three on the chart, before debuting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 79, selling 46,000 copies in the United States on the week of January 15, 2011. The song also topped the US Kid Digital Songs and remained 42 weeks on chart.

Music video

The music video for "Big Night" premiered on the

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website on December 10, 2010. It was released via

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on February 10, 2011, and was directed by Ed Cardenas. The video features footage of the group on the road, performing and meeting fans at malls and amusement parks all across the country.

Personnel

Credits for "Big Night" adapted from album's liner notes. * S*A*M and Sluggo – producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards * Chad Royce – co-producer, engineering, programming * Scott Mann – co-producer, engineering, programming * Nasri Atweh – vocal production * Nick James – vocal production *

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– mixing (Mixstar Studios,

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) * John Hanes – mixing engineer * Tim Roberts – assistant mixing engineer *

– programming * Dave Katz – programming

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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