Miss America (The Big Dish song)

"Miss America" is a song by Scottish pop band The Big Dish, which was released in 1990 as the lead single from their third and final studio album Satellites. The song was written by Steven Lindsay, Craig Armstrong and Brian McFie, and produced by Warne Livesey.

"Miss America"
Single by The Big Dish
from the album Satellites
B-side"From the Mission Bell to the Deep Blue Sea"
Released1990
Length3:58
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)Steven Lindsay
Craig Armstrong
Brian McFie
Producer(s)Warne Livesey
The Big Dish singles chronology
"Faith Healer"
(1988)		 "Miss America"
(1990)		 "Big Town"
(1991)

"Miss America" peaked at No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 100 for five weeks. It was the band's only single to reach the UK Top 75.[1] A music video was filmed to promote the single.[2]

Critical reception

On its release as a single, Music & Media described "Miss America" as "evocative, thoughtful and engaging pop" with "passionate vocals" from Lindsay.[3] Billboard considered the song to be "sensitive" and "lyrically and rhythmically poetic" which "evoke[s] images of quiet, unsettling desperation". They added, "[The] track takes on a number of visionary transitions in its quest to relate a story that is individual, yet hauntingly universal."[4]

In a review of Satellites, Hi-Fi News & Record Review praised the song as "a classy pop song with memorable hook-lines".[5] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian commented, "The smooth, dreamy textures and Lindsay's perfectly polished tunes make this ideal late-night driving fodder, especially 'Miss America' or 'Give Me Some Time'."[6]

Track listing
7" single
  1. "Miss America" – 3:58
  2. "From the Mission Bell to the Deep Blue Sea" – 3:15
12" single
  1. "Miss America" – 3:58
  2. "From the Mission Bell to the Deep Blue Sea" – 3:15
  3. "The Town Celebrity" – 4:12
CD single
  1. "Miss America" – 3:58
  2. "From the Mission Bell to the Deep Blue Sea" – 3:15
  3. "The Town Celebrity" – 4:12
  4. "Roll Down the Flag" – 4:12
CD single (US promo)
  1. "Miss America" – 3:58

Personnel

Miss America

  • Steve Lindsay – vocals, guitar
  • Brian McFie – guitar, backing vocals
  • Craig Armstrong – piano, keyboards
  • Warne Livesey – programming

Production

  • Warne Livesey – producer of "Miss America"
  • Steven Lindsay – producer of "From the Mission Bell to the Deep Blue Sea", "The Town Celebrity" and "Roll Down the Flag"
  • Richard Moakes – engineer on "Miss America"
  • Felix Kendall – mix engineer on "Miss America"

Other

  • John Stoddart – photography

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 37

References
  1. "BIG DISH; full Official Chart History; Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. "Big Dish - Miss America (1991)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. "New Releases: Singles". Music & Media. 26 January 1991. p. 16.
  4. "Single Reviews". Billboard. 23 March 1991. p. 75.
  5. "Hi-fi News & Record Review". Link House Publications. 1991. Retrieved 7 October 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. Sweeting, Adam (21 March 1991). "Review/Music: Credible string band". The Guardian. p. 30.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Big Dish – Miss America" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. "Big Dish: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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