Big Time

Peter Gabriel has described "Big Time" as "a satirical story about a basic human urge... success."

This song tells the story of a man from a small town who grows to be larger than life. The ending is heavily processed as Gabriel's voice gets deeper and deeper, creating a sense of size until it ends cold.

Gabriel used a smorgasbord of sounds on this track, some of which were either processed through or generated by his synthesizers (a Fairlight CMI and Prophet 5) or drum machine (a Linn). The Memphis Horns, who also appeared on "Sledgehammer," played on this one, as did Stewart Copeland of The Police, who contributed drums. The other credits read: David Rhodes - guitar Simon Clark - bass Daniel Lanois - surf guitar Jerry Marotta, Tony Levin - drumstick bass Simon Clark - Hammond organ Coral Gordon, Dee Lewis, PP Arnold - backing vocals