2002Released
3:09

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Interesting facts and trivia about Big Machine. By Songfacts®.

Like the album cut "What A Scene," this is about the fame-obsessed way of life in Los Angeles - something the band wasn't used to in their traditional, working class hometown of Buffalo, New York. This time around, lead singer Johnny Rzeznik is caught up in an unrequited romance with a girl who is caught up in the LA scene.

Rzeznik calls this his "disco song." He explained: "I'm really horrible at programming drum machines, but this was like pattern 74 on my drum machine, which said 'disco.' I called all my friends and said, 'Check this out, this is my disco song!'"

This is the second single from the band's seventh studio album. It made its best showing on the Adult Top 40, where it peaked at #10.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Big Machine.
D♯Key
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
109BPM

Album

The album Big Machine is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Big Machine.
Warner Records
© 2002 Warner Records Inc.
℗ 2002 Warner Records Inc.

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