Bigger Than the Beatles

"Bigger Than The Beatles" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, becoming the fifth and final Number One single of Diffie's career. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song talks about an amateur rocker and his bartender girlfriend. The narrator states that the couple has a love "bigger than the Beatles".

The background chorus is intentionally reminiscent of the Beatles' She Loves You.

Critical reception

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave the song a C-minus rating, with her review calling it a "lighthearted tale of an amateur rocker and his shopgirl squeeze" and "just a lame device to evoke the names of beloved rock heroes."^[1]

This song was parodied by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd on his album I Stoled This Record as "(She's Got a Butt) Bigger Than the Beatles".

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions and premiered in late 1995.

Chart positions

"Bigger Than the Beatles" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 2, 1995.

Chart (1995–1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	34
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	19

Preceded by "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" by Shania Twain	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single February 17-February 24, 1996	Succeeded by "Wild Angels" by Martina McBride
	RPM Country Tracks number-one single February 19, 1996	Succeeded by "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" by Blackhawk

References

↑ Nash, Alanna (12 January 1996). ""Bigger Than the Beatles" review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2889." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 19, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Joe Diffie – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Joe Diffie.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Joe Diffie singles

A Thousand Winding Roads	"Home" "If You Want Me To" "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"

Regular Joe	"Is It Cold in Here" "Ships That Don't Come In" "Next Thing Smokin'" "Startin' Over Blues"

Honky Tonk Attitude	"Honky Tonk Attitude" "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" "John Deere Green" "In My Own Backyard"

Third Rock from the Sun	"Third Rock from the Sun" "Pickup Man" "So Help Me Girl" "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" "That Road Not Taken"

Life's So Funny	"Bigger Than the Beatles" "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" "Whole Lotta Gone"

Twice Upon a Time	"This Is Your Brain" "Something Like This" "The Promised Land"

Greatest Hits	"Texas Size Heartache" "Poor Me"

A Night to Remember	"A Night to Remember" "The Quittin' Kind" "It's Always Somethin'" "Better Off Gone"

In Another World	"In Another World" "This Pretender"

Tougher Than Nails	"Tougher Than Nails" "If I Could Only Bring You Back"

All in the Same Boat	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw)

TBD	"Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (featuring D-Thrash of Jawga Boyz)

Guest singles	"Not Too Much to Ask" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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