The Big One (song)

"The Big One" is a song written by Gerry House and Devon O'Day, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in October 1994 as the lead-off single from his album Lead On. It became his 26th number 1 hit in the United States. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator is a man falling in love. He knows he’s in for the big one now because he is falling in love.

Chart performance

"The Big One" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 8, 1994.^[1]

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	1

References

↑ Billboard, October 8, 1994
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
↑ "George Strait – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for George Strait.

Preceded by "If I Could Make a Living" by Clay Walker	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single December 3, 1994	Succeeded by "If You've Got Love" by John Michael Montgomery

George Strait 1990s singles

Livin' It Up	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You"

Chill of an Early Fall	"If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues"

Holding My Own	"Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad"

Pure Country	"I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me"

Easy Come, Easy Go	"Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You"

Lead On	"The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On"

Strait Out of the Box	"Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me"

Blue Clear Sky	"Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain"

Carrying Your Love with Me	"One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way"

One Step at a Time	"I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This"

Always Never the Same	"Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"

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