Bigger Than the Beatles
| "Bigger Than The Beatles" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Diffie | ||||
| from the album Life's So Funny | ||||
| B-side | "Whole Lotta Gone" | |||
| Released | November 27, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD Single | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Jeb Stuart Anderson, Steve Dukes | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Diffie, Johnny Slate | |||
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"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.
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.
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."
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".
The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions and premiered in late 1995.
"Bigger Than the Beatles" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 2, 1995.
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