"Big Talk"
Single by Warrant
from the album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich
ReleasedOctober 1989
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1]
Length3:43
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jani Lane
Warrant singles chronology
"Heaven"
(1989) 		"Big Talk"
(1989) 		"Sometimes She Cries"
(1990)

Big Talk is a song by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in 1989 as the third single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song charted at #30 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #93 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The music video features the album cover character—calling himself "Cashly Guido Bucksley", an overpaid, amoral infrastructure manager and archetypal business psychopath[2] who is watching Warrant in concert. The video begins with a meeting with the corrupt music executive before the band are locked in a cage and Jani Lane is strapped in an electric chair. The character also features throughout the video album "'Warrant: Live - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich" which was certified Platinum.[3]

Tracklisting

No.TitleLength
1."Big Talk"3:42
2."D.R.F.S.R."3:17

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 111
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 93
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 30

References

  1. ^ Rolli, Bryan (July 1, 2021). "Top 30 Glam Metal Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, sleeve notes.
  3. ^ "Warrant Video Certification". RIAA. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Warrant ARIA singles chart history, received from ARIA on March 26, 2019". Imgur. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "Warrant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.


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