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"'''Great Big Blue'''" is a song by [[the Rentals]]. It is the ninth track track and seventh single from the band's fourth album, ''[[Q36]]'', and was released on [[January 28]], [[2020]]. | "'''Great Big Blue'''" is a song by [[the Rentals]]. It is the ninth track track and seventh single from the band's fourth album, ''[[Q36]]'', and was released on [[January 28]], [[2020]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Great Big Blue" was inspired by the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, in which the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart during launch, killing all seven crew members aboard. The song's optimistic tone has been criticized for being in poor taste by some [https://twitter.com/therentals/status/1222621279250870272]. | |||
The limited-run merchandise item for "Great Big Blue" was a tote bag featuring a design by Ivan Minsloff. | The limited-run merchandise item for "Great Big Blue" was a tote bag featuring a design by Ivan Minsloff. | ||
<gallery>Image:Greatbigbluetote.jpg</gallery> | <gallery>Image:Greatbigbluetote.jpg</gallery> | ||
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*[[Matt Estep]] - mixing | *[[Matt Estep]] - mixing | ||
*[[Ryan Smith]] - mastering | *[[Ryan Smith]] - mastering | ||
*[[Eric Gorfain]] - violins ([[#Z36|Z36]]) | |||
==Audio/Video== | ==Audio/Video== | ||
<youtube>HLxNZuxoLDw</youtube> | <youtube>HLxNZuxoLDw</youtube> | ||
==Z36== | |||
On [[January 7]], [[2020]], Matt Sharp announced via social media[https://twitter.com/_mattsharp/status/1214572663382757376] that he would be remixing a series of songs from ''Q36'' and releasing them under the title ''Z36'', beginning with "[[Invasion Night]]". "Great Big Blue" was the second remix to be released, on [[February 7]], [[2020]]. | |||
<youtube>w5SsQOVO5rA</youtube> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||