| "The Big One" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Strait | ||||
| from the album Lead On | ||||
| B-side | "No One but You" | |||
| Released | October 3, 1994 | |||
| Format | 7" single, CD single, cassingle | |||
| Recorded | April 19, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:07 | |||
| Label | MCA 54938 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gerry House, Devon O'Day | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown & George Strait | |||
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"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.
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.
"The Big One" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 8, 1994.