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"Big Scary Animal" is a song written by Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, and Ralph Schuckett, produced by Schuckett for Carlisle's fifth studio album, Real (1993). The song was released on 18 September 1993 as the album's lead single. The CD single includes two B-sides: "Windows of the World", also from the Real album, and "Change", which is an eight-track demo. "Big Scary Animal" peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, reached number 26 in Iceland, and became a minor hit in Australia, Canada, and Germany.

"Big Scary Animal"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Real
Released	September 20, 1993 (1993-09-20)[1]
Length	4:08
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Charlotte Caffey Belinda Carlisle Ralph Schuckett
Producer(s)	Ralph Schuckett
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Little Black Book" (1992) "Big Scary Animal" (1993) "Lay Down Your Arms" (1993)

Music video

There are three versions of the music video: the international UK video (directed by Michel Gondry), the director's cut, and US version (directed by Jim Gable).

Track listings

CD single

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"
3. "Change" (8 tracks demo)

UK 7-inch picture disc and cassette single

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	56
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	70
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4]	40
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	63
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[6]	26
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	12

References

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