The Big Machine is the fourth studio album by French singer, composer and producer Émilie Simon. The album is completely in English; no French songs were included on the album. However, some songs have fragments in French.
Four viral videos have been posted on her official MySpace page. The videos include the same artwork used on her official website, created by AATOAA. The first one includes the full album version of "Dreamland" which is the lead single of the album. The second one includes a 36-second instrumental sample of "Chinatown". And, the third one includes a 50s snippet of "Rocket to the Moon". The fourth one appeared on her official site only promoting the digital release of the album, it includes "Rainbow".
The viral videos for "Dreamland", "Chinatown" and "Rocket to the Moon" were made available for free download from her official new website, launched on September 21 and designed by La Jungle Design.
Several songs from the album have been also performed live during her summer shows solo tour and other ones with her back band.
Big Machine may refer to:
Big Machine is the thirteenth album by Japanese hard rock band B'z, released on September 17, 2003. The catalogue code for this album is BMCV-8008.
Additional personnel
"Big Machine" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, first released on their Gutterflower album in 2002. It was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik, who calls it his "disco song" and describes its meaning as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love". This song's drums were on a drum machine, and it was called "Disco". This song was written about the people in LA, and the way of life, as told on VH1's Storytellers.
U.S. Promo CD
Australian CD Single
The song was performed live as the opener for the band's Independence Day concert, and was filmed for the Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004 DVD release.
Where have you been you sweet little girl
Did you find your place in the sun
Always in your dreams, you're never really there
Did you find the thing that you lost
She never seems to wake up
But I don't want to give up
She locked the door and lost the key
When she goes to Dreamland
Nothing bad can happen
Cause she won't be seen there
No she won't be seen there
No she won't be seen
Cause there's no one there
Where have you been you green little bird
Did you fly away to see the world
You're living in a dream
You're chasing the ghost
Did you find the key that you lost
She never seems to wake up
But I don't want to give up
She locked the door and lost the key
When she goes to Dreamland
Nothing bad can happen
Cause she won't be seen there
No she won't be seen there
No she won't be seen
Cause there's no one there
When the dream will be over
Just try to remember the time you shared with me