Band
A Great Big World

A Great Big World was formed by current members Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino while they were attending The Steinhardt Music Program at New York University. Both were music business students and Axel is said to have convinced Vaccarino to write a song together. Vaccarino agreed to work with Axel after hearing him sing. They both wrote and performed songs together prior to Axel embarking on a solo career, in which he released an independent album fe ... aturing songs that were all co-written by Vaccarino. The group went on national tour and performed as the openers for Ingrid Michaelson, Matthew Morrison (Glee), and Five For Fighting. The group re-branded themselves in 2012 which is when they took the official name A Great Big World. They released a six-song EP after obtaining funding from the crowdsource funding website Kickstarter. In 2013, the group’s song This Is The New Year was performed by the cast in an episode of Glee. The song was also licensed to various television networks and was used as the theme song for MTV’s I Used to Be Fat as well as being featured on The Amazing Race, ESPN, One Tree Hill, and Good Morning America. In 2013, the group signed with Epic Records and is scheduled to release a three-song EP under the Epic label in May 2013. They have also recently announced a tour that will begin at the same time as their EP release. Their single "Say Something" was released on September 3, 2013. The song was featured in the final of the US dance competition So You Think You Can Dance on September 10, 2013. The song was subsequently re-recorded featuring Christina Aguilera after she heard the song, and this version was released on November 4, 2013, and that version has so far reached number 1 on the iTunes charts. The following evening, A Great Big World and Aguilera gave the premiere live TV performance of the song on the NBC television series The Voice. The song reached No. 1 on the digital song chart with 189,000 copies sold for the week. The video was released on November 19, 2013. Their debut album, Is There Anybody Out There?, was released on January 21, 2014. In November 2013, it was announced that A Great Big World would be performing at the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. The same month, they performed for the first time at the American Music Awards their second single 'Say Something' with Christina Aguilera. See more [+]

Say Something |||||

Say something, I'm giving up on you. I'll be the one, if yo...

Already Home |||||

You say love is what you put into it You say that I'm losi...

Hold Each Other |||||

I miss the words we used to say I miss the sounds of yesterd...

Cheer Up |||||

Cheer up! 'Cos nothing really matters when you look up into ...

Shorty Dont Wait |||||

e ----3----3----3---- B ----3----3----1---- Shorty don't wai...

Kaleidoscope |||||

My life I believed it I believed it My eyes My eyes looked ...

I Dont Wanna Love Somebody Else |||||

Oh, I built a world around you Oh, you had me in a dream, I ...

I Really Want It |||||

So tell me what are we living for? I say we chuck inhibitio...

I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas |||||

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas Only a hippopotamus will...

Land Of Opportunity |||||

I'm sailing away, to a Land of Opportunity. The sun will shi...

Oasis |||||

Don't cry, you're mine For forever, for forever I need you...

You |||||

Way beyond the stars Was a dream there waiting for a dreamer...

All I Want Is Love |||||

Fear, you're just a name that I have learned Another way fo...

Fall On Me |||||

Sooner or later the lights up above Will come down in circle...

Youll Be Okay |||||

VERSE: You'll be okay You'll be okay The sun will rise To be...

Younger |||||

I wish I was younger The fat kid with the big, blue eyes ful...

Come On |||||

Come on come on come on come on come on come on Come on come...

One Step Ahead |||||

How many times Did I miss the signs? My stupid heart It left...

Rockstar |||||

There's a girl in the backyard bangin' on her drum Sittin' i...

There Is An Answer |||||

I am just a sailor in a great big sea Searching for what's m...

This Is The New Year |||||

This Is The New Year (Piano Intro) Another year you made a p...

Where Does The Time Go |||||

Where does the time go? I don't want this to end Where doe...

When The Morning Comes |||||

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh, oh oh oh What happened before...

Wont Stop Running |||||

Facing forward, Lights out, I won't stop running. Falling ba...

Is There Anybody Out There |||||

There's a girl in the backyard bangin' on her drum Sittin' i...

The Futures Right In Front Of Me |||||

I spent my life trying to answer to the voice inside my head...

Boys In The Streets |||||

When I was younger My daddy told me I would never Never amou...

Darling Its Over |||||

I don't know where to go from here But I'm tired of trying t...

When I Was A Boy |||||

When I was a boy, I had a dream All about the things I'd lik...

Fall On Me |||||

Sooner or later the lights up above Will come down in circle...

Everybody Is Gay |||||

If you're gay, then you're gay, don't pretend that you're st...

The One |||||

I fall in love so easily, it's true But there was something ...

Short Dont Wait |||||

Shorty don't wait in line Shorty don't wait til the sun don'...

Glowing |||||

Bring on the storm Let it rain, let it snow Got a little bit...

Here Without You |||||

It's good to see you smile It's been a while You look the sa...

Life Is Good |||||

It's time to celebrate, I think we've got a miracle Straight...

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