Bigger Than My Body

Infobox Single
Name = Bigger Than My Body

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Artist = John Mayer
from Album = Heavier Things
Released = 2003
Format = CD single
Recorded =
Genre = Blues rock
Rock
Length = 4:26
Label = Aware
Columbia
Sony
Writer = John Mayer
Producer = Jack Joseph Puig
B-side = "Kid A"
"Tracing"
Certification =
Last single = "Why Georgia"
(2003)
This single = "Bigger Than My Body"
(2003)
Next single = "Clarity"
(2004)
Type = studio
prev_track = "Clarity"
prev_no = 1
this_track = "Bigger Than My Body"
track_no = 2
next_track = "Something's Missing"
next_no = 3
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover

"Bigger Than My Body" is the first single released by John Mayer from his second album "Heavier Things". As a B-side, the single contained a cover of Radiohead's "Kid A" and a new original song that was not included on "Heavier Things", "Tracing". The intro to the song was generated using an Adrenalinn effects processor developed by Roger Linn.

Lyrics

Mayer composed the song after going to a Coldplay concert. He wrote it to explain his desire to write both moving and great music, like what he found in artists like Coldplay, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Pearl Jam. [Moss, Corey (July 24, 2003). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1474672/20030723/mayer_john.jhtml John Mayer Tries Hip-Hop With Help From Roots' ?uestlove] MTV.com 2007-11-15] At the same time, he commented on the frustration of not being able to get the music outside of his own body:

Someday I'll fly Someday I'll soar Someday I'll be so damn much more Cause I'm bigger than my body gives me credit for

Track listing

#"Bigger Than My Body" (John Mayer) - 4:26
#"Kid A" - 2:52 - Radiohead cover
#"Tracing" (Mayer) - 3:18

Other versions

"Bigger Than My Body" was performed live on tour following the release of "Heavier Things". In that tour, Mayer had several concerts recorded, four of which were then sold online on iTunes as "As/Is". "Bigger Than My Body" appeared on two of these releases, the Californian performance at Mountain View and the Texan performance at The Woodlands (and runs for 6:17, almost two minutes longer than the album and single version). The concerts were then compiled into a "best of as/is" CD, but "Bigger Than My Body" didn't make the cut. The reason from this is unknown, as it is common that an artist will include their current single in any releases made additional to the studio album. Mayer repeated this when releasing his EP "The Village Sessions", which didn't include "Gravity", even though it was due to be released as a single shortly after its release. On Mayer's former website, an acoustic version of "Bigger Than My Body" was available to listen to using its music player, but this version has never been made available otherwise.

When played on the radio, the bridge was shortened for radio friendliness, like the bridge in "Your Body Is a Wonderland". Also, some radio stations cut out the end of the song as well.

References

External links

* [http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=B9E1E8D0-E7AD-4208-B236-EAD28C0A31EF&f=34/64&fg=copy John Mayer plays "Bigger Than My Body" live in New York for MSN.com.]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/John-Mayer/Bigger-Than-My-Body/lyrics/2065589 "Bigger Than My Body"] lyrics, at Yahoo! Music