A Great Big Sled

A Great Big Sled

Infobox Single
Name = A Great Big Sled


Artist = The Killers
Released = start date|2006|12|5
Format = iTunes download
Recorded = November 2006
Genre = Rock, holiday music
Length = 4:15
Label = Island - ISLR 16690-2
Producer = Alan Moulder
Last single = "Bones" (2006)
This single = "A Great Big Sled" (2006)
Next single = "Read My Mind" (2007) |

"A Great Big Sled" is a song by Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. It was recorded in mid-November 2006 with record producer Alan Moulder as a one-off track and the band's Christmas 2006 single. Moulder's wife Toni Halliday, the former lead vocalist of Curve, features on backing vocals.

The song was released start date|2006|12|5, as a download from the iTunes Store.cite web|title=The Killers Record Christmas single|date=2006-11-23|publisher=NME|url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/25157|accessdate=2006-11-23] All of the proceeds from this song went to AIDS charities as part of Bono's RED campaign. A music video was released for the single, containing "candid" clips of the band members participating in various holiday celebration.

Chart performance

"A Great Big Sled" entered the UK Official Download Chart the week of December 18, 2006 at number eleven.cite web|title=Music Charts - The Official UK Top 40 Downloads: Week of Mon 18 Dec - llYahoo! Music UK|work=UK Official Download Chart|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/download_charts.html|accessdate=2006-12-10] The song also charted in the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number fifty-four.cite web|title=Beyonce's 'Irreplaceable' Secures Second Week At No. 1|date=2006-12-14|author=Hasty, Katie|publisher=Billboard|work=Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003521812|accessdate=2006-12-24]

Track listing

CD: Island / ISLR 16690-2

# "A Great Big Sled" - 4:29

* US promo CD

References

External links

* [http://mp.aol.com/audio.index.adp?mode=0&pmmsid=1778869 "Great Big Sled" song] at AOL Music
* [http://us.rd.yahoo.com/launch/promotions/xmas/killersvideo/*http://music.yahoo.com/video/?37661773&redirectURL=http://music.yahoo.com/promos/xmas/ "Great Big Sled" video] at Yahoo Music
* [http://www.popular-lyrics.com/lyrics/the-killers/a-great-big-sled-17182.html "A Great Big Sled" Lyrics]


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