Released July 1983 Recorded 1983 Length 5:03 | Format 7" Genre Blues rock | |
B-side "Messin' with the Mekon" (UK)
"Far Post" (US) | ||
"Big Log" is a song by Robert Plant and the final track on his second solo album The Principle of Moments released in 1983. It was the first single from the album and became his first Top 40 solo hit, peaking at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart and number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached number six on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
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Bassist Viktor Krauss recorded a cover of "Big Log" on his 2004 album Far From Enough. Krauss' sister Alison, who would record the album Raising Sand with Plant three years later, sang lead vocals on the track.
The song is featured in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station Los Santos Rock Radio.
Music video
The video for the song was filmed on location in various areas around California and Nevada, including the Amargosa Opera House and Hotel in Death Valley Junction, California, the Calico Ghost Town in California, the Glass Pool Inn in Las Vegas, and in Crystal, Nye County, Nevada.
UK 7" single
A: "Big Log" (Plant, Blunt, Woodruffe) – 5:03
B: "Messin' with the Mekon" (Plant, Blunt, Paul Martinez) – 4:40
US 7" single
A: "Big Log" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 5:03
B: "Far Post" (Plant, Blunt, Woodroffe) – 4:44