Big Empty

"Big Empty"
Single by Stone Temple Pilots
from the album Purple
B-side	"Lounge Fly"
Released	May 1994
Format	CD single
Recorded	May 25, 1993 at The Record Plant
Genre	Southern rock, blues rock, alternative rock, grunge
Length	4:55
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Music: Dean DeLeo Lyrics: Scott Weiland
Producer	Brendan O'Brien
Stone Temple Pilots singles chronology
"Creep" (1993) "Big Empty" (1994) "Vasoline" (1994)
Music sample "Big Empty" Purple track listing "Silvergun Superman" (7) "Big Empty" (8) "Unglued" (9)

"Big Empty" is a song by the American hard rock band Stone Temple Pilots that first appeared in 1994 on the soundtrack to the Brandon Lee movie The Crow. The song later appeared on the band's second album, Purple. The song was released as a successful single, reaching #3 and #7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks and Modern Rock Tracks charts, respectively. The song is also notable for having a similar format to the band's previous single "Creep", beginning with a slow, soft acoustic verse that leads into a loud and distorted chorus. "Big Empty" appears on the greatest hits compilation album Thank You.

Live performances

The song was performed live for the first time during a taping of MTV Unplugged on November 17, 1993, seven months before Purple was released. "Big Empty" was not included when their Unplugged episode debuted in January 1994. However, in May to help promote The Crow soundtrack, MTV placed the Unplugged performance of "Big Empty" into their heavy video rotation, as there was never an official promo video for the song. On STP's 2008 reunion tour, "Big Empty" was the opening song for every show except for the band's performance at the Virgin Mobile Festival in Baltimore on August 10.

Track listing

1. Big Empty
2. Lounge Fly