1988 original release All songs written and arranged by
Duran Duran. As neither of the UK CDs show the track listings the difference between them can be identified by the catalogue numbers. These are: • 0777 7 909582 7 (UK: CDDDB 33) Original 12 track CD • 0777 7 898342 2 (UK: CDPRG 1007) 1994 reissue with bonus track
2010 reissue • "Drug" as included here is actually the Daniel Abraham mix included on previous releases, which is how the song was originally meant to be included on the album. The version which appeared on the original album, remixed by Joe Dworniak and
Duncan Bridgeman, is included on disc two, labelled "remix". • Tracks 3, 9 and 12 are previously unreleased.
Japanese bonus disc Toshiba EMI also released
Big Thing in a two-disc set, which featured not only the complete album, but a five-song live CD, Previously released as
Duran Goes Dutch (US promo EP, 1987): • "Notorious" (live) • "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" (live) • "New Religion" (live) • "Hungry Like the Wolf" (live) • "American Science" (live) ==Personnel==