Charlie Big Potato

"Charlie Big Potato" is the first single taken from British rock band Skunk Anansie's third studio album, Post Orgasmic Chill (1999). The single came after the band switched record labels moving away from the independent label One Little Indian onto Virgin Records. It was released on 1 March 1999, almost two years after their previous single. It reached number 17 on the UK singles chart and number three in Iceland.

"Charlie Big Potato"
Single by Skunk Anansie
from the album Post Orgasmic Chill
B-side	"Feel" "80s Mellow Drone" "Sane" "Jack Knife Ginal"
Released	1 March 1999 (1999-03-01)[1]
Length	4:45
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Skin, Len Arran
Producer(s)	Skunk Anansie, Clif Norrell
Skunk Anansie singles chronology
"Brazen (Weep)" (1997) "Charlie Big Potato" (1999) "Secretly" (1999)

CD 1 came with an interactive element featuring the video and CD 2 came with three specially produced polaroid photographs of the band. The song was a favourite at festivals and Skin often performs a slower version of the song at her solo gigs. It was also featured in the 2000 movie Hollow Man.

Music video

The bizarre, emotionally intense video, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and storyboarded by Concept Developer Andrew Trovaioli, shows the band appearing in different locations, with Skin waking up in a toilet, followed by a boy beginning to realise that his nightmares have become real.

Track listings

CD single – CD1

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charlie Big Potato"	4:45
2.	"Feel"	5:28
3.	"80s Mellow Drone"	3:50
4.	Interactive Section	n/a

CD single – CD2

#	Title	Length
1.	"Charlie Big Potato"	4:45
2.	"Sane"	5:11
3.	"Jack Knife Ginal"	4:17

Charts

Chart performance for "Charlie Big Potato"

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	72
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3]	11
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4]	68
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[5]	3
Germany (GfK)[6]	96
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	59
Scotland (OCC)[8]	18
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	17
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[10]	1