[2] As the follow-up to the band's top 40 hit "Miss America", "Big Town" peaked at No.

[3] On its release, Tim Peacock of Sounds praised "Big Town" as "a sure-fire hit pop choon", "the most brazenly obvious 45 choice" from Satellites and a track which "falls happily to the correct side of the scything stadium rock machine".

He commented, "Pepped up by brass and lashings of girly harmonies, the chorus is smooth and confident, while Lindsay's voice attains control without ever beginning to strain".

Second single from their sophisticated, soulful pop album Satellites and follow-up to their recent hit 'Miss America'.

[6] In a review of Satellites, Dan Kening of the Chicago Tribune described the song as "hook-filled" and noted Lindsay's "crystalline lead vocals".