Bigger, Better, Faster, More!

"Dear Mr. President"
Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
	Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Studio album by 4 Non Blondes
Released	October 13, 1992
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative rock; hard rock;
Length	41:02
Label	Interscope
Producer	David Tickle
4 Non Blondes chronology
Singles from Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
	"Dear Mr. President"; Released: September 1992; "What's Up?"; Released: June 23, 1993; "Spaceman"; Released: September 1993; "Superfly"; Released: March 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[2]
Q	^[3]
Robert Christgau	C^[4]

Bigger, Better, Faster, More! is the only studio album released by alternative rock band 4 Non Blondes, released in 1992. The first single was "Dear Mr. President", which bass player Christa Hillhouse told Songfacts "was about the hierarchy of power and government."^[5] The second single, What's Up?, became a #1 hit in several countries and went gold in the US.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Train"	Linda Perry	3:42
2.	"Superfly"	Perry · Katrina Sirdofsky	4:37
3.	"What's Up?"	Perry	4:55
4.	"Pleasantly Blue"	Perry	2:28
5.	"Morphine & Chocolate"	Shaunna Hall	4:44
6.	"Spaceman"	Hall · Perry	3:40
7.	"Old Mr. Heffer"	Wanda Day · Hall · Christa Hillhouse · Perry	2:16
8.	"Calling All the People"	Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry · Dawn Richardson	3:17
9.	"Dear Mr. President"	Perry	4:43
10.	"Drifting"	Perry	3:31
11.	"No Place Like Home"	Day · Hall · Hillhouse · Perry	3:08
Total length:			41:02

Personnel

4 Non Blondes

Linda Perry – vocals, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
Christa Hillhouse – bass guitar, vocals
Dawn Richardson – drums
Roger Rocha – lead guitar

Additional musicians

Shaunna Hall – guitar
Rory Kaplan – Mellotron
Suzie Katayama – cello
Louis Metoyer – guitar
Dave Rickets – keyboard
Laurent Tardy – piano

Technical personnel

Producer: David Tickle
Engineers: Paul Dieter, Mark Hensley, Jesse Kanner, Kent Matcke, Laurent Tardy
Mixing: David Tickle
Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Project coordinator: Leslie Gerard-Smith
Design: Eric Altenburger
Cover illustration: Mark Ryden

Charts

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[6]	4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7]	1
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[8]	45
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[9]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	10
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[12]	1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[14]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[15]	4
US Billboard 200^[16]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[17]	1

Singles
Year	Single	Chart	Peak
1993	"Spaceman"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	39^[18]
	"What's Up?"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16^[18]
	"What's Up?"	The Billboard Hot 100	14^[19]
	"What's Up?"	Top 40 Mainstream	15^[20]

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[21]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[22]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[23]	Gold	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[24]	3× Gold	750,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[25]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[26]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[27]	Gold	50,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[28]	2× Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[29]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[30]	Platinum	1,200,000^[31]
Worldwide (IFPI)	N/A	6,000,000 ^[32]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Album reviews at CD Universe
↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
↑ "Dear Mr President". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2226". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "4 Non Blondes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
↑ "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
1 2 "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "4 Non Blondes Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
↑ "Austrian album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter 4 Non Blondes in the field Interpret. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.
↑ "Canadian album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Music Canada.
↑ "French album certifications – Four Non Blondes – Bigger Better Faster More" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (4 Non Blondes; 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "Dutch album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the "Artiest of titel" box.
↑ "Spanish album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select album under "Chart", enter 1994 in the field "Year". Select the certification month in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".
↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (4 Non Blondes; 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
↑ "British album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the search field and then press Enter.
↑ "American album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
↑ Browne, David (15 January 1994). "Best Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "4 Non Blondes Pray For A Revolution". Grammy. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

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[allmusic-1] Allmusic review

[ew-2] Entertainment Weekly review

[cduniverse-3] Album reviews at CD Universe

[christgau-4] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[songfacts-5] "Dear Mr President". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-09.

[ac_Australia_4_Non_Blondes-6] "Australiancharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Austria_4_Non_Blondes-7] "Austriancharts.at – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[group=-8] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2226". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Netherlands_4_Non_Blondes-9] "Dutchcharts.nl – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Germany2_4_Non_Blondes-10] "Officialcharts.de – Top 100 Longplay". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_New_Zealand_4_Non_Blondes-11] "Charts.org.nz – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Norway_4_Non_Blondes-12] "Norwegiancharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Sweden_4_Non_Blondes-13] "Swedishcharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_4_Non_Blondes-14] "Swisscharts.com – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_UK_4_Non_Blondes-15] "4 Non Blondes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_4_Non_Blondes-16] "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_4_Non_Blondes-17] "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2017.

[mainstreamrock-18] 1 2 "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Mainstream Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[19] "4 Non Blondes Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[20] "4 Non Blondes Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[Austria4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-21] "Austrian album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter 4 Non Blondes in the field Interpret. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen.

[Canada4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-22] "Canadian album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Music Canada.

[FranceFour_Non_BlondesBigger_Better_Faster_MorealbumCertRef-23] "French album certifications – Four Non Blondes – Bigger Better Faster More" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

[Germany4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-24] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (4 Non Blondes; 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

[Netherlands4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-25] "Dutch album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[Spain4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-26] "Spanish album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select album under "Chart", enter 1994 in the field "Year". Select the certification month in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts".

[Sweden4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-27] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.

[Switzerland4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-28] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (4 Non Blondes; 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_Kingdom4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-29] "British album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Bigger, Better, Faster, More! in the search field and then press Enter.

[United_States4_Non_BlondesBigger,_Better,_Faster,_More!albumCertRef-30] "American album certifications – 4 Non Blondes – Bigger, Better, Faster, More!". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[31] Browne, David (15 January 1994). "Best Selling Records of 1993". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[32] "4 Non Blondes Pray For A Revolution". Grammy. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

4 Non Blondes
Linda Perry Christa Hillhouse Shaunna Hall Wanda Day Dawn Richardson Cara Crash Louis Metoyer Roger Rocha
Studio albums	Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
Singles	"What's Up?"