A Great Big World is the new incarnation of Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino.
Axel’s known for the 2011 viral hit “This Is the New Year,” which solidified him as an indie pop presence with staggering YouTube views and numerous syncs on film and television. Teaming up with longtime collaborator Chad, he’s expanding his horizons immensely into A Great Big World.
The seeds for the partnership were planted early, even before Ian’s solo career took off. While both studying music at NYU, Ian tracked Chad down in the school’s practice rooms.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
CFAmG There's a girl in the backyard bangin' on her drum
CFAmG Sittin' in a junk pile laughing at the sun
CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
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CFAmG There's a boy in the backseat singin' to the song
CFAmG Playin' on the radio, knowing he's the one
CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
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CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar!"
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CFAmG There's a girl in the tree top looking at the stars
CFAmG Waiting for a touchdown comin' in from Mars
CFAmG Thinkin' "is there anybody out there?"
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CFAmG There's a boy thinking of here playin' his guitar
CFAmG Searching for the answer buried in his heart
CFAmG Singin' "ah, ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
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CFAmG Singin' "ah, ha ha, is there anybody out there?"
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
The more I look it just gets harder to find
The world is spinnin' and I wanna know why
CFAmG And we're all getting older wishin' we were young
CFAmG Hangin' on the memory of what we would become
CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar"
CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I just wanna be a rockstar"
CFAmG Singin' "ah ha ha, I was born to be a rockstar!"
If there's a meaning can you show me a sign
The more I look it just gets harder to find
The world is spinnin' and I wanna know why
And maybe we will never figure it out
I got a feelin' that's what life's all about
I'm learning anything is possible now