1. Song Number Ten: "I'm gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket, but I've gotta get a move on with my life."
Do you recognize this ballad that became the third number one single from Fergie's album "The Duchess"?
From Quiz Ten Most Memorable Lyrics of 2007
Answer:
Big Girls Don't Cry
"Big Girls Don't Cry" hit number one on September 8th, 2007. It spent an incredible 18 weeks in the top five, 40 weeks in the top 40 and 48 weeks total on Billboard's Hot 100. "Big Girls Don't Cry" was the fourth hit off of the album "The Duchess" which hit number two and was certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The first song, "London Bridge" went to number one as did the third release "Glamorous". "Fergalicious" got as high as number two and "Clumsy", the fifth release, made it to number five.
Despite being the fourth release, "Big Girls Don't Cry" became the biggest downloaded single from the album and is also the most successful of her singles abroad. The song spent nine weeks at number in Australia and became the year's biggest hit there. It also reached the top in Austria, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway. In a 2008 list of The All Time Hot 100 Top Songs by Billboard magazine, "Big Girls Don't Cry" came in at number 89.
"London Bridge" was Fergie's first number one song from "The Duchess". Gwen Stefani and Akon took "The Sweet Escape" to number two in April, 2007. "My Life" is the title of a top 40 hit by multiple artists including Billy Joel and The Game.
FUN FACT: Fergie did the voice of Sally Brown in two Charlie Brown specials in the 1980s.