# Just a Shadow

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"**Just a Shadow**" is a song by Scottish rock band [Big Country](/source/Big_Country) on their 1984 album *[Steeltown](/source/Steeltown)*.[1] It was released as a [single](/source/Single_(music)) on 19 January 1985 and peaked at number 26 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).[2]

## Critical reception

On its release, [Malcolm Dome](/source/Malcolm_Dome) of *[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)* called it "sheer bliss on a social treadmill" and added, "Now this brings a beam to my cat's eyes. Big Country are inspirational as far as I'm concerned. They could record a version of '[Metal Thrashing Mad](/source/Metal_Thrashing_Mad)' and make it sound awesome."[3] Mike Gardiner of *[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror)* was critical of the song, describing it as a "mediocre album track". He wrote, "The soaring guitars sound like their wings have been clipped and the chest the chorus is trying to swell probably has punctured lungs."[4]

## References

1. Bishop, Pete (2 December 1984). ["Records - Pat Benatar takes a walk on the mild side"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19841202&id=lfQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7GEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6928,621131&hl=en). *[The Pittsburgh Press](/source/The_Pittsburgh_Press)*. [E. W. Scripps Company](/source/E._W._Scripps_Company). Retrieved 12 April 2016.

1. ["Official Charts Company - Big Country - Just a Shadow"](http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/just%20a%20shadow/). [Official Charts Company](/source/Official_Charts_Company). Retrieved 12 April 2016.

1. Dome, Malcolm (24 January 1985). "Singles". *[Kerrang!](/source/Kerrang!)*. No. 86. p. 21. [ISSN 0262-6624](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0262-6624)

1. Gardiner, Mike (12 January 1985). "Singles". *[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror)*. p. 6. [ISSN 0144-5804](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0144-5804)

## External links

- ["Just a Shadow"](https://www.discogs.com/Big-Country-Just-A-Shadow/master/92446) at [discogs.com](/source/Discogs.com)
- ["Just a Shadow"](http://www.allmusic.com/song/just-a-shadow-mt0008449984) at [allmusic.com](/source/Allmusic.com)

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