▁Wayne ▁Sh ank lin . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁went ▁to ▁# 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁also ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 3 0 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁" The ▁Big ▁H urt " ▁is ▁notable ▁because ▁it ▁featured ▁a ▁ph asing ▁effect ▁when ▁mixing ▁engineer ▁Larry ▁Lev ine — who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁help ▁Phil ▁Spect or ▁create ▁his ▁wall ▁of ▁sound — in ad vert ently ▁mixed ▁the ▁mon o ▁and ▁s tere o ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁together ▁but ▁out ▁of ▁sync ; ▁a ▁happy ▁accident . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁record ▁to ▁have ▁ph asing . ▁ ▁DJ ▁Dick ▁B ion di ▁on ▁W KB W ▁would ▁introduce ▁the ▁record ▁as ▁" T oni ▁Fish er ' s ▁weird ▁one ". ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Gold ▁Star ▁Studios ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Stan ▁Ross ▁and ▁Dave ▁Gold . ▁ ▁Disc ▁j ockey ▁W ink ▁Mart ind ale ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁record ▁label ▁bil led ▁the ▁singer ▁as ▁" Miss ▁T oni ▁Fish er " ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁powerful ▁voice , ▁which ▁is ▁consist ently ▁aud ible ▁over ▁the ▁ph asing , ▁the ▁instruments , ▁and ▁the ▁background ▁noise , ▁to ▁confirm ▁to ▁the ▁listener ▁that ▁the ▁singer ▁is ▁indeed ▁a ▁woman . ▁ ▁" The ▁Big ▁H urt " ▁was ▁later ▁covered ▁by ▁Wes ▁Mont gom ery , ▁Del ▁Sh annon , ▁Scott ▁Walker ,