Grammy-winning R&B artist SZA has released her new album. SOS, too much applause on December 9th. It’s a great release and definitely worth a listen, but as it turns out their latest breakout hit isn’t even on the album. That’s because of a recent novelty song she performed on Saturday night live took off on TikTok. Now her fans can’t stop listening to the new hit “Big Boys” (also known colloquially as “Cuffing Season”).
SZA performed part of the song as part of a skit called “Big Boys” on the December 3 episode of SNL. She has appeared on stage alongside Keke Palmer, Cecily Strong, Ego Nwodim and Punkie Johnson. It is a SNL Sketch, so the song comes with a goofy music video that emphasizes how all women on stage want to spend the winter with bigger men who can keep them warm and fed. At one point, SZA frowns at their wall poster of shirtless, chiseled Chris Pratt and covers it with another photo of Pratt as Andy Dwyer Parks and Recreation.
Her vocals are particularly emotional and sincere for a comedy song performance. SZA sings in the chorus, “I want a big boy, gimme a big boy.” Due to the richness of the performance, fans were shocked to learn the song was actually a SNL Gag, and not from their last album. A TikTok post with more than 6.3 million views said: “Tell me why I just spent an hour trying to find this song on SZA’s new album, only to realize it sucks SNL Sketch.”
The song really hit a nerve. Have more than 106,000 videos on TikTok uses the tone at the time of publication. Even streamer and influencer Pokimane posted about it!
SZA’s sultry performance stands out in the song, and many reactors across the internet have used the chorus to celebrate her affection and desire for bigger men. Some people use the song to show their partnerswhile others have decided to dance. When it first started, the trend sparked some controversy: some users have used the song online to show “tall” friends who are just tall and skinny. So users have been wondering back and forth as to who is or isn’t classified as a “big boy” online.
Regardless of where you stand, the good news is that the trend has got everyone and their mom aware of this smash of a song.
