‘SNL‘ may be no stranger to seeing their music video parodies elevated to viral status on social media over the years, but none seem to have caught on quite like the SZA-led ‘Big Boys’ featured on the legendary variety show’s December 3 episode.
Blazed with hilarious verses from the night’s hostess KeKe Palmer (as well as ‘SNL’ cast members Ego Nwodim, Cecily Stron, and Punkie Johnson), the deliciously catchy tune came as a seasonal ode to plus-sized men.
“It’s cuffin’ season / And now we’ve got a reason / To get a big boy, I need a big boy / Give me a big boy / It’s cuffin’ season / And all the girls are leavin’ / To get a big boy,” SZA croons on the Hip-Hop-inspired track.
Look inside to see what the GRAMMY winner had to say about its gargantuan online response.
After learning the excerpts from the parodic tune had been used in over 500,000 videos on Tik Tok, SZA took to Twitter Thursday night (December 22) to respond.
“The way y’all blew up a spoof song from SNL is killing me,” she shared with crying emojis.
Her Twitter post came just days after the singer – hot on the promo trail in support of her #1 album ‘SOS‘ – was quoted in an ‘Entertainment Weekly‘ interview discussing how the song came to life.
“That was [made in] 15 minutes at the end of a rehearsal. I just went in there and they were like, ‘This is our ‘Big Boys’ song. Would you be down to do this hook?’ And I was like, ‘Yes.’ I did it with my engineer, and he helped out with the song. It was cool,” she relayed.
Re-live the magic of ‘Big Boys’ below.