1988Released
3:55

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Interesting facts and trivia about Gigantic - Remastered. By Songfacts®.

This song is about an interracial relationship between a black male and white female.

This is the only song on Surfer Rosa not entirely written by frontman Frank Black; he co-wrote it with Pixies bass player Kim Deal, who was using the stage name Mrs. John Murphy at the time. Deal, who sang lead on the track, took inspiration from a 1986 Bruce Beresford movie, Crimes Of The Heart. In the film, Sissy Spacek plays a married woman who falls in love with a black teenager.

What exactly is "gigantic" in this song is up for debate. Kim Deal has said that it is purely innocent, telling Sounds in 1988 that there was no phallic imagery intended. "My personality came out," she said. "I'm fresh and clean!"

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Gigantic - Remastered.
GKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
115BPM

Album

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Released By

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4AD
1988 4AD Ltd
1988 4AD Ltd

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