Big Enough

Big Enough is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kirin J. Callinan featuring Australian singer Alex Cameron, Australian whistler Molly Lewis, and Scottish-Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. American record label Terrible Records released a music video on 16 August and the single on 24 November 2017. The song is featured on Callinan's album Bravado, released on 9 June 2017.[4]

For other uses, see Big Enough (disambiguation).
"Big Enough"
Single by Kirin J. Callinan featuring Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, and Jimmy Barnes
from the album Bravado[1]
Released24 November 2017 (2017-11-24)[2]
FormatDigital download
Recorded2017
GenreCountry-EDM[3]
Length4:43
LabelTerrible Records
Songwriter(s)
Kirin J. Callinan singles chronology
"Living Each Day"
(2017)		 "Big Enough"
(2017)		 "The Homosexual"
(2019)
Music video
"Big Enough" on YouTube

"Big Enough" is famous for Barnes' screaming, which has turned into an internet meme.[5]

Background

In an interview with Under the Radar, Callinan described his desire to include Barnes, which included receiving an e-mail with audio files of the famous screaming.[6]

Pedestrian describes "Big Enough" as a mixture of The Man from Snowy River, Brokeback Mountain, and the spaghetti western genre of films.[7]

Music video

The music video for "Big Enough" released alongside the single in August 2017. Directed by Danny Cohen,[8] the video takes place in a wild west environment with wacky events. Molly Lewis appears in the video whistling to the sky, where a screaming Jimmy Barnes appears.[7]

Internet meme

"Big Enough" became part of an internet meme by October 2017.[9] The song features Barnes screaming, and the music video features him screaming in the sky.[10] Many of the memes feature Barnes' image and vocals transplanted into various scenes in popular culture. Commenting on the recording of the track, Barnes simply stated he "screamed...like a banshee for...five minutes".[5]

Nominations
Year Awards Category Recipient Outcome Ref.
2017 J Awards Australian Music Video of the Year Danny Cohen Nominated [11]

References
  1. Street, Andrew P. (12 June 2017). "Kirin J Callinan: Bravado review – seriously talented at taking the piss". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. "Big Enough (feat. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis & Jimmy Barnes) - Single by Kirin J Callinan". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. https://www.spin.com/featured/kirin-j-callinan-bravado-interview/
  4. "Kirin J Callinan Goes to the Old West with Alex Cameron in the 'Big Enough' Video". undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  5. "Jimmy Barnes on becoming a meme: "I just screamed like a banshee"". Double J. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. "Kirin J Callinan Shares Incredible Video For 'Big Enough' Featuring Jimmy Barnes". UnderTheRadarNZ. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  7. "Oh Shit, Kirin J Callinan's Got Jimmy Fkn Barnes In New Vid 'Big Enough'". Pedestrian TV. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  8. "Video: Kirin J Callinan – "Big Enough" ft. Alex Cameron, Molly Lewis, & Jimmy Barnes". Spin. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  9. "Barnsey's scream in Kirin J Callinan's latest song is a meme sensation". theindustryobserver.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  10. "In Case You Missed It, Giant Screaming Jimmy Barnes Is Now A Spectacular Global Meme". Junkee. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  11. "Australian Music Video of the Year". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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