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"Big Guy"
Single by Ice Spice
ReleasedNovember 14, 2025
Genre
Length2:30
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Ice Spice singles chronology
"Baddie Baddie"
(2025)		 "Big Guy"
(2025)		 "Thootie"
(2025)
Music video
"Big Guy" on YouTube

"Big Guy" is a song by American rapper Ice Spice. It was released on November 14, 2025, by 10K Projects and Capitol Records. Produced by RiotUSA, 1keep, and Venny, it is featured in the 2025 animated film The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, in which the rapper also makes a voice appearance. The song received praise from critics. The song's lyric "SpongeBob, big guy, pants okay" became a meme soon after the song's release, with several critics jokingly describing it as poetic yet simple.

Recording and release

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"Big Guy" was recorded as part of the soundtrack to the 2025 animated film The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, in which she also has a voice role as a ticket taker fish with somewhat of a resemblance to her.[1] She called appearing on the soundtrack "such a full circle moment" due to the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise being a part of her own childhood. The song was released on November 14, 2025.[2] She stated that she was required to include certain "SpongeBob-related words" in its lyrics.[3]

Production and composition

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"Big Guy" contains a running time of two and a half minutes, with production from RiotUSA, 1keep, and Venny.[4] Lyrically, the song includes puns about the ocean and references to SpongeBob SquarePants, such as in the lyrics "I blow bubbles so big like Mrs. Puff" and "Ain't a jellyfish, but I'm the catch". It features no profanities.[1] In its chorus, Ice Spice repeats the phrases "big guy" and "SpongeBob big guy pants okay", which references SpongeBob's attempted growth, both in height and in bravery, within the film.[5] On "Big Guy", Ice Spice raps in a "demure" monotone.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Jeff Ihaza of Rolling Stone wrote that "Big Guy" was an "impossibly catchy bop" with "cleverly adapted" lyrics and the "wholesomeness of a Bronx drill Cocomelon".[1] For Paper, Tobias Hess called the song "classic Spice" and "an exciting, if not a bit confounding return to form".[7]

The lyric "SpongeBob big guy pants okay" went viral online shortly after the song's release,[8] with some people attaching the song via a quote tweet whenever someone includes "big guy" in a post.[9] Mathew Rodriguez of Them wrote that the lyric was "so confident in its simplicity — and yet, confounding in its complexity", while Hess called it a "simple, yet effective line that [Ice Spice] chants like a political slogan" and a "poetic puzzle".[5][7] For Vulture, Fran Hoepfner wrote that the lyric was "so poetic yet so simple" and "struck [her] to [her] core", but that the question of if it was "a 'good' lyric" was "complicated".[6]

Commercial performance

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On January 3, 2026, "Big Guy" debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 23 three weeks later. It remained on the chart for six weeks.[10] On January 24, the same day of its peak, the song debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining there for one week.[11] Internationally, "Big Guy" peaked at number 18 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart,[12] number 22 on the Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles chart,[13] and number 79 on the singles chart of Israel.[13] Additionally, "Big Guy" is certified Gold by Pro-Música Brasil for selling 20,000 units.[14]

Music video

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The music video was released on November 14, 2025.[15] It depicts the rapper riding an underwater roller coaster,[16] and also features her animated character and scenes from the film.[17] Rodriguez called it "a fairly standard, if not somewhat lackluster, visual".[5]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from Tidal.[4]

Charts

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Chart performance
Chart (2025–2026) Peak
position
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[13] 22
Israel (Mako Hitlist)[18] 79
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 18
UK Video Streaming (Official Charts)[19] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[11]100
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]23

Certifications

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Certifications for "Big Guy"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] Gold 20,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Ihaza, Jeff (November 18, 2025). "I Can't Stop Listening to the Ice Spice SpongeBob Song 'Big Guy'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Zemler, Emily (November 14, 2025). "Ice Spice Drops Fast-Talking Single 'Big Guy' for 'The SpongeBob Movie' Sequel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hurtado, Yamillah. "Ice Spice Wants to Star in Hello Kitty and Betty Boop Movies After Her SpongeBob Experience". People. Archived from the original on November 23, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Ice Spice - 'Big Guy' (from "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants”), Tidal, November 14, 2025, archived from the original on July 14, 2026, retrieved July 13, 2026
  5. 1 2 3 Rodriguez, Mathew (November 19, 2025). "Ice Spice and the Viral 'SpongeBob Big Guy Pants OK' Meme, Explained". Them. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Hoepfner, Fran (November 19, 2025). "Ice Spice's SpongeBob Song Should Win an Oscar". Vulture. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Hess, Tobias (November 19, 2025). "Ice Spice's 'SpongeBob Big Guy Pants Okay' Is a Revolution". Paper. Archived from the original on December 21, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ Good, Anna (November 20, 2025). "The "SpongeBob Big Guy Pants Okay" meme is everywhere—here's what it means". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on December 16, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  9. ↑ Horvath, Zachary (November 20, 2025). "Ice Spice's New Song For Upcoming "SpongeBob" Movie Has Reached Meme Status". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Ice Spice Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Ice Spice Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  12. 1 2 "Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 5, 2026. Archived from the original on January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Brazilian single certifications – Ice Spice – Big Guy" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (November 14, 2025). "Watch: Ice Spice Debuts 'Big Guy' Music Video & Track from 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants'". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on November 15, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ Williams, Aaron (November 14, 2025). "Ice Spice Drops 'Big Guy' From 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants'". Uproxx. Archived from the original on November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ Trapp, Malcolm (November 14, 2025). "Ice Spice Ventures Into Bikini Bottom In SpongeBob-Themed Music Video For "Big Guy"". Rap-Up. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ המצעד השבועי: היטליסט – שבוע 7, 2026 – 03.02 – 09.02.2026 [Mako Hitlist: Weekly Chart – Week 7, 2026 | 03.02 – 09.02.2026]. Mako Hitlist (in Hebrew). February 10, 2026. Archived from the original on February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Official Video Streaming Chart". The OCC. Archived from the original on August 28, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
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