What this is
NEED A BIG BOY by sam.
The title and artist above are the ones TikTok stored for this sound, and the link goes
to that sound on TikTok. We have not matched them to a music catalogue, so we publish no
release date and no catalogue identifier, and we do not claim this is the same recording
as any particular release.
What we measured
In the 300 most recent public TikTok
videos we reviewed on 19 July 2026,
we counted 267 different accounts
and 890,513,500 combined views at the time we
looked.
These figures describe that one dated sample, not the sound's total use. We do not know from a
single sample whether use of this sound is rising or falling, and we do not say that it is.
Who was posting
40% Editors
60% Creators
Editor-style versus creator-style is an AI classification of the sample.
@21tyler_ · 1 video
49,100,000
@jeffthurm · 1 video
33,200,000
@mrs.irishbella · 1 video
24,500,000
@jswannnnnn · 1 video
21,100,000
@dracorayes · 4 videos
16,993,800
Views counted within the sample, on 19 July 2026.
Subjects, places and tags
Jacob ElordiBarry KeoghanJude BellinghamPedro Pascal
KristoffGengarPikachu
FrozenBTSEnhypenNCT
cuffing seasongym progressthirst trapsoutfit transitions
SamsungDrunk ElephantDFYNERyderwear
IndonesiaUSAPhilippinesMalaysia
#bigboy#sza#nct#booktok#gymtok#jaehyun#jaemin#fyppppppppppppppppppppppp#jeno#nctdream#kpop#enhypen
Regions and languages are classified from the sampled videos, not measured from account data.
Creative direction
Keep it high energy. Use the hook to highlight a transformation or a 'thirst trap' edit.
Looks like a fit for: Gym-goers, K-pop stans, and lifestyle creators
✓ Cut to the beat on the 'big boy' lyric
✓ Use text overlays to set the POV (e.g., 'POV: You found the one')
✓ Show a clear transformation or reveal at the 0:05 mark
✓ Use high-quality face-cam footage for lip-syncs
✗ Don't use the sound past the 13s mark as it loops poorly
✗ Don't use low-light or blurry footage for edits
✗ Don't ignore the 'cuffing season' context in your text overlays
Suggestions our AI drew from the videos it reviewed. They are ideas, not rules, and we make no
claim about which will perform better.
