"Gigantic" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, co-written by bassist Kim Deal and lead vocalist/guitarist Black Francis.

Featuring Deal on lead vocals, the song is one of Pixies' biggest hits and a crowd favorite at concerts, often played as the encore.

According to Deal, the main inspiration for the song was the film Crimes of the Heart, in which a white married woman falls in love with a black teenager.

Francis later commented on the title of the song and the chorus (in the music magazine Select), saying:[2] "A good chord progression, very Lou Reed influenced.

4AD label executive Ivo Watts-Russell did not believe there was a track on Surfer Rosa that would get much radio play, so he approached producer Gil Norton to re-record "Gigantic" and "River Euphrates" with the intention of releasing them as the band's first single.