"Audacity of Huge" is a 2009 song by Simian Mobile Disco, from their album Temporary Pleasure. It features vocals by Chris Keating of Yeasayer.[1] The music video was directed by Aries Moross.[2]
The Guardian has described the song as the "lament (of) an uber-materialist".[3] Its title is an allusion to Barack Obama's The Audacity of Hope.[4]
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Reception
At Pitchfork, Marc Hogan called it "a limber, name-dropping, ear-catching body-mover, sleek and uncluttered and populist".[5] Consequence of Sound stated that the lyrics were "hopelessly catchy non sequiturs",[6] while NME felt that they were the only thing that made the song "listenable" (instead of "as annoying as stubbing your toe").[7] The Quietus praised it as "amusingly bizarre" and "a pitch-perfect satire of the bling-bejewelled breast-beating so prevalent on 808s and Heartbreaks".[8]
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 81 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] | 6 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 60 |
References
- ^ "Audacity of Huge", at Pitchfork; published May 22, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Simian Mobile Disco give us Temporary Pleasure, at Resident Advisor; published May 8, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Simian Mobile Disco: Temporary Pleasure, reviewed by Killian Fox, at the Guardian; published August 16, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Simian Mobile Disco – "Audacity Of Huge" Video, by Montrey Whitaker; at Earmilk; published June 20, 2009; retrieved March 22, 2018
- ^ Simian Mobile Disco: "Audacity of Huge", reviewed by Marc Hogan, at Pitchfork; published June 10, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Check Out: Simian Mobile Disco teases again with “Audacity of Huge”, by Allison Franks, at Consequence of Sound; published May 28, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Album review: Simian Mobile Disco – Temporary Pleasure, at NME; published August 11, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Simian Mobile Disco: Temporary Pleasure, reviewed by Iain Moffat, at the Quietus; published August 12, 2009; retrieved March 19, 2018
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 252.
- ^ "Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity of Huge" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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