Big Scary Animal

Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song four out of five, writing, "Belinda's quirky upfront vocal style suits this acoustically jangling song which cames complete with appropriate jungle motifs via drums and sound effects. Tougher than a lot of her whimsical singles and a promising taster for her Real album."^[1] Push, writing for Melody Maker, could hear elements of the J. Geils Band's "Centerfold", Men Without Hats' "The Safety Dance", Adam and the Ants' "Kings of the Wild Frontier" and Dinosaur Jr.'s "Freak Scene" in the track. He felt that such influences would be "a recipe for disaster", but noted the song's catchiness, commenting that "having played this record just the once, I can't stop humming it."^[2]

There are three versions of the accompanying music video for "Big Scary Animal": the international UK video (directed by French filmmaker Michel Gondry), the director's cut, and US version (directed by Jim Gable).

• US cassette single^[3]
• Japanese mini-CD single^[4]

1. "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" – 4:08
2. "Windows of the World" – 3:26

• Non-US 7-inch and cassette single^[5][6][7]
• European CD single^[8]

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"

• UK CD single^[9]

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"
3. "Change" (8 track demo)
4. "Too Much Water" (8 track demo)

• European maxi-CD and Australian CD single^[10]

1. "Big Scary Animal"
2. "Windows of the World"
3. "Change" (8 track demo)