Turtleneck & Chain

Turtleneck & Chain
Studio album by The Lonely Island
Released May 10, 2011
Recorded 2009-2011
Genre Comedy hip hop, hip hop, electro
Length 38:55
Label Universal Republic
Producer T-Minus, CHOPS,[1] Michael Woods, DJ Frank E, Ilya, Stargate, Drew Money
The Lonely Island chronology
Incredibad
(2009)Incredibad2009		 Turtleneck & Chain
(2011)		 The Wack Album
(2013)The Wack Album2013
Singles from Turtleneck & Chain
  1. "I Just Had Sex"
    Released: December 19, 2010
  2. "The Creep"
    Released: January 30, 2011
  3. "We're Back!"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  4. "Motherlover"
    Released: April 19, 2011
  5. "Turtleneck & Chain"
    Released: April 29, 2011
  6. "Jack Sparrow"
    Released: May 7, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
BLARE Magazine[6]
The A.V. ClubA[7]
The Tune[8]
Pitchfork Media

Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, whose members are Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album was released May 10, 2011, on Universal Republic Records. Turtleneck & Chain was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts ("I Just Had Sex", "Jack Sparrow", "Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde", "Motherlover", "The Creep", "Threw It on the Ground", "Reba (Two Worlds Collide)", and "Great Day"). "We're Back" premiered on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The CD version of the album also includes a DVD featuring some of the digital shorts. Collaborators on the album include Snoop Dogg, Akon, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Michael Bolton, Santigold, John Waters,[9] and Beck.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We're Back!"Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, B. Long, B. Lamela1:50
2."Mama"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone1:59
3."I Just Had Sex" (featuring Akon)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Justin Franks, Jerrod Bettis2:46
4."Jack Sparrow" (featuring Michael Bolton)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Michael Woods3:07
5."Attracted to Us" (featuring Beck)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Beck, Cole M. Greif-Neill1:52
6."Rocky"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Larry James Hamilton, Albert Savoy, Elijah Walker, Mark Potsic2:33
7."My Mic (Interlude)"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone0:22
8."Turtleneck & Chain" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Calvin Broadus, Jim Coleman2:44
9."Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde" (featuring Rihanna)Samberg, Rihanna, Schaffer, Taccone, T. Williams2:26
10."Trouble on Dookie Island"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Long, Lamela2:09
11."Falcor vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1)"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone0:29
12."Motherlover" (featuring Justin Timberlake)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Drew Campbell, Asa Taccone, Justin Timberlake2:49
13."The Creep" (featuring Nicki Minaj and John Waters)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Scott Jung2:39
14."Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2)"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Campbell0:27
15."Threw It On the Ground"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Campbell2:38
16."Japan"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Tyler Williams2:30
17."After Party" (featuring Santigold)Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, M. Midttun2:52
18."No Homo"Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Long, Byrd2:02
19."No Homo Outro"Willie Clarke, Clarence Reid0:41

Samples

  • "We're Back!" contains a sample from "That's How It Is" performed by Laura Lee.
  • "Rocky" contains a sample from "I Feel Like Dynamite" performed by King Floyd.
  • "Trouble on Dookie Island" contains a sample from "Minna Darekao Aishiteiru" performed by The Hornets.
  • "No Homo" contains a sample from "I'm Not to Blame" performed by Bobby Byrd.
  • "No Homo Outro" contains a sample from "Girls Can't Do What Guys Do" performed by Betty Wright.
  • "Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde" contains a sample from "In My Hood" performed by P. Reign.
  • "My Mic (Interlude)" interpolates lyrics from "My Mic Sounds Nice" by Salt-N-Pepa.

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "No I.D. & T-Minus Land on Lonely Island CD".
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Review: Turtleneck & Chain".
  3. ↑ Greenwald, Andy (May 4, 2011). "Entertainment Weekly review".
  4. ↑ Wood, Mikael. "Los Angeles Times review".
  5. ↑ Dolan, Jon. "Rolling Stone review".
  6. ↑ Rankin, Dan. "BLARE review".
  7. ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "The A.V. Club review".
  8. ↑ Kasko, Jordy. "The Tune review".
  9. ↑ "New TLI Album "Turtleneck & Chain" Details!!!". TheLonelyIsland.blogspot.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) by The Lonely Island - Download Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  11. ↑ "Music". TheLonelyIsland.com. Universal Republic. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "australian-charts.com - The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "The Lonely Island | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  16. ↑ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  17. ↑ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  18. ↑ "2011 Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  19. ↑ "2011 Year-End Charts: Comedy Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  20. ↑ "2011 Year-End Charts: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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