Freeze (T-Pain song)
| "Freeze" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by T-Pain featuring Chris Brown | |||||||||||||
| from the album Thr33 Ringz | |||||||||||||
| Released | October 10, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, beatboxing, funk, R&B, dance | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive | ||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | T-Pain, Chris Brown | ||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | T-Pain | ||||||||||||
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"Freeze" is the third and final single from R&B singer T-Pain from his third album, Thr33 Ringz. The song features singer Chris Brown. The song was released on iTunes on October 10 [1] and was added to T-Pain's MySpace on October 17. A version that features Omarion was originally on the album, but was changed to Chris Brown.
Critical response
The Guardian editor Alex Macpherson praised the production: "Thr33 Ringz' humour is still superbly crass and mostly enjoyable, especially when allied with the skittering beats and post-funk bounce of Freeze."[2] Jesal 'Jay Soul' Padania of RapReviews.com called this song nice enough.[3] Eric Henderson wrote a positive review: "Freeze" might be another freeze-dried Chris Brown upper, but it boasts the cleanest production this side of Ne-Yo."[4]
Music video
The shoot for the music video was released on YouTube on September 30 by Mike & Rocco (reality).[5] The video was set to premiere on January 5, 2009[6] but leaked on December 31, 2008 and was officially released on January 1, 2009 via MTV Jams.[7]
Chart positions
"Freeze" debuted at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S with downloads only, and also debuted at #45 on the Canadian Hot 100 and #11 on the UK Singles Chart due to digital downloads in those countries. Also In U.S. it charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after its physical release at #39. It has been most successful in Australia and New Zealand peaking at #26 and #23.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 52 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 45 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11[8] |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 26 |
| Australian Urban Top 40 | 8[9] |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 23[10] |
References
- ↑ Countdown to Thr33 Ringz. iTunes. Accessed October 10, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/07/t-pain-ringz
- ↑ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_11F_thr33ringz.html
- ↑ http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/t-pain-thr33-ringz/1565
- ↑ Freeze video shoot
- ↑ "Check out this video: CHRIS BROWN & T-PAIN Behind the NEW Video for FREEZE van T Pain op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ The video ranked at #82 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown..
- ↑ "T-Pain and Chris Brown - Freeze - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ↑ Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart
- ↑ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
