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Turtleneck & Chain
Studio album by
The Lonely Island
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
Recorded2009-2011
Genre Comedy hip hop, hip hop, electro
Length38:55
Label Universal Republic
Producer T-Minus, CHOPS, [1] Michael Woods, DJ Frank E, Ilya, Stargate, Drew Money
The Lonely Island chronology
Incredibad
(2009) 		Turtleneck & Chain
(2011) 		The Wack Album
(2013)
Singles from Turtleneck & Chain
  1. " I Just Had Sex"
    Released: 19 December 2010
  2. " The Creep"
    Released: 30 January 2011
  3. " We're Back!"
    Released: 1 April 2011
  4. " Motherlover"
    Released: 19 April 2011
  5. "Turtleneck & Chain"
    Released: 29 April 2011
  6. " Jack Sparrow"
    Released: 7 May 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10 [3]
Metacritic78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
The A.V. ClubA [5]
Blare [6]
Entertainment WeeklyB [7]
Los Angeles Times [8]
NME [9]
Rolling Stone [10]
Pitchfork7.1/10 [11]

Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island. The album was released on 10 May 2011 by Universal Republic Records. Turtleneck & Chain was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Many of the songs on the album were first performed 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, [12] and Beck.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1." We're Back!"
  • Villanova
  • B-Sides
1:50
2."Mama"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
 KnocDown1:59
3." I Just Had Sex" (featuring Akon and DJ Frank E)
2:46
4." Jack Sparrow" (featuring Michael Bolton)
Woods3:07
5."Attracted to Us" (featuring Beck)
Beck1:52
6."Rocky"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • Larry James Hamilton
  • Albert Savoy
  • Elijah Walker
  • Mark Potsic
 DJ Nu-Mark2:33
7."My Mic (Interlude)"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
 The Lonely Island0:22
8."Turtleneck & Chain" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
JMIKE2:44
9."Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde" (featuring Rihanna)
 T-Minus2:26
10."Trouble on Dookie Island"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • Long
  • Lamela
Villanova2:09
11."Falcor vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1)"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
The Lonely Island0:29
12." Motherlover" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
  • Campbell
  • A. Taccone
2:49
13." The Creep" (featuring Nicki Minaj and John Waters)
 CHOPS2:39
14."Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2)"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • Campbell
Campbell0:27
15."Threw It On the Ground"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • Campbell
Campbell2:38
16."Japan"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • Williams
T-Minus2:30
17."After Party" (featuring Santigold)
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • M. Midttun
Sean Maxvel2:52
18."No Homo"
  • Samberg
  • Schaffer
  • J. Taccone
  • B. Long
  • B. Byrd
B-Sides2:02
19."No Homo Outro"
6th Sense0:41
iTunes deluxe version bonus [13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (featuring Kenan Thompson)
KnocDown2:23
DVD [14]
No.TitleLength
1."We're Back!" 
2."I Just Had Sex" 
3."The Creep" 
4."Motherlover" 
5."Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde" 
6."Threw It on the Ground" 
7." We'll Kill U" 
8."Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" 
9."Great Day" 

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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [24] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom ( BPI) [25] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "No I.D. & T-Minus Land on Lonely Island CD".
  2. ^ "Turtleneck & Chain". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Turtleneck And Chain by The Lonely Island reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Jeffries, David. "Turtleneck & Chain - The Lonely Island". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Rabin, Nathan (17 May 2011). "The Lonely Island: Turtleneck & Chain". The A.V. Club.
  6. ^ Rankin, Dan (16 May 2011). "REVIEW: The Lonely Island – "Turtleneck & Chain"". Blare.
  7. ^ Greenwald, Andy (4 May 2011). "Turtleneck & Chain". V.
  8. ^ Wood, Mikael (10 May 2011). "Album review: The Lonely Island's 'Turtleneck & Chain'". The Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ Chester, Tim (18 May 2011). "The Lonely Island – 'Turtleneck & Chain' review". NME. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ Dolan, Jon. "Review". Rolling Stone.[ dead link]
  11. ^ Breihan, Tom (18 May 2011). "The Lonely Island Turtleneck & Chain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  12. ^ "New TLI Album "Turtleneck & Chain" Details!!!". The Lonely Island blogspot. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) by The Lonely Island - Download Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version)". Itunes. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  14. ^ "TURTLENECK & CHAIN - COMING MAY 10". The Lonely Island. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "australian-charts.com - The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – The Lonely Island – 418536". Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "The Lonely Island | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  19. ^ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  20. ^ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  21. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  22. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Comedy Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  23. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  24. ^ "Danish album certifications – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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