Ice Box (song)
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| Single by Omarion featuring Timbaland from the album 21 |
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| Released | October 31, 2006 (U.S.) March 5, 2007 (UK) |
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| Format | Digital download, CD single | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 4:16 | |
| Label | Epic Records/Sony Urban Music | |
| Writer(s) | Omarion, Keri Hilson, Ezekiel Lewis, Sierra Thornton, K. Logan, Timbaland, Patrick Smith, J. Spivery | |
| Producer | Timbaland King Logan Sir John |
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| Omarion US singles chronology | ||
| "Entourage" (2006) |
"Ice Box" (2006) |
"Beg for It" (2007) [1] |
| Omarion UK singles chronology | ||
| "Entourage" (2006) |
"Ice Box" (2007) |
"Entourage (Re-Release)" (2007) |
| Timbaland singles chronology | ||
| "Wait a Minute" (2006) |
"Ice Box" (2006) |
"Give It to Me" (2007) |
"Ice Box" is the second single from Omarion's second album, 21. The song features backing vocals by Timbaland. The song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his most successful solo single to date. The liner notes credit the production to Timbaland, King Logan, and Johnkenun Spivery. The song is a departure from his previous singles and is a mid-tempo number. Sixteen remixes of the song have been released, including the web-wide attentive Davenport Remix. The main remix features Usher. Alternate remixes feature Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Jim Jones, and Da Brat, and others have different backgrounds.
The single's physical CD release had been canceled in the United Kingdom, but because the song had such success on the charts, it was decided that the physical release would go ahead. It was released on March 5, 2007. The song was later remixed, featuring Hip-Hop and R&B artist Usher. The remix chronicles Omarion's feelings and thoughts after the infidelity of his girlfriend while Usher advises him.
This song was #73 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[2]
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[edit] Music video
The video was filmed by Anthony Mandler. It starts off with Omarion sitting at a table alone, with flashes of the video. The camera digitally goes inside of Omarion's body and stops to show his beating heart frigid cold. The camera zooms out of his body and the music begins. Omarion's girlfriend (played by Solange Knowles) appears sitting opposite him at the table. Throughout his video, his girlfriend will appear, disappear, and then reappear. The video is then taken into a forest like setting, where Omarion chases his girlfriend around. Scenes cut to Omarion dancing along with male backup dancers. The video ends with Omarion down on his knees after saying "...I'm tired of fighting", and Timbaland rides up in a Phantom and opens the door to let Omarion in. Omarion then puts on a pair of sunglasses and looks at Timbaland who taps the girl on the shoulder before they drive away.
[edit] Sample source controversy
On February 20, 2007, Special Ed, a radio host from KDWB, 101.3 FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota, mentioned in an online audio clip[3] posted on his blog[4] at KDWB.com that the beat of "Ice Box" was taken from the "Dungeon Theme" in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. However, there has been no confirmation of these claims. This score was originally composed by Koji Kondo. If this incident is confirmed, it would be the second case of plagiarism on the part of Timbaland in 2007 (see 2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy).
There is also a strong similarity to music from another video game of the same time period: Chrono Trigger. The rhythm and instrumentation of "Ice Box" greatly resembles "Memories of Green," a track from the soundtrack to the game. [5]
[edit] Charts
"Ice Box" has become Omarion's most successful single to date, as a solo artist, becoming his first single to chart within the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100. It has recently been certified gold
In the UK "Ice Box" became Omarion's biggest hit, charting at #14, becoming his first Top 20 hit there.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot RingMasters | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka Singles Chart [6] | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 14 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 42 |
| United World Chart | 24 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 36 |
| Germany Singles Top 100 | 40 |
[edit] References
- Omarion-Zelda audio comparison. KDWB.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- On Air Staff: Special Ed. KDWB.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- ^ ALI'S BlOg: Omarion - Beg For It. Retrieved on May 8, 2007.
- ^ MTV Asia. "Top 100 Hits List". Retrieved 2007-12-27
- ^ http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/29783/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/29783/787/richmedia/omarionzelda.mp3?CCOMRRMID=1573346&CPROG=RICHMEDIA&MARKET=MINNEAPOLIS-MN&NG_FORMAT=chr&NG_ID=kdwb101fm&OR_NEWSFORMAT=&OWNER=787&SERVER_NAME=www.kdwb.com&SITE_ID=787&STATION_ID=KDWB-FM&TRACK=omarionsample
- ^ 101.3 KDWB The Twin Cities Hit Music Station
- ^ YouTube - Timbaland samples Chrono Trigger?
- ^ Sri Lanka Singles chart Retrieved on June 8, 2007
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