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"Sheesh!"
Official cover art
Single by Surfaces featuring Tai Verdes
from the album Pacifico (deluxe edition)
ReleasedAugust 20, 2021
Recorded2021
Length2:29
LabelTenThousand Projects
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Forrest Frank
  • Colin Padalecki
  • Medasin
Surfaces singles chronology
"So Far Away"
(2021) 		"Sheesh!"
(2021) 		"C'est La Vie"
(2021)
Tai Verdes singles chronology
"Feeling This Bad (v2)"
(2021) 		"Sheesh!"
(2021) 		"Let's Go to Hell"
(2021)
Music video
"Sheesh!" (live performance) on YouTube

"Sheesh!" is a 2021 song by the American music group Surfaces featuring singer Tai Verdes. The song was debuted during Surfaces trip to perform at Lollapalooza in 2021 and was released a few weeks later. The song was presented at a time when the phrase Sheesh! was rising in prominence as a slang term with new meaning, internet meme and viral TikTok theme. The song has been used commercially in a variety of ways including ad campaigns by Toyota and Pizza Hut.

History

Surfaces members Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki are credited as composers and Tai Verdes is a featured artist, while Kameron Glasper and Tayla Parx have music composition credits for the song.[1] The song was released on August 20, 2021.[2] "Sheesh!" was included on the deluxe version of Surfaces' fourth album, Pacifico, which was released on September 6, 2021.[3]

Prior use

The use of "sheesh" as an expression has a history of popular use on TikTok,[4] and in 2021, this use began to spike as viral TikTok slang,[5][6][7] where it was often used as a meme,[8] as well as a hip-hop ad-lib.[9]

Production, debut and release

Surfaces rented a house in Malibu, California with in-home music production equipment for two weeks where they created "Sheesh!" and other songs.[10] They performed at Lollapalooza on August 1, 2021,[11] which was their first music festival performance.[10] They debuted "Sheesh!" the night before at a smaller venue, but played it for a large audience for the first time at Lollapalooza,[10] which was livecast on the Hulu streaming network,[12] leading to 4 million streams of the song within 11 days.[10] The song has a live performance video featuring Tai Verdes, filmed at performances including Lollapalooza before the September 8, 2021 start of their "Good 2 Be Back Tour",[2] that can be found on Youtube. On August 20, 2021, their label's parent company Universal Music introduced the song as part of its New Music Friday release.[13]

Critical commentary

The song has been described as having a smooth sound and beach vibe.[14] The staff at The Austin Chronicle note that Verdes contributes "hooky grandeur and speedy-smooth lines" to the song.[15] Former Radio Disney music programmer Austin Bessey described the song as chilled out pop with a hip-hop twist meant for cruising.[16]

Commercial success

"Sheesh!" peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart on August 30, 2021.[17] Despite its lack of commercial success, the song has been described as a "fan favorite".[18] The song is by far the most played song from the deluxe version of Pacifico on the band's SoundCloud page.[19] In 2021, the song became the subject of a TikTok dance challenge.[20]

Pop culture

The Saatchi & Saatchi commercial for the Toyota Corolla Cross, known as the "Olympics: Perfect Getaway" debuted on January 24, 2022 and used the song on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Pinterest during the 2022 Winter Olympics.[21] Toyota was still using the song in its commercials in May 2022.[22]

The song was featured in a 2022 Pizza Hut ad campaign.[23] Pizza Hut produced a 30-second "World of Me" and 15-second "Hands" commercials that debuted on October 27, 2022. The Pizza Hut commercials, which feature Craig Robinson and Oriana Siphanoum, initially targeted NBC Sunday Night Football, Bachelor in Paradise, and College GameDay audiences as well as digital channels such as YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch.[24] The Spark Foundry/GSD&M/Deutsch NY 30-second "World of Me" commercial debuted on TV, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for the Pizza Hut Melts.[25]

The song has been used in other formats including a March 2022 Rock County, Wisconsin public safety community outreach video effort.[26] A sample from the song can be heard on the October 5, 2022 season 2 episode 4 of The D'Amelio Show.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Sheesh!: Surfaces". Allmusic. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Surfaces Drop New Single "Sheesh!" Featuring Tai Verdes Out Now". Universal Music Canada. August 20, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Surfaces Drop Pacifico (Deluxe) Out Now". Offtherecorduk.com. September 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Schroeder, Audra (May 7, 2021). "Why is that 'Sheesh' sound all over TikTok?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Pellot, Emerald (April 1, 2021). "What does 'sheesh' mean on TikTok? The sing-songy sound is surprisingly uplifting". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  6. ^ Marquina, Sierra (July 15, 2021). "What Does 'Sheesh' Mean? Explaining That Viral TikTok Slang". Onairwithryan.iheart.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Garrison, Cianna (April 7, 2021). "TikTokers Are Hilariously Celebrating Future Life Moments With This Viral "Sheesh" Sound". Elitedaily.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Pellot, Emerald (April 1, 2021). "What does 'sheesh' mean on TikTok? The sing-songy sound is surprisingly uplifting". Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Rodrigues, Ashwin (June 10, 2022). "How "Sheesh" Became Hip-Hop's Favorite Ad-Lib". Vice Media. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Restaino, Amanda (February 15, 2022). "Surfaces: More Than Meets the Eye…or Ear". Beyondthestagemagazine.com. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Swartz, Tracy (June 2, 2021). "Lollapalooza daily schedule released, single-day tickets go on sale". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Haas, Katelyn (July 29, 2021). "Can't make it to Lollapalooza? Watch it live on Hulu all weekend". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  13. ^ "New Music Friday: 'Solar Power,' Shawn Mendes, Trippie Redd and many more!". Universal Music. August 20, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  14. ^ Buxton, Chris (August 24, 2021). "Surfaces & Tai Verdes Will Have You Chanting "Sheesh!" With Their Infectious New Single". Bangeroftheday.co. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  15. ^ Curtin, Kevin, Christina Garcia, Raoul Hernandez, Doug Freeman, and Rachel Rascoe (October 1, 2021). "ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ ""Sheesh!" by Surfaces & Tai Verdas". Toogoodmusic.com. August 25, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  17. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Surfaces and Dayglow Show Out at Bose and Pitchfork Radio Event". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Sheesh!". SoundCloud. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Sheesh TikTok Dance Challenge Compilation". Youtube. 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Toyota Corolla Cross TV Spot, 'Olympics: Perfect Getaway' Song by Surfaces, Tai Verdes [T1]". Ispot.tv. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  22. ^ Lemieux, Melissa (May 4, 2022). "What Is The Song In The Corolla Cross Commercial?". MSN. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  23. ^ "It's not pizza. It's new Pizza Hut Melts™". Youtube. Pizza Hut. October 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  24. ^ Kemp, Audrey (October 27, 2022). "Pizza Hut's 'World of me' puts the 'me' in 'melts' with The Office's Craig Robinson". TheDrum.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  25. ^ "Pizza Hut Melts TV Spot, 'World of Me'". Ispot.tv. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  26. ^ "'Sheesh!' Rock County public safety officials release music video". Channel3000. March 3, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  27. ^ The D'Amelio Show [Clout-Chasing Sister, season 2, episode 4]. Hulu. October 5, 2022. Event occurs at 13:50. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
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