Ice Box (song)
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Single by Omarion featuring Timbaland | ||||
from the album 21 | ||||
Released | October 31, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | R&B, electrohop | |||
Length | 4:16 | |||
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"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 The Royal Court. The Royal Court includes King and Sir John who are both part of Timbaland's Camp. The Royal Court is the production team that contributed to the success of “Ice Box”. The song uses a sample from Yasunori Mitsuda's "Memories of Green" from the Chrono Trigger video game (SNES) and its Original Soundtrack (OST). The song is a departure from his previous singles[clarification needed] and is a mid-tempo song.
The single's physical CD release had been cancelled in the United Kingdom, but because the song had such success on the charts, it was decided that the physical release would go ahead.[citation needed] It was released on March 5, 2007. The single was influenced by the romantic relationship between Omarion and his girlfriend that had come to an end. In an interview discussing the hit “Ice Box”, Omarion speaks in very little detail about the reasons for the music produced. Omarion explains that he and his girlfriend at the time had two different worlds and the timing just wasn't right.
Composition
"Ice Box" has a moderate tempo and it is written in the key of E-flat major.[2]
Music video
The video was filmed by Anthony Mandler.[citation needed] 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 icy blue heart represents the loneliness Omarion was feeling and also a sense of his pain. The metaphor illustrates Omarion's heart “trapped in an Ice Box”. The camera zooms out of his body and the music begins. Omarion's girlfriend (played by Solange Knowles[citation needed]) 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, (Choreography completed by Roland Tabor and Blake Anthony). 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.
Charts
"Ice Box" is Omarion's most successful single as a solo artist in the United States, as well as his first solo single to chart within the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified gold in the US as of July 2007. In the United Kingdom, "Ice Box" became Omarion's biggest hit, charting at number 14, becoming his first top-20 hit there.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Cover versions
- Frankmusik covered the song on his "Chasing Shadows EP"
- A cover of the song was made by alternative rock band There For Tomorrow for the compilation CD Punk Goes Pop 2.
References
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- "On Air Staff: Special Ed". KDWB.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
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- ^ Omarion "Ice Box" Sheet Music musicnotes.com
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- ^ "Omarion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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- ^ "Omarion Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "American single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- Single chart usages for Germany2
- 2006 singles
- 2006 songs
- Omarion songs
- Timbaland songs
- Epic Records singles
- Music videos directed by Anthony Mandler
- Song recordings produced by Timbaland
- Songs written by Keri Hilson
- Songs written by Timbaland
- Songs written by Ezekiel Lewis
- Songs written by Patrick "J. Que" Smith
- Songs written by Omarion