Cold as Ice (Foreigner song)
| "Cold as Ice" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "I Need You" |
"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song by English-American rock band Foreigner from their eponymous debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the US, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the "Feels Like the First Time" 45 rpm single.
"Cold as Ice" was used as the soundtrack for a skit on the March 25, 1978 broadcast of Saturday Night Live that showed a man being attacked by a woman in a number of grisly ways. Host Christopher Lee introduced the segment as being "not for the squeamish".[1]
The song was later sampled by Scott Brown in the song "Ice Cold 2".[2] It was also sampled by M.O.P. in their song "Cold as Ice" from the Warriorz album.[3] It is featured in the video game Rock Band 3. American rapper and producer Kanye West used a sample of the record as part of an intro for his song "Cold" during his set at the Glastonbury Festival 2015. A cover version is heard in a commercial for Wendy's that debuted during Fox's broadcast of Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017. Rapper B.o.B sampled the chorus of the song in 2010.[4]
The single version is a second shorter than the album version, but adds an orchestra track.
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References
- ^ SNL transcripts Retrieved 28 Jan 2015.
- ^ "Scott Brown's Ice Cold sample of Foreigner's Cold as Ice". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "M.O.P.'s Cold as Ice sample of Foreigner's Cold as Ice". WhoSampled. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "Cold as Ice". Genius. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
- ^ Australian-charts.com Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1991/Foreigner-Cold-As-Ice
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 42, 1977". Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "allmusic.com Foreigner Billboard singles charts". Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19771015.html
- ^ "everyhit.com search results". Archived from the original on July 18, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "irishcharts.ie search results for Foreigner". Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
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