Turtleneck & Chain

Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, whose members are Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album was released May 10, 2011, on Universal Republic Records. Turtleneck & Chain was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Many of the songs on the album debuted 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.

Turtleneck & Chain
Studio album by
The Lonely Island
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
Recorded2009-2011
GenreComedy hip hop, hip hop, electro
Length38:55
LabelUniversal Republic
ProducerT-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: December 19, 2010
  2. "The Creep"
    Released: January 30, 2011
  3. "We're Back!"
    Released: April 1, 2011
  4. "Motherlover"
    Released: April 19, 2011
  5. "Turtleneck & Chain"
    Released: April 29, 2011
  6. "Jack Sparrow"
    Released: May 7, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10[2]
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA[5]
BLARE Magazine[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
NME[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Pitchfork7.1/10[11]

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)
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

See also

References
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  5. Rabin, Nathan. "The A.V. Club review".
  6. Rankin, Dan. "BLARE review".
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  8. Wood, Mikael. "Los Angeles Times review".
  9. Chester, Tim. "The Lonely Island – 'Turtleneck & Chain' review". NME. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. Dolan, Jon. "Rolling Stone review".
  11. Breihan, Tom. "The Lonely Island Turtleneck & Chain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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