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

Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island. The album was released on 10 May 2011 by Universal Republic Records. Turtleneck & Chain was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Many of the songs on the album were first performed 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, and Beck.

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 and DJ Frank E)
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
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
20."Reba (Two Worlds Collide)" (featuring Kenan Thompson)
KnocDown2:23
DVD
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

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) Gold 10,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also


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