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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: 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[3]
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubA[5]
Blare[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
NME[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Pitchfork7.1/10[11]

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,[12] and Beck.

Track listing

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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[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

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  • "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

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] Gold 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No I.D. & T-Minus Land on Lonely Island CD".
  2. ^ "Turtleneck & Chain". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Turtleneck And Chain by The Lonely Island reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  4. ^ Jeffries, David. "Turtleneck & Chain - The Lonely Island". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Rabin, Nathan (17 May 2011). "The Lonely Island: Turtleneck & Chain". The A.V. Club.
  6. ^ Rankin, Dan (16 May 2011). "REVIEW: The Lonely Island – "Turtleneck & Chain"". Blare.
  7. ^ Greenwald, Andy (4 May 2011). "Turtleneck & Chain". V.
  8. ^ Wood, Mikael (10 May 2011). "Album review: The Lonely Island's 'Turtleneck & Chain'". The Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ Chester, Tim (18 May 2011). "The Lonely Island – 'Turtleneck & Chain' review". NME. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ Dolan, Jon. "Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011.
  11. ^ Breihan, Tom (18 May 2011). "The Lonely Island Turtleneck & Chain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  12. ^ "New TLI Album "Turtleneck & Chain" Details!!!". The Lonely Island blogspot. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) by The Lonely Island - Download Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version)". Itunes. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  14. ^ "TURTLENECK & CHAIN - COMING MAY 10". The Lonely Island. Archived from the original on 3 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "australian-charts.com - The Lonely Island - Turtleneck & Chain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  17. ^ "Charts.nz – The Lonely Island – 418536". Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "The Lonely Island | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  19. ^ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  20. ^ "The Lonely Island Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  21. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  22. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Comedy Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  23. ^ "2011 Year-End Charts: Rap Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  24. ^ "Danish album certifications – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  25. ^ "British album certifications – The Lonely Island – Turtleneck & Chain". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
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