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Released
  
May 10, 2011

Length
  
38:55

Artist
  
The Lonely Island

Recorded
  
2009-2011

Turtleneck & Chain(2011)
  
The Wack Album(2013)

Release date
  
10 May 2011

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Producer
  
T-Minus, CHOPS, Michael Woods, DJ Frank E, Ilya, Stargate, Drew Money

Label
  
Universal Republic Records

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Comedy hip hop, Electro

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Hip hop music albums
  
Playtime Is Over, Paper Trail, Sucka Free, Calling All Hearts, Shock Value II

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, and Beck.

Contents

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. It also samples a couple of lines from the film Scarface as spoken by Michael Bolton.
  • "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.

    • Songs

    1We’re Back!1:50
    2Mama2:00
    3I Just Had Sex2:47

    References

    Turtleneck & Chain Wikipedia
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