Freeze (T-Pain song)

"Freeze"
Single by T-Pain featuring Chris Brown
from the album Thr33 Ringz
Released	October 10, 2008
Recorded	2008
Genre	Pop beatboxing funk R&B dance
Length	3:38
Label	Nappy Boy/Konvict/Jive
Songwriter(s)	T-Pain, Chris Brown
Producer(s)	T-Pain
T-Pain singles chronology
"Chopped 'n' Skrewed" (2008) "Freeze" (2008) "One More Drink" (2008)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Superhuman" (2008) "Freeze" (2008) "Work That!" (2009)

"Freeze" is the third and final single from R&B singer T-Pain from his third album, Thr33 Ringz. The song features fellow singer Chris Brown. The song was released on iTunes on October 10 [1] and was added to T-Pain's MySpace on October 17. A version that features Omarion was originally on the album, but was changed to Chris Brown.

Critical response

The Guardian editor Alex Macpherson praised the production: "Thr33 Ringz' humour is still superbly crass and mostly enjoyable, especially when allied with the skittering beats and post-funk bounce of Freeze."[2] Jesal 'Jay Soul' Padania of RapReviews.com called this song nice enough.[3] Eric Henderson wrote a positive review: "Freeze" might be another freeze-dried Chris Brown upper, but it boasts the cleanest production this side of Ne-Yo."[4]

Music video

The shoot for the music video was released on YouTube on September 30 by Mike & Rocco (reality).[5] The video was set to premiere on January 5, 2009[6] but leaked on December 31, 2008 and was officially released on January 1, 2009 via MTV Jams.[7]

Chart positions

"Freeze" debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US with downloads only, and also debuted at number 45 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 62 on the UK Singles Chart due to digital downloads in those countries. Also in the US it charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after its physical release at number 39. It has been most successful in Australia and New Zealand peaking at number 62 and number 23 respectively.

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	38
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	39
US Billboard Pop 100	52
Canadian Hot 100	45
UK Singles Chart	62[8]
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9]	31
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[10]	62
Australian Urban Top 40	8[11]
New Zealand Singles Chart	23[12]

References

1. Countdown to Thr33 Ringz. Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine iTunes. Accessed October 10, 2008.
2. "CD: T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz". TheGuardian.com. 7 November 2008.
3. "RapReviews.com Feature for November 11, 2008 - T-Pain's "Thr33 Ringz"". Rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
4. "Review: T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz". Slant Magazine. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
5. "T-Pain feat. Chris Brown- Freeze (Behind the Scenes at Video Shoot) "Rocco & Mike Reality"". 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023 – via YouTube.
6. "Check out this video: CHRIS BROWN & T-PAIN Behind the NEW Video for FREEZE van T Pain op Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 2008-12-22. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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8. "T-Pain and Chris Brown - Freeze - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
9. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
10. "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 2nd February 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
11. "Top 40 Urban Albums & Singles Chart". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
12. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2012-02-16.