Ice Box (song)

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"Ice Box"
An image of a black man in a white dress shirt and grey vest putting his arm on a mirror wall. The artist's name and song title are superimposed above the image.
Single by Omarion featuring Timbaland
from the album 21
ReleasedOctober 31, 2006
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Royal Court[1]
Omarion singles chronology
"Entourage"
(2006) 		"Ice Box"
(2006) 		"Cut Off Time"
(2007)

"Ice Box" is the second single from American rapper Omarion's second album, 21. The song features backing vocals by Timbaland. The song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his most successful solo single to date, and reached the top 20 in Denmark, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The liner notes credit the production to The Royal Court, whose members include King and Sir John of Timbaland's Camp. The song uses a sample from Yasunori Mitsuda's "Memories of Green" from the Chrono Trigger video game (SNES) and its Original Soundtrack (OST). The song is a departure from his previous singles[clarification needed] and is a mid-tempo song.

The single was released on October 31, 2006, influenced by the romantic relationship between Omarion and his girlfriend that had come to an end. In an interview discussing the song, Omarion speaks in very little detail about the reasons for the music produced. Omarion explains that he and his girlfriend at the time had two different worlds and the timing was not right. An official remix was later released featuring American R&B singer Usher.[2] There is another version of the remix featuring an additional verse by Fabolous.[citation needed]

Composition[]

"Ice Box" has a moderate tempo and it is written in the key of E-flat major.[3]

Music video[]

The video starts off with Omarion sitting at a table alone, with flashes of the video. The camera digitally goes inside of Omarion's body and stops to show his beating heart frigid cold. The icy blue heart represents the loneliness Omarion was feeling and also a sense of his pain. The metaphor illustrates Omarion's heart "trapped in an Ice Box". The camera zooms out of his body and the music begins. Omarion's girlfriend, played by Solange Knowles,[4] appears sitting opposite him at the table. Throughout his video, his girlfriend will appear, disappear, and then reappear. The video is then taken into a forest like setting, where Omarion chases his girlfriend around. Scenes cut to Omarion dancing along with male backup dancers, (Choreography completed by Roland Tabor and Blake Anthony). The video ends with Omarion down on his knees after saying "...I'm tired of fighting", and Timbaland rides up in a Phantom and opens the door to let Omarion in. Omarion then puts on a pair of sunglasses and looks at Timbaland who taps the girl on the shoulder before they drive away.

Charts[]

"Ice Box" is Omarion's most successful single as a solo artist in the United States, as well as his first solo single to chart within the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified gold in the US as of July 2007. In the United Kingdom, "Ice Box" became Omarion's biggest hit, charting at number 14, becoming his first top-20 hit there.

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 200,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ J Boogie (October 30, 2006). "The final say on Omarion's "IceBox"". thethomascrownchronicles.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Reid, Shaheem (March 16, 2007). "Omarion on Red-Hot 'Ice Box' Remix with Usher: 'It's Big, It's So Big'". MTV. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ^ Omarion "Ice Box" Sheet Music musicnotes.com
  4. ^ Garland, Emma (December 19, 2006). "A Blow by Blow Account of How Omarion's "Ice Box" Video Captures 2006". Vice. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Omarion – Ice Box". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Omarion – Ice Box". Tracklisten.
  8. ^ "Omarion – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Omarion. (subscription required)
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Omarion – Ice Box" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – Omarion – Ice Box". Top 40 Singles.
  11. ^ "Omarion: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "Omarion Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  18. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  19. ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  21. ^ "American single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
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