Icy Chain
{{Infobox song
| name = Icy Chain
| cover = "Icy Chain" - Saweetie.jpeg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Saweetie
| album = Pretty Bitch Music
| B-side =
| released = {{Start date|2021|11|19}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 1:50
| label = Warner
| writer = {{hlist|Saweetie|Dr. Luke|Lil Aaron|Randall Hammers|Rocco Did It Again!}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dr. Luke|Lil Aaron|Rocco Did It Again!}}
| prev_title = Get It Girl
| prev_year = 2021
| year = 2021
| next_title = Handstand
| next_year = 2021
}}
"Icy Chain" is a song by American rapper Saweetie. It was released on November 19, 2021 through Warner Records, as a single for her canceled extended play Icy Season and her upcoming debut studio album Pretty Bitch Music. Saweetie performed the song on Saturday Night Live the night following its release.
Background and release
Saweetie released "Icy Chain" on November 19, 2021, ahead of her Saturday Night Live debut.{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |date=2021-11-21 |title=Saweetie brings new single 'Icy Chain' and medley to 'SNL' debut |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/saweetie-brings-new-single-icy-chain-and-medley-to-saturday-night-live-debut-3101029 |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010705/https://www.nme.com/news/music/saweetie-brings-new-single-icy-chain-and-medley-to-saturday-night-live-debut-3101029 |url-status=live }} Next to "Icy Chain", Saweetie contributed to the soundtrack for Bruised (2021), released the same day, with the track "Attitude".{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=Saweetie Sings About Her 'Icy Chain' On New Single |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/saweetie-sings-about-her-icy-chain-on-new-single-new-song.1993349.html |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010707/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/saweetie-sings-about-her-icy-chain-on-new-single-new-song.1993349.html |url-status=live }} The "Icy Chain" release was accompanied by a visualizer, where diamonds descend from the air beside a rotating snowflake.{{Cite web |last=Helfand |first=Raphael |title=Saweetie shares 'Icy Chain' with snowy visualizer |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-shares-icy-chain-with-snowy-visualizer |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=The Fader |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010707/https://www.thefader.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-shares-icy-chain-with-snowy-visualizer |url-status=live }} The song is set to appear on Saweetie's upcoming album Pretty Bitch Music.{{Cite magazine |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=2021-11-21 |title=Saweetie Debuts New Song 'Icy Chain,' Performs 'Tap In' & 'Best Friend' on 'SNL': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/saweetie-snl-music-performances-icy-chain-video-1235000845/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111041217/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/saweetie-snl-music-performances-icy-chain-video-1235000845/ }}
= Music video =
A music video for "Icy Chain" was filmed, and scheduled to be published with Saweetie's extended play Icy Season,{{Cite web |title=Saweetie Drops New Single 'Icy Chain' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-icy-chain/ |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010709/https://www.rap-up.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-icy-chain/ |url-status=live }} but neither has come to fruition. Saweetie canceled the extended play to focus on finishing Pretty Bitch Music.{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Aaron |date=2022-02-24 |title=Saweetie Says Her Album Should Drop By Summer But Her EP Is Canceled |url=https://uproxx.com/music/saweetie-album-summer-icy-season-canceled/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |website=Uproxx |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809031613/https://uproxx.com/music/saweetie-album-summer-icy-season-canceled/ |url-status=live }}
Composition
"Icy Chain" is one minute and 50 seconds long.{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-11-19 |title=Saweetie Talks Her Shit In 'Icy Chain' |url=https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-talks-her-st-in-icy-chain/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Ratings Game Music |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010708/https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-talks-her-st-in-icy-chain/ |url-status=live }} The song's production was described as "absurdly bouncy" and contains a melodic bassline. The chorus contains a chant described by Paul Duong as "infectious".{{Cite web |last=Duong |first=Paul |date=2021-11-19 |title=Rap Radar: Saweetie, 'Icy Chain' |url=https://rapradar.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-icy-chain/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Rap Radar |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010707/https://rapradar.com/2021/11/19/saweetie-icy-chain/ |url-status=live }} "Icy Chain" features Saweetie's "confident" rapping, and contains a reference to the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Saweetie raps that she has fur on her body, and addresses PETA by noting that she's "being 100" (being truthful). PETA responded to this by sending Saweetie a faux-fur jacket.{{Cite web |title=PETA respond to Saweetie's 'Icy Chain' name drop by sending rapper a faux fur coat |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/peta-reply-to-saweeties-icy-chain-name-drop-by-sending-rapper-faux-fur-coat |access-date=2022-09-18 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171956/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/peta-reply-to-saweeties-icy-chain-name-drop-by-sending-rapper-faux-fur-coat |url-status=live }}
= Production =
Lil Aaron, Rocco Did It Again, and Dr. Luke produced "Icy Chain". Dr. Luke was previously credited as a producer on the Saweetie singles "Tap In" and "Best Friend".{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2021-11-19 |title=Saweetie Shares New Song 'Icy Chain' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/saweetie-shares-new-song-icy-chain-listen/ |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010708/https://pitchfork.com/news/saweetie-shares-new-song-icy-chain-listen/ |url-status=live }}
Live performances
On November 20, Saweetie performed a medley composed of "Icy Chain", "Tap In", and "Best Friend" on Saturday Night Live, which was hosted by actor Simu Liu that day. In the performance, Saweetie performed choreography largely composed of twerking next to two of her dancers, in front of three light-up letters which spell "icy".{{Cite magazine |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |date=2021-11-21 |title=Watch Saweetie Debut New Single 'Icy Chain' on 'SNL' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-saweetie-debut-new-single-icy-chain-on-snl-1260752/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-09-15 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704042627/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-saweetie-debut-new-single-icy-chain-on-snl-1260752/ |url-status=live }} She wore a white skirt for the medley. Saweetie again performed "Icy Chain" at the iHeart Radio Jingle Ball event in New York. The performance was ridiculed on social media, with users directing criticism at Saweetie's dancing. In response to the performance's criticism, Saweetie posted the choreography of her performance to social media and began a dance challenge, dubbed by the rapper as the "#IcyChainChallenge".{{Cite web |title=Saweetie Starts 'Icy Chain Challenge' After Performance Criticism: 'I Heard I Was the Best Twerker in Da World' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/saweetie-icy-chain-challenge |access-date=2022-09-15 |website=Complex |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010708/https://www.complex.com/music/saweetie-icy-chain-challenge |url-status=live }}
Credits
Credits adapted from Spotify.{{Cite web |title='Icy Chain' by Saweetie |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/5MkPZ9VprDSFTljruLxDEd?si=dSoqSf4wTmemqWtJXhzF2A |website= |publisher=Spotify |access-date=2022-09-16 |archive-date=2022-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220916010705/https://open.spotify.com/track/5MkPZ9VprDSFTljruLxDEd?si=dSoqSf4wTmemqWtJXhzF2A |url-status=live }}
- Saweetie – performer, songwriter
- Dr. Luke – producer, songwriter
- Lil Aaron – producer, songwriter
- Rocco Did It Again! – producer, songwriter
- Randall Hammers – songwriter
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for "Icy Chain" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2021)
! scope="col" | Peak |
|---|
| scope="row" | US Rhythmic (Billboard){{Cite magazine |title=The Rhythmic 40: Week Ending December 18, 2021 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2021-12-18 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214100844/https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2021-12-18/ |url-status=live }}
| 34 |
References
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