Sheesh!
{{short description|2021 single by Surfaces}}
{{Other uses|Sheesh (disambiguation){{!}}Sheesh}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Sheesh!
| cover = Surfaces - Sheesh!.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official cover art
| type = single
| artist = Surfaces featuring Tai Verdes
| album = Pacifico (deluxe edition)
| released = August 20, 2021
| recorded = 2021
| genre = Pop
| length = 2:29
| label = TenThousand
| writer =
- Forrest Frank
- Colin Padalecki
- Kameron Glasper
- Tayla Parx
| producer =
- Forrest Frank
- Colin Padalecki
- Medasin
| chronology = Surfaces
| prev_title = So Far Away
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = C'est La Vie
| next_year = 2021
| misc =
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Tai Verdes
| type = single
| prev_title = Feeling This Bad (v2)
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Sheesh!
| year = 2021
| next_title = Let's Go to Hell
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{external music video|type=single|{{YouTube|T7jqJuemGq0|"Sheesh!" (live performance)}}}}
}}
"Sheesh!" is a 2021 song by the American music group Surfaces, featuring singer Tai Verdes, from the deluxe edition of the group's fourth studio album, Pacifico (2021). The song was recorded at rental accommodation fitted with music production equipment. The music composition is credited to Kameron Glasper and Tayla Parx.
"Sheesh!" was debuted live on July 31, 2021, the night before Surfaces' performance at Lollapalooza, and was released as a single a few weeks later. The song was presented at a time when the phrase "sheesh" was rising in prominence as a slang term with new meaning, as an internet meme and a viral TikTok theme. It charted on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. The song has been used commercially in a variety of ways, including ad campaigns by Toyota and Pizza Hut.
Background
The use of "sheesh" as an expression has a history of popular use on TikTok,{{cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/sheesh-tiktok-sound-origin/|title=Why is that 'Sheesh' sound all over TikTok?|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=May 7, 2021|work=The Daily Dot|author=Schroeder, Audra}} and in 2021, the phrase spiked as a viral trend on the platform.{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/does-sheesh-mean-tiktok-sing-194317353.html|title=What does 'sheesh' mean on TikTok? The sing-songy sound is surprisingly uplifting|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=April 1, 2021|author=Pellot, Emerald|publisher=Yahoo! Sports}}{{cite web|url=https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2021-07-15-what-does-sheesh-mean-explaining-that-viral-tiktok-slang/|title=What Does 'Sheesh' Mean? Explaining That Viral TikTok Slang|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=July 15, 2021|author=Marquina, Sierra|publisher=On Air With Ryan iHeart}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-how-to-do-the-viral-sheesh-tiktok-trend-imagining-future-life-moments-71687871|title=TikTokers Are Hilariously Celebrating Future Life Moments With This Viral 'Sheesh' Sound|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=April 7, 2021|author=Garrison, Cianna|work=Elite Daily}} This was often in humorous, memetic contexts, as well as being used as an ad-lib in hip-hop performances.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-sheesh-became-hip-hops-favorite-ad-lib/|title=How 'Sheesh' Became Hip-Hop's Favorite Ad-Lib|access-date=November 9, 2022|date=June 10, 2022|publisher=Vice Media|author=Rodrigues, Ashwin}} The song samples the TikTok meme.
Production and release
Surfaces, a band from College Station, Texas, rented a house fitted with music production equipment in Malibu, California, for two weeks, where they created "Sheesh!" and other songs. The group performed at Lollapalooza on August 1, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/lollapalooza/ct-ent-lollapalooza-2021-lineup-single-day-tickets-20210602-rol3iv7mlregrj3a4ehyqx3tbi-story.html|title=Lollapalooza daily schedule released, single-day tickets go on sale|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=June 2, 2021|work=Chicago Tribune|author=Swartz, Tracy}} which was their first music festival performance. They debuted "Sheesh!" the night before at a smaller venue, but played it for a large audience for the first time at Lollapalooza. This performance was streamed live on Hulu,{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/lollapalooza/2021/7/29/22598075/lollapalooza-2021-live-stream-online-hulu|title=Can't make it to Lollapalooza? Watch it live on Hulu all weekend|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=July 29, 2021|work=Chicago Sun-Times|author=Haas, Katelyn}} and the song was subsequently re-streamed 4 million times within 11 days.{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/surfaces-interview-september-2021/|title=Surfaces: More Than Meets the Eye... or Ear|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=February 15, 2022|work=Beyond The Stage Magazine|author=Restaino, Amanda}}
The studio version of the song was released on August 20, 2021, as part of Universal Music Canada's New Music Friday release (Universal Music is the parent label of TenThousand Projects, the label which Surfaces signed on to).{{cite web|url=https://www.umusic.ca/2021/08/20/nmf-08-20/|title=New Music Friday: 'Solar Power,' Shawn Mendes, Trippie Redd and many more!|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=August 20, 2021|publisher=Universal Music}} The song's music video comprises videos of live performances featuring Tai Verdes, filmed at festivals including Lollapalooza before the September 8, 2021, start of their "Good 2 Be Back Tour".{{cite web|url=https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/surfaces-drop-new-single-sheesh-featuring-tai-verdes-out-now/|title=Surfaces Drop New Single 'Sheesh!' Featuring Tai Verdes Out Now|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=August 20, 2021|work=Universal Music Canada}} "Sheesh!" was included on the deluxe version of Surfaces' fourth album, Pacifico, which was released on August 31, 2021, according to SoundCloud.{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/surfaces-music/sets/pacifico-deluxe|title=Pacifico (Deluxe)|accessdate=January 2, 2023|date=|publisher=SoundCloud}}
On "Sheesh!", Surfaces members Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki are credited as composers and Tai Verdes is a featured artist, while Kameron Glasper and Tayla Parx have music composer credits. Other credits include Colin Leonard as mastering engineer, Medasin as producer, and Sacco as mixer.{{cite web |title=Sheesh!: Surfaces |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sheesh%21-mw0003585256/credits |accessdate=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Allmusic}}
Reception
"Sheesh!" peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart on August 30, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-09-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}} Despite its lack of commercial success, the song has been described as a "fan favorite".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/sponsored/story/surfaces-and-dayglow-show-out-at-bose-and-pitchfork-radio-event/|title=Surfaces and Dayglow Show Out at Bose and Pitchfork Radio Event|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=May 5, 2022|website=Pitchfork}}
The staff at The Austin Chronicle, a Central Texas newspaper, noted that Verdes contributes "hooky grandeur and speedy-smooth lines" to the song.{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2021-10-01/acl-fest-music-recommendations-from-close-to-home/|title=ACL Fest Music Recommendations From Close-to-Home|accessdate=November 8, 2022|date=October 1, 2021|work=The Austin Chronicle|author1=Curtin, Kevin |author2=Christina Garcia |author3=Raoul Hernandez |author4=Doug Freeman |author5=Rachel Rascoe}}
Use in television
In early 2022, Saatchi & Saatchi produced a commercial for that year's Toyota Corolla Cross. The ad, known as "Olympics: Perfect Getaway", featured "Sheesh!" in the background. The commercial aired during the 2022 Winter Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/qcv6/toyota-corolla-cross-perfect-getaway-song-by-surfaces-and-tai-verdes-t1|title=Toyota Corolla Cross TV Spot, 'Olympics: Perfect Getaway' Song by Surfaces, Tai Verdes [T1]|accessdate=November 9, 2022|date=|website=iSpot.tv}} Toyota was still using the song in its commercials {{as of|2022|05|lc=y}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/what-is-the-song-in-the-corolla-cross-commercial/ar-AAWXGtN|title=What Is The Song In The Corolla Cross Commercial?|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=May 4, 2022|publisher=MSN|author=Lemieux, Melissa}}
In late 2022, the song was featured in a Pizza Hut ad campaign, in their "World of Me" and "Hands" commercials. The Pizza Hut commercials, which feature Craig Robinson and Oriana Siphanoum, initially targeted NBC Sunday Night Football, Bachelor in Paradise, and College GameDay audiences, as well as digital channels such as YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitch.{{cite web|url=https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/10/27/pizza-hut-s-world-me-puts-the-me-melts-with-the-office-s-craig-robinson|title=Pizza Hut's 'World of me' puts the 'me' in 'melts' with The Office's Craig Robinson|accessdate=November 11, 2022|date=October 27, 2022|work=The Drum|author=Kemp, Audrey}} The "World of Me" commercial was produced by Spark Foundry, GSD&M, and Deutsch NY.{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2BRP/pizza-hut-melts-world-of-me|title=Pizza Hut Melts TV Spot, 'World of Me'|accessdate=November 9, 2022|date=|website=iSpot.tv}}
The song has been used in other ads, including a March 2022 Rock County, Wisconsin, public safety community outreach video effort.{{cite web|url=https://www.channel3000.com/sheesh-rock-county-public-safety-officials-release-music-video/|title='Sheesh!' Rock County public safety officials release music video|accessdate=November 6, 2022|date=March 3, 2022|publisher=Channel3000}} Additionally, a sample of the song can be heard on a second-season episode of The D'Amelio Show.{{cite episode|url=https://www.hulu.com/series/the-damelio-show-ad993806-7961-4eb3-9f92-e7b9a349ae22|title=Clout-Chasing Sister|format=Streaming television|series=The D'Amelio Show|season=2|number=4|time=13:50|network=Hulu|date=October 5, 2022|access-date=November 14, 2022}}
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Surfaces and Tai Verdes|title=Sheesh!|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=September 8, 2024}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM3KIa1BOF8 Tik Tok dance challenge]
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