Terryfold
{{Short description|2017 single by Chaos Chaos featuring Justin Roiland}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Terryfold
| cover = Terryfold 2017.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Chaos Chaos featuring Justin Roiland
| album = The Rick and Morty Soundtrack
| released = August 27, 2017
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Comedy music, dream pop, indie pop, psychedelic pop
| length = 2:30
| label =
| composer = Chaos Chaos
| lyricist = Justin Roiland
| producer =
| chronology = Chaos Chaos
| prev_title = In This Place
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Dripping with Fire
| next_year = 2017
}}
"Terryfold" is a song written by American actor, voice actor, and animator Justin Roiland and recorded by American indie pop band Chaos Chaos. The song also features vocals from Roiland. It was released onto music streaming platforms and made available for digital download on August 27, 2017. The song was created for the American animated comedy series Rick and Morty, and was played during "Rest and Ricklaxation", the sixth episode of the series' third season.
Background
The song played twice during "Rest and Ricklaxation", the sixth episode of the third season of Rick and Morty. The title characters, Rick and Morty, hear and enjoy the song as it plays over a radio.{{cite web|last=Skelton|first=Eric|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/news/2017/09/rick-and-morty-billboard-chart|title=This Song From 'Rick and Morty' Is Charting on Billboard|work=Pigeons and Planes|date=September 15, 2017 |accessdate=September 17, 2017}} The song also played during the episode's credits.{{cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick |url=http://nerdist.com/rick-and-morty-credits-song-full-version/|title=Hear the Full RICK AND MORTY End Credits Song from Last Night's Episodes|work=Nerdist|date=August 28, 2017|accessdate=September 17, 2017}}
Critical reception
Nerdist commented that the song was "perhaps the most bizarre comedic counterweight" of the episode, and added that "the minimal R&B-leaning song is actually pretty fun musically, like a ridiculous mix of Vulfpeck, Mac DeMarco, and Midnite Vultures era Beck. The main draw, though, are the lyrics, which are almost exclusively about grabbing 'Terry fold flaps,' 'flappy folds,' 'foldy flaps,' and other variations on the theme." Vulture called the song "semi-sweet, questionable, and strangely soothing."{{cite web|last=Lockett|first=Dee|url=http://www.vulture.com%2F2017%2F09%2Frick-and-mortys-joke-song-terryfold-actually-charted.html|title=Rick and Morty{{'}}s Strangely Satisfying Ode to Terryfolds Actually Charted|work=Vulture|date=September 15, 2017|accessdate=September 18, 2017}}
Chart performance
Roiland had posted tweets expressing his hope for the song to chart and gain radio airplay. The song debuted at #1 on the Comedy Digital Song Sales chart dated September 16, 2017, after a sum of 2,000 downloads.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-09-16/comedy-digital-tracks|title=Comedy Digital Track Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=September 2017|accessdate=September 18, 2017|archive-date=2018-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506100944/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2017-09-16/comedy-digital-tracks|url-status=live}} According to Nielsen Music, the song accumulated 1.1 million U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the week ending September 7, 2017. As a result, the song debuted at #33 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart dated September 23, 2017.{{cite magazine|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7965691/rick-and-morty-terryfold-debuts-hot-rock-songs|title='Rick and Morty' Song 'Terryfold' Debuts on Hot Rock Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=September 14, 2017|accessdate=September 17, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Walsh|first=Michael|url=http://nerdist.com/rick-and-morty-terryfold-billboard-charts/|title=RICK AND MORTY's "Terryfold" Song Debuted High on The Billboard Charts|work=Nerdist|date=September 15, 2017|accessdate=September 17, 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Terryfold
| lyrics1 = Justin Roiland
| music1 = Chaos Chaos
| length1 = 2:30
| total_length = 2:30
}}
Personnel
- Justin Roiland – lyrics, vocals, artwork
- Chaos Chaos – additional vocals, songwriting
- Phil Levine – drum engineering and mixing
- Troupe Gammage – mixing, mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Peak ! scope="col"| Ref. |
|---|
| U.S. Billboard Comedy Digital Song Sales
| style="text-align:center"|1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rock Songs
| style="text-align:center"|33 |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Rick and Morty}}
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