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Freeze (T-Pain song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Freeze'" is the third and final single from R&B singer T-Pain from his third album, 'Thr33 Ringz'. The song features singer Chris Brown. The song was released on iTunes on October 10 [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=292243313&id=1 Countdown to Thr33 Ringz.] 'iTunes.' Accessed October 10, 2008. and was added to [http://www.myspace.com/tpain 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." Jesal 'Jay Soul' Padania of RapReviews.com called this song nice enough.http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_11F_thr33ringz.html 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."
Music video
The shoot for the music video was released on YouTube on September 30 by Mike & Rocco (reality).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssedor0VuJI Freeze video shoot] The video was set to premiere on January 5, 2009 but leaked on December 31, 2008 and was officially released on January 1, 2009 via MTV Jams.The video ranked at #82 on BET's 'Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009' countdown..
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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 26 and number 23 respectively.
References
Category:2008 singles
Category:2008 songs
Category:T-Pain songs
Category:Chris Brown songs
Category:Song recordings produced by T-Pain
Category:Songs written by T-Pain
Category:Songs written by Chris Brown
Category:Jive Records singles
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