Turtleneck & Chain

Turtleneck & Chain is the second studio album by American comedy troupe The Lonely Island. The album was released on 10 May 2011 by Universal Republic Records. Turtleneck & Chain was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Many of the songs on the album were first performed on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts ("I Just Had Sex", "Jack Sparrow", "Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde", "Motherlover", "The Creep", "Threw It on the Ground", "Reba (Two Worlds Collide)", and "Great Day"). "We're Back!" premiered on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The CD version of the album also includes a DVD featuring some of the digital shorts. Collaborators on the album include Snoop Dogg, Akon, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, Michael Bolton, Santigold, John Waters, and Beck.

Turtleneck & Chain
Studio album by
The Lonely Island
ReleasedMay 10, 2011
Recorded2009-2011
GenreComedy hip hop, hip hop, electro
Length38:55
LabelUniversal Republic
ProducerT-Minus, CHOPS, Michael Woods, DJ Frank E, Ilya, Stargate, Drew Money
The Lonely Island chronology
Incredibad
(2009)		 Turtleneck & Chain
(2011)		 The Wack Album
(2013)
Singles from Turtleneck & Chain
  1. "I Just Had Sex"
    Released: 19 December 2010
  2. "The Creep"
    Released: 30 January 2011
  3. "We're Back!"
    Released: 1 April 2011
  4. "Motherlover"
    Released: 19 April 2011
  5. "Turtleneck & Chain"
    Released: 29 April 2011
  6. "Jack Sparrow"
    Released: 7 May 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.8/10
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubA
Blare
Entertainment WeeklyB
Los Angeles Times
NME
Rolling Stone
Pitchfork7.1/10
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