Ice Box (song)

"Ice Box"
"Ice Box"
Single by Omarion
from the album 21
Released	November 6, 2006
Genre	R&B; pop;
Length	4:16
Label	T.U.G.; Sony Urban Music; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Omari Grandberry; Tim Mosley; John Spivery; Solomon Logan; Blade; Keri Hilson; Ezekiel Lewis; Patrick Smith;
Producer(s)	The Royal Court
Omarion singles chronology

"Ice Box" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Omarion's second album, 21. The song features uncredited backing vocals and production by Timbaland. The song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and remains Omarion's highest-charting single in the US. "Ice Box" also reached the top 20 in Denmark, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The liner notes credit the production to the Royal Court, whose members include King and Sir John of Timbaland's Camp.

The single was released on November 6, 2006, influenced by the romantic relationship between Omarion and his girlfriend that had come to an end. In an interview discussing the song, Omarion explains that he and his girlfriend at the time had two different worlds and the timing was not right. An official remix was later released featuring R&B singer Usher.^[3] There is another version of the remix featuring an additional verse by Fabolous.^{[citation needed]}

Composition

"Ice Box" has a moderate tempo and it is written in the key of E-flat major.^[4]

Music video

The video starts off with Omarion sitting at a table alone, with flashes of the video. The camera digitally goes inside of Omarion's body and stops to show his beating heart frigid cold. The icy blue heart represents the loneliness Omarion was feeling and also a sense of his pain. The metaphor illustrates Omarion's heart "trapped in an Ice Box". The camera zooms out of his body and the music begins. Omarion's girlfriend, played by Solange Knowles,^[5] appears sitting opposite him at the table. Throughout his video, his girlfriend will appear, disappear, and then reappear. The video is then taken into a forest like setting, where Omarion chases his girlfriend around. Scenes cut to Omarion dancing along with male backup dancers, (Choreography completed by Roland Tabor and Blake Anthony). The video ends with Omarion down on his knees after saying "...I'm tired of fighting", and Timbaland rides up in a Phantom and opens the door to let Omarion in. Omarion then puts on a pair of sunglasses and looks at Timbaland who taps the girl on the shoulder before they drive away.

Charts

"Ice Box" is Omarion's most successful single as a solo artist in the United States, as well as his first solo single to chart within the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been certified gold in the US as of July 2007. In the United Kingdom, "Ice Box" became Omarion's biggest hit, charting at number 14, becoming his first top-20 single there.

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[6]	36
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[7]	8
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	94
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[9]	14
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[10]	52
Germany (GfK)^[11]	40
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[12]	10
Scotland (OCC)^[13]	31
UK Singles (OCC)^[14]	14
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[15]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	12
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[17]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[18]	5
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[19]	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[20]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[21]	48
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	45
UK Urban (Music Week)^[23]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[24]	19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[25]	32

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[27]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	November 6, 2006	Rhythmic contemporary radio	T.U.G. Sony Urban Music Epic	^[28]
United States	November 20, 2006	Contemporary hit radio	T.U.G. Sony Urban Music Epic	^[28]
United Kingdom	February 19, 2007	CD	RCA	^[29]

References

^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy. Now That's What I Call Music 24 (2007): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
^ J Boogie (October 30, 2006). "The final say on Omarion's 'IceBox'". thethomascrownchronicles.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
^ Reid, Shaheem (March 16, 2007). "Omarion on Red-Hot 'Ice Box' Remix with Usher: 'It's Big, It's So Big'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ Omarion "Ice Box" Sheet Music musicnotes.com
^ Garland, Emma (December 19, 2006). "A Blow by Blow Account of How Omarion's "Ice Box" Video Captures 2006". Vice. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
^ "Omarion – Ice Box". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Issue 903" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
^ "Omarion – Ice Box". Tracklisten.
^ "Omarion – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Omarion. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Omarion – Ice Box" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ "Omarion – Ice Box". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "Omarion: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Omarion Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
^ "Urban Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week. January 12, 2008. p. 16. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^ "British single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
^ "FMQB: CHR". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 17, 2007. p. 31.

"Omarion-Zelda audio comparison". KDWB.com. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
"On Air Staff: Special Ed". KDWB.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2007.

[AllMusic-1] Kellman, Andy. Now That's What I Call Music 24 (2007): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

[2] J Boogie (October 30, 2006). "The final say on Omarion's 'IceBox'". thethomascrownchronicles.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

[3] Reid, Shaheem (March 16, 2007). "Omarion on Red-Hot 'Ice Box' Remix with Usher: 'It's Big, It's So Big'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[4] Omarion "Ice Box" Sheet Music musicnotes.com

[5] Garland, Emma (December 19, 2006). "A Blow by Blow Account of How Omarion's "Ice Box" Video Captures 2006". Vice. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[sc_Australia_Omarion-6] "Omarion – Ice Box". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Australiaurban_-7] "Issue 903" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[sc_Canada_Omarion-8] "Omarion Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[sc_Denmark_Omarion-9] "Omarion – Ice Box". Tracklisten.

[sc_Billboardeuropeanhot100_Omarion_-10] "Omarion – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Omarion. ^{[dead link‍]}

[sc_Germany_Omarion-11] "Omarion – Ice Box" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 30, 2020.

[sc_New_Zealand_Omarion-12] "Omarion – Ice Box". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-13] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Omarion-14] "Omarion: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKrandb_-15] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Omarion-16] "Omarion Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Omarion-17] "Omarion Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Omarion-18] "Omarion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Omarion-19] "Omarion Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Omarion-20] "Omarion Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

[21] "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Urban Singles 2007". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

[22] "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

[23] "Urban Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week. January 12, 2008. p. 16. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

[24] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[25] "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[United_KingdomOmarionIce_BoxsingleCertRef-26] "British single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[United_StatesOmarionIce_BoxsingleCertRef-27] "American single certifications – Omarion – Ice Box". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 22, 2014.

[28] "FMQB: CHR". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[29] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 17, 2007. p. 31.

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Ice Box (song)

Composition

Music video

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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