The album is largely composed of tracks composed by the troupe for broadcast on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Samberg was hired as a cast member, with Schaffer and Taccone as writers for the series in late 2005. After the quick production and national success of "Lazy Sunday", the comedians began writing and recording tracks for their debut album.
The comedy group was formed by the three friends while in junior high school in the mid-1990s in Berkeley, California.[3][4] By the turn of the millennium, the three struggling comedy writers graduated from college and created a website, the Lonely Island, to house their self-produced skits and video experiments. Their short movies included everything from cartoons assembled from clips of old Nintendo games to satirical rap videos in the styles of their favorite hip-hop artists.[5] "Honestly, almost every single one of the films was done at like 4 in the morning, kind of drunk," recalled Taccone. The Internet allowed the three to develop their comic voices without the pressure of having to deliver professionally polished work.[5] The videos provided the team with new opportunities: they landed an agent and pilot deals with Comedy Central and Fox, after which the group relocated to New York City.[3] The three soon landed writing jobs for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.[5] Hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon, Fallon was impressed by the group's material and recommended them to Lorne Michaels, creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live.[6] The group spent four days frantically writing in preparation for Samberg's audition as a cast member, which he "nailed". "There were about three days where we were facing the possibility that we might have to split up," said Samberg. "It was the biggest relief ever."[6] In September 2005, Andy Samberg joined the cast of the show for its 31st season, with Schaffer and Taccone hired as writers for the series.[7] Samberg became a rookie on the show, toiling long hours to earn a spot in a skit or two.[6]
Along with cast member Chris Parnell, the group wrote "Lazy Sunday" on the evening of December 12, 2005. They recorded the following night in the office The Lonely Island occupied together, using a laptop Taccone bought on Craigslist.[5] Whilst colleagues were rehearsing and rewriting that Saturday's show, the group spent the morning of December 15 shooting their video with a borrowed camera. The video was shot around Manhattan using multiple low-budget techniques.[5] Schaffer spent the entire next night (into the morning) editing the video and working with technicians to bring it up to broadcast standards. In the moments preceding the show's live performance and broadcast, the team learned from Michaels that "Lazy Sunday" would be shown on that night's show.[5] The three comedians were very worried about how the video would be received by the studio audience, but were relieved when the episode received a positive response.[6] By the next morning, the video was a national cultural sensation, with congratulatory phone calls delivered from friends for "breathing fresh air" into the show. The rap began to be played on radio stations and in bars, bringing the group to superstardom overnight.[5] When "Lazy Sunday" first aired, the group was basically unknown to even the show's most devout fans, but afterward, was given national exposure.[8]
Development and release
Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts. The tracks that originally premiered as digital shorts on the show were licensed to Universal Republic from NBC and Broadway Video, although Universal Music retains phonographic copyright of these works.[9] The music videos for songs "Lazy Sunday", "Like A Boss", "Jizz in My Pants", "I'm on a Boat", "We Like Sportz", "Boombox", and "Dick in a Box" are all available for viewing in HD on YouTube. The album is also available on vinyl. iTunes and YouTube are the primary distributors of the album's accompanying music videos.[9]
Prior to the album's release, "Jizz in My Pants" sold 76,000 downloads in its first two weeks of availability.[9]
The song "Iran So Far", featuring Adam Levine, was supposed to be the 18th track of the album,[10] but the rights could not be secured because of the Aphex Twin sample used in the track. About this, Taccone said,
There were some sample-clearance issues. For that song I sampled..."Avril 14th," and his publishing company [Chrysalis Music Publishing (ASCAP)] wouldn't give us the rights. They cleared it for SNL. If we ever make a Best of SNL Shorts DVD, we can put it on there, it can be on repeats of SNL, but it wasn't cleared for the album. [The company] asked for an outrageous amount of money.[11]
Samberg added, "For the record, Aphex Twin was super cool about the whole thing. It was the label [Warp Records]."[11] The Lonely Island once considered doing some live appearances to promote the album but scheduling around Saturday Night Live was a challenge because it took priority.[9]
The New York Times gave the album a positive review, including the album on its Critics Choice list of the week, only taking issue with the group's no-fi pre-Saturday Night Live material.[14]Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, calling it "the new frontier of 'White and Nerdy'."[19] All Music gave the album four out of five stars, calling it a "fully committed comedy album...that's just as hip, inventive, and inappropriate as [the group's] digital shorts."[1]Billboard magazine said the album shows the band's "deft handle on musical parody."[20]The New York Observer remarked that the album "manages to avoid most of the pratfalls inherent within the genre," and called the music "wildly catchy," although it did acknowledge that "most of it has been heard before" making it less desirable to buy.[21] Hip Hop DX said that "as a comedic display, Incredibad comes pretty close to impeccable; as a proper album it's less rewarding," and concluded by saying, "It's nice that someone finally cares enough about [hip hop] music to mock it properly."[22]
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
References
^ abcJeffries, David. "Incredibad - The Lonely Island". Allmusic. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
^ abKaufman, Gil (December 10, 2008). "'SNL' Star Andy Samberg Recruits T-Pain, Justin Timberlake, Norah Jones For New Album". MTV News. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
^ abStein, Joel (April 17, 2006). . Time. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
^NPR Staff (May 8, 2011). "The Lonely Island: The Hottest Thing In Fake Hip-Hop". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ abcdefgDave Itzkoff (December 27, 2005). "Nerds in the Hood, Stars on the Web". The New York Times. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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Incredibad is the debut studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island released on February 10 2009 through Universal Republic Records 2 Composed of writers and childhood best friends Andy Samberg Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone the album consists of hip hop inspired comedy songs and skits with a satirical slant on traditional hip hop culture IncredibadStudio album by The Lonely IslandReleasedFebruary 10 2009Recorded2005 2008GenreComedy hip hop 1 Length42 10LabelUniversal Republic179 690 CD DVD 179 765 vinyl ProducerJorma Taccone J Zone Prime Wyshmaster Asa Taccone Matthew Compton Drew Campbell Rick tha Rular Mansur Sly amp Robbie Katreese Barnes DJ Nu MarkThe Lonely Island chronologyIncredibad 2009 Turtleneck amp Chain 2011 Singles from Incredibad Lazy Sunday Released December 17 2005 Dick in a Box Released December 16 2006 Jizz in My Pants Released December 6 2008 I m on a Boat Released February 7 2009 Like A Boss Released April 4 2009The album is largely composed of tracks composed by the troupe for broadcast on NBC s Saturday Night Live Samberg was hired as a cast member with Schaffer and Taccone as writers for the series in late 2005 After the quick production and national success of Lazy Sunday the comedians began writing and recording tracks for their debut album Collaborators on the album include T Pain Norah Jones Jack Black E 40 Julian Casablancas Sly amp Robbie DJ Nu Mark J Zone Natalie Portman Chris Parnell and Justin Timberlake 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Development and release 3 Critical reception 4 Music videos 5 Track listing 6 Parody sources 7 Chart position 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end 8 Certifications 9 References 10 External linksBackground EditThe comedy group was formed by the three friends while in junior high school in the mid 1990s in Berkeley California 3 4 By the turn of the millennium the three struggling comedy writers graduated from college and created a website the Lonely Island to house their self produced skits and video experiments Their short movies included everything from cartoons assembled from clips of old Nintendo games to satirical rap videos in the styles of their favorite hip hop artists 5 Honestly almost every single one of the films was done at like 4 in the morning kind of drunk recalled Taccone The Internet allowed the three to develop their comic voices without the pressure of having to deliver professionally polished work 5 The videos provided the team with new opportunities they landed an agent and pilot deals with Comedy Central and Fox after which the group relocated to New York City 3 The three soon landed writing jobs for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards 5 Hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Jimmy Fallon Fallon was impressed by the group s material and recommended them to Lorne Michaels creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live 6 The group spent four days frantically writing in preparation for Samberg s audition as a cast member which he nailed There were about three days where we were facing the possibility that we might have to split up said Samberg It was the biggest relief ever 6 In September 2005 Andy Samberg joined the cast of the show for its 31st season with Schaffer and Taccone hired as writers for the series 7 Samberg became a rookie on the show toiling long hours to earn a spot in a skit or two 6 Along with cast member Chris Parnell the group wrote Lazy Sunday on the evening of December 12 2005 They recorded the following night in the office The Lonely Island occupied together using a laptop Taccone bought on Craigslist 5 Whilst colleagues were rehearsing and rewriting that Saturday s show the group spent the morning of December 15 shooting their video with a borrowed camera The video was shot around Manhattan using multiple low budget techniques 5 Schaffer spent the entire next night into the morning editing the video and working with technicians to bring it up to broadcast standards In the moments preceding the show s live performance and broadcast the team learned from Michaels that Lazy Sunday would be shown on that night s show 5 The three comedians were very worried about how the video would be received by the studio audience but were relieved when the episode received a positive response 6 By the next morning the video was a national cultural sensation with congratulatory phone calls delivered from friends for breathing fresh air into the show The rap began to be played on radio stations and in bars bringing the group to superstardom overnight 5 When Lazy Sunday first aired the group was basically unknown to even the show s most devout fans but afterward was given national exposure 8 Development and release EditMany of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts The tracks that originally premiered as digital shorts on the show were licensed to Universal Republic from NBC and Broadway Video although Universal Music retains phonographic copyright of these works 9 The music videos for songs Lazy Sunday Like A Boss Jizz in My Pants I m on a Boat We Like Sportz Boombox and Dick in a Box are all available for viewing in HD on YouTube The album is also available on vinyl iTunes and YouTube are the primary distributors of the album s accompanying music videos 9 Prior to the album s release Jizz in My Pants sold 76 000 downloads in its first two weeks of availability 9 The song Iran So Far featuring Adam Levine was supposed to be the 18th track of the album 10 but the rights could not be secured because of the Aphex Twin sample used in the track About this Taccone said There were some sample clearance issues For that song I sampled Avril 14th and his publishing company Chrysalis Music Publishing ASCAP wouldn t give us the rights They cleared it for SNL If we ever make a Best of SNL Shorts DVD we can put it on there it can be on repeats of SNL but it wasn t cleared for the album The company asked for an outrageous amount of money 11 Samberg added For the record Aphex Twin was super cool about the whole thing It was the label Warp Records 11 The Lonely Island once considered doing some live appearances to promote the album but scheduling around Saturday Night Live was a challenge because it took priority 9 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic68 100Review scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 The A V ClubB 12 Robert ChristgauA 13 The New York Times favorable 14 NME 15 Paste 16 Pitchfork Media 17 PopMatters 18 Rolling Stone 19 The New York Times gave the album a positive review including the album on its Critics Choice list of the week only taking issue with the group s no fi pre Saturday Night Live material 14 Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars calling it the new frontier of White and Nerdy 19 All Music gave the album four out of five stars calling it a fully committed comedy album that s just as hip inventive and inappropriate as the group s digital shorts 1 Billboard magazine said the album shows the band s deft handle on musical parody 20 The New York Observer remarked that the album manages to avoid most of the pratfalls inherent within the genre and called the music wildly catchy although it did acknowledge that most of it has been heard before making it less desirable to buy 21 Hip Hop DX said that as a comedic display Incredibad comes pretty close to impeccable as a proper album it s less rewarding and concluded by saying It s nice that someone finally cares enough about hip hop music to mock it properly 22 Music videos EditMain article The Lonely Island discography Music videosTrack listing EditCDNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Who Said We re Wack Intro Andy SambergAkiva SchafferJorma TacconeJ Taccone1 162 Santana DVX featuring E 40 SambergSchafferJ TacconeEarl StevensUdo LindenbergJean Jacques KravetzJ Zone2 353 Jizz in My Pants SambergSchafferJ TacconeMichael FornoPrime2 314 I m on a Boat featuring T Pain SambergSchafferJ TacconeAdam CherringtonFaheem NajmWyshmaster2 365 Sax Man featuring Jack Black SambergSchafferJ TacconeMatthew ComptonAsa TacconeCompton2 076 Lazy Sunday featuring Chris Parnell SambergSchafferJ TacconeJ Taccone2 207 Normal Guy Skit SambergSchafferJ TacconeJ Taccone1 048 Boombox featuring Julian Casablancas SambergSchafferJ TacconeDrew CampbellA TacconeCampbellA Taccone3 139 Shrooms Skit SambergSchafferJ TacconeCampbellCampbell0 3410 Like a Boss SambergSchafferJ TacconeAleric BanksRick tha Rular1 4711 We Like Sportz SambergSchafferJ TacconeJ Taccone2 0312 Dreamgirl featuring Norah Jones SambergSchafferJ TacconeMansur ZafrMansur3 1313 Ras Trent SambergSchafferJ TacconeD CareySly DunbarRobbie ShakespeareSly and Robbie2 0514 Dick in a Box featuring Justin Timberlake SambergSchafferJ TacconeA TacconeJustin TimberlakeKatreese BarnesJ TacconeBarnesA Taccone2 4115 The Old Saloon Skit SambergSchafferJ TacconeMark PotsicDJ Nu Mark1 0516 Punch You in the Jeans SambergSchafferJ TacconePotsicDJ Nu Mark2 4617 Space Olympics SambergSchafferJ TacconeCampbellCampbell2 5518 Natalie s Rap featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Parnell SambergSchafferJ TacconeA TacconeA Taccone2 2619 Incredibad SambergSchafferJ TacconeRoy HammondJerry FullerJ Taccone2 54 DVDNo TitleWriter s Length1 Jizz in My Pants SambergSchafferJ TacconeForno2 322 Just 2 Guyz SambergSchafferJ Taccone2 073 Lazy Sunday featuring Chris Parnell SambergSchafferJ Taccone2 224 Ras Trent SambergSchafferJ TacconeCareyDunbarShakespeare2 085 Dick in a Box featuring Justin Timberlake SambergSchafferJ TacconeA TacconeTimberlakeBarnes2 416 We Like Sportz SambergSchafferJ Taccone2 067 Space Olympics SambergSchafferJ TacconeCampbell3 018 Bing Bong Brothers SambergSchafferJ Taccone1 12Parody sources Edit Bing Bong Bros is a parody of Wait The Whisper Song by the Ying Yang Twins Natalie s Rap is a parody of Eazy E s song No More s from his album Eazy Duz It Like a Boss is a parody of Slim Thug s song Like a Boss from his album Already Platinum Chart position EditThe album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at No 13 with first week sales of 48 000 23 It was the eighth best selling rap album of 2009 and sold 246 000 copies 24 Weekly charts Edit Chart 2009 Providers PeakpositionU S Billboard 200 23 Billboard 13Top Rap Albums 25 Billboard 7Australian ARIA Albums Chart 26 ARIA 45Year end Edit Chart 2009 RankUS Billboard 200 27 134US Comedy Albums Billboard 28 1Chart 2010 RankUS Comedy Albums Billboard 29 1Certifications EditSales certification for Incredibad Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 30 Silver 60 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c Jeffries David Incredibad The Lonely Island Allmusic Retrieved July 8 2011 a b Kaufman Gil December 10 2008 SNL Star Andy Samberg Recruits T Pain Justin Timberlake Norah Jones For New Album MTV News Retrieved December 12 2008 a b Stein Joel April 17 2006 Straight Outta Narnia Time Archived from the original on June 14 2006 Retrieved May 13 2011 NPR Staff May 8 2011 The Lonely Island The Hottest Thing In Fake Hip Hop National Public Radio Retrieved May 14 2011 a b c d e f g Dave Itzkoff December 27 2005 Nerds in the Hood Stars on the Web The New York Times Retrieved May 14 2011 a b c d Julian Kesner December 24 2005 Video Shoots SNL Rookie into the Show s Spotlight The New York Daily News Retrieved May 14 2011 permanent dead link Leah Greenblatt September 11 2005 Hader Samberg join SNL Variety Retrieved May 14 2011 Andy Samberg invites you to his Lonely Island MSNBC Associated Press February 26 2009 Archived from the original on June 30 2011 Retrieved May 14 2011 a b c d Cohen Jonathan 2009 01 17 WORLDWIDE PANTS Billboard 121 2 35 Tower com Retrieved on February 8 2009 Tower com February 10 2009 Archived from the original on May 22 2011 Retrieved March 12 2011 a b Lonely Island Interview Retrieved from UGO com Archived March 2 2009 at the Wayback Machine on 3 5 2009 Singer Brett February 24 2009 The Lonely Island Incredibad The A V Club Retrieved July 8 2011 Christgau Robert The Lonely Island Retrieved July 8 2011 a b Caramanica Jon February 8 2009 Critics Choice New Releases The New York Times Retrieved July 8 2011 Album Review The Lonely Island NME March 29 2009 Retrieved July 8 2011 Gandert Sean February 12 2009 The Lonely Island Incredibad Paste Retrieved July 8 2011 Suarez Jessica February 19 2009 The Lonely Island Incredibad Pitchfork Media Retrieved July 8 2011 Raper Dan March 9 2009 The Lonely Island Incredibad PopMatters Retrieved January 9 2022 a b Maerz Melissa 2009 02 19 Incredibad Rolling Stone 1072 66 Nagy Evie 2009 02 14 Incredibad Billboard 121 6 37 Rosen Christopher February 11 2009 The Lonely Island Gets On a Boat Releases Album Observer Retrieved January 9 2022 Noz Andrew February 19 2009 The Lonely Island Incredibad HipHopDX Retrieved January 9 2022 a b Information Not Found Billboard com Retrieved March 12 2011 Reviews AllHipHop ChartWatch 2009 s Top Selling Hip Hop Acts Allhiphop com Archived from the original on February 10 2011 Retrieved March 12 2011 https www billboard com bbcom retrieve chart history do model chartFormatGroupName Albums amp model vnuArtistId 1057860 amp model vnuAlbumId 1206729 dead link Australian Record Industry Association Ariacharts com au Archived from the original on May 18 2011 Retrieved March 12 2011 Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2009 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2018 Comedy Albums Year End 2009 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2018 Comedy Albums Year End 2010 Billboard Retrieved September 17 2018 British album certifications Lonely Island Incredibad British Phonographic Industry Retrieved June 20 2022 External links EditIncredibad at Discogs Incredibad at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Incredibad amp oldid 1127596111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
