The album's second single, called "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" was released on September 23, 2008. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Ludacris, with the production, which once again was provided by T-Pain. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album's third and final single, "Freeze" was released on October 10, 2008. The song features a guest appearance from American recording artist Chris Brown, with the production provided by T-Pain. The song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The single, "Boom" was the fourth and final single from T-Pain's repackaged album intended to be sold to the Philippines and Serbia. The track became an instant dance hit in those countries and became a staple piece of music used in hip-hop contests and shows in both Serbia and the Philippines.
Promotional singlesedit
In late 2007, T-Pain released the first promotional single "Silver & Gold". However, it was cut from the final album track-listing. T-Pain released "Ringleader Man" as the album's promotional single.[2]
Three Ringz received mixed reviews, with many music critics questioning T-Pain's continued usage of Auto-Tune and his delivery of the club tracks. Jesel Padania of RapReviews said that despite the album's lack of humor and some tracks falling short of previous efforts, he praised T-Pain's genre-hopping production and his chemistry with the guest artists.[12]AllMusic's David Jeffries also found the humor hit or miss but praised the record's production, guest list and T-Pain's persona for giving the tracks energy to grab listeners' attention, calling it "an otherwise entertaining example of the gimmick-filled R&B/hip-hop album done right."[3] Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine praised tracks like "Can't Believe It" and "Freeze" for their production and catchiness but questioned whether T-Pain could move beyond his Auto-Tune crutch, concluding that "T-Pain’s got the pop credentials. It’s just a pity that this entire album is drenched in what already sounded like last year’s sound a couple years ago."[9]
J. Gabriel Boylan of Spin criticized T-Pain for utilizing the same old tricks and delivery he had used on previous works before, concluding that "With a hot guest list (Ciara, T.I.), this is bound to bump the clubs, but beyond that, it’s clown time."[10] Elysa Gardner of USA Today found the songs about women off-putting and disgusting, and said that more empathy and tenderness would help this record, concluding that "Ringz doesn’t offer enough wit or insight to mitigate its rancor, or make it terribly interesting."[11]
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Three Ringz stylized as Thr33 Ringz is the third studio album by American R amp B singer T Pain It was released on November 11 2008 by his record label Nappy Boy Entertainment under the distribution of Akon s label Konvict Muzik Jive Records and Zomba Label Group It was supported by three singles Can t Believe It featuring Lil Wayne Chopped n Skrewed featuring Ludacris and Freeze featuring Chris Brown Three RingzStudio album by T PainReleasedNovember 11 2008 1 Recorded2007 08GenreR amp Bhip hopLength60 35 standard 73 08 deluxe LabelNappy BoyKonvictJiveZombaProducerT Pain exec Akon exec Rocco Valdes exec Tha BiznessT Pain chronologyEpiphany 2007 Three Ringz 2008 The Instrumentals 2009 Alternative coverImport edition coverSingles from Thr33 Ringz Can t Believe It Released July 29 2008 Chopped n Skrewed Released September 23 2008 Freeze Released October 10 2008 Boom Released December 20 2008 Philippines and Serbia January 1 2009 Worldwide Reviews for the album were mixed because critics were growing weary of the party filled track listing and overreliance on Auto Tune Three Ringz debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 It was nominated for Best Contemporary R amp B Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards but lost to Beyonce s I Am Sasha Fierce Contents 1 Singles 1 1 Promotional singles 2 Critical reception 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesSingles editThe album s lead single called Can t Believe It was released on July 29 2008 The track features a guest appearance from American hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne with the production provided by T Pain The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 The album s second single called Chopped n Skrewed was released on September 23 2008 The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Ludacris with the production which once again was provided by T Pain The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 The album s third and final single Freeze was released on October 10 2008 The song features a guest appearance from American recording artist Chris Brown with the production provided by T Pain The song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 The single Boom was the fourth and final single from T Pain s repackaged album intended to be sold to the Philippines and Serbia The track became an instant dance hit in those countries and became a staple piece of music used in hip hop contests and shows in both Serbia and the Philippines Promotional singles edit In late 2007 T Pain released the first promotional single Silver amp Gold However it was cut from the final album track listing T Pain released Ringleader Man as the album s promotional single 2 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Daily News nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Billboard Mixed review 5 Village Voice Favorable review 6 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 USA Today nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Three Ringz received mixed reviews with many music critics questioning T Pain s continued usage of Auto Tune and his delivery of the club tracks Jesel Padania of RapReviews said that despite the album s lack of humor and some tracks falling short of previous efforts he praised T Pain s genre hopping production and his chemistry with the guest artists 12 AllMusic s David Jeffries also found the humor hit or miss but praised the record s production guest list and T Pain s persona for giving the tracks energy to grab listeners attention calling it an otherwise entertaining example of the gimmick filled R amp B hip hop album done right 3 Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine praised tracks like Can t Believe It and Freeze for their production and catchiness but questioned whether T Pain could move beyond his Auto Tune crutch concluding that T Pain s got the pop credentials It s just a pity that this entire album is drenched in what already sounded like last year s sound a couple years ago 9 J Gabriel Boylan of Spin criticized T Pain for utilizing the same old tricks and delivery he had used on previous works before concluding that With a hot guest list Ciara T I this is bound to bump the clubs but beyond that it s clown time 10 Elysa Gardner of USA Today found the songs about women off putting and disgusting and said that more empathy and tenderness would help this record concluding that Ringz doesn t offer enough wit or insight to mitigate its rancor or make it terribly interesting 11 Commercial performance editThree Ringz debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 selling 167 700 copies in the first week 13 The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA selling 700 000 copies in the United States 14 Track listing editAll tracks produced by T Pain except Karaoke No TitleWriter s Length1 Welcome to Thr33 Ringz Intro Faheem Najm Frank Romano Eddie Griffin1 252 Ringleader Man Najm Johnny Smith2 543 Chopped n Skrewed featuring Ludacris Najm Christopher Bridges4 214 Brand New Show skit removed from edited version Najm1 025 Take a Ride skit removed from edited version Najm1 456 Blowing Up featuring Ciara Najm Ciara Harris3 247 Freeze featuring Chris Brown Najm Christopher Brown3 368 Can t Believe It featuring Lil Wayne Najm Dwayne Carter Jr David Balfour4 339 It Ain t Me featuring Akon and T I Najm Aliaune Thiam Clifford Harris Jr Romano3 4510 Feed the Lions skit removed from edited version Najm1 2811 Therapy featuring Kanye West Najm Kanye West Romano3 3412 Long Lap Dance Najm Romano Rocco Valdes4 3613 Lorraine Interlude Najm1 0014 Reality Show featuring Musiq Soulchild Raheem DeVaughn and Jay Lyriq Najm James Cohen Taalib Johnson Romano Raheem DeVaughn4 2715 Keep Going Najm Romano2 1416 Superstar Lady featuring Young Cash Najm Joseph Williams3 1717 Change featuring Akon and Diddy Najm Thiam Mary Jane Blige Rocco Valdes Gordon Scott Kennedy Wayne Kirkpatrick Tommy Sims Sean Combs5 1018 Digital featuring Tay Dizm Najm Artavious Smith3 1419 Karaoke featuring DJ Khaled produced by Tha Bizness Najm Khaled Khaled Christopher Whitacre Justin Henderson4 0920 Dracula skit removed from edited version Najm0 38Total length 60 35 Deluxe edition bonus tracks No TitleWriter s Length21 Distorted Najm2 2422 Sweet Najm Balfour3 5823 Bad Side Najm Romano2 3524 Phantom Najm Balfour3 36Total length 73 08 United Kingdom bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length21 Naked on the Dance Floor Najm3 1722 Can t Believe It FP Remix featuring Lil Wayne Najm Carter Jr Balfour3 32 Japanese Bonus TracksNo TitleWriter s Length21 Naked on the Dance Floor Najm3 1722 Can t Believe It Lost In Shibuya Remix featuring Verbal of M flo Najm Verbal4 37 Denmark bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length21 Can t Believe It Rishi Ram Remix featuring Mauran Najm Balfour4 35 Repackaged edition Philippines and Serbia only No TitleWriter s Length21 Boom featuring Sin Sizzerb Najm Filip Filipi3 35 NotesThe Skits and Interludes are not mentioned in the physical copies of the album Change features uncredited vocals by Mary J Blige Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2008 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 15 79Canadian Albums Billboard 16 24Japanese Albums Oricon 17 40New Zealand Albums RMNZ 18 30US Billboard 200 19 4US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 20 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2008 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 21 64Chart 2009 PositionUS Billboard 200 22 87US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 23 24Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 24 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format LabelAustralia 25 November 7 2008 Digital download CD Jive RecordsNew Zealand 26 United Kingdom 27 Canada 28 November 11 2008United States 29 Japan 30 November 26 2008References edit Reid Shaheem September 9 2008 Kanye West Calls VMA Show Closer Love Lockdown His Favorite Song 2 Date MTV Retrieved September 9 2008 iTunes Music Ringleader Man Single by T Pain Itunes apple com 2008 10 28 Retrieved 2013 05 16 a b Jeffries David Thr33 Ringz T Pain AllMusic Retrieved January 18 2013 Farber Jim November 7 2008 T Pain s Thr33 Ringz gets two stars Daily News Mortimer Zuckerman Archived from the original on October 17 2012 Retrieved December 9 2015 1 Archived November 15 2008 at the Wayback Machine Ben Detrick 2008 11 12 Back to the Strip Club With T Pain Page 1 Music New York Village Voice Retrieved 2013 05 16 Macpherson Alex November 7 2008 CD T Pain Thr33 Ringz Music The Guardian London Guardian Media Group Retrieved January 18 2013 Rolling Stone Music Album Reviews Rollingstone com 2013 05 08 Archived from the original on April 30 2009 Retrieved 2013 05 16 a b Henderson Eric November 11 2008 T Pain Thr33 Ringz Music Review Slant Magazine Retrieved January 18 2013 a b Boylan J Gabriel November 4 2008 T Pain Thr33 Ringz Jive Spin SpinMedia Retrieved January 18 2013 a b Gardner Elysa November 10 2008 This week s reviews Taylor shows no fear pop candy from Archie hollow Ringz to T Pain s album USA Today Gannett Archived from the original on May 1 2010 Retrieved January 18 2013 Padania Jesal November 11 2008 Feature for November 11 2008 T Pain s Thr33 Ringz RapReviews Retrieved January 18 2013 Langhorne Cyrus November 19 2008 T PAINS RINGS IN 167K IN FIRST WEEK SALES NUMBERS SOHH Retrieved March 14 2010 Burgess Omar January 7 2009 Auto Tune Maker Cashes In On Hip Hop Trends HipHopDX Cheri Media Group Archived from the original on March 30 2010 Retrieved March 14 2010 ARIA Report 979 PDF webarchive nla gov au Archived from the original PDF on 2008 12 19 Retrieved March 9 2012 T Pain Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved March 9 2015 Ｔ ＰＡＩＮのCDアルバムランキング Ｔ ＰＡＩＮのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典 ORICON STYLE Oricon co jp Retrieved April 27 2013 Charts nz T Pain Thr33 Ringz Hung Medien T Pain Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 9 2015 T Pain Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved March 9 2015 2008 Year End Charts R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Archived from the original on June 13 2015 Retrieved January 14 2016 Top Billboard 200 Albums Year End 2009 Billboard Retrieved October 15 2020 2009 Year End Charts R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Archived from the original on September 17 2015 Retrieved December 18 2018 American album certifications T Pain Thr33 Ringz Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved September 23 2021 iTunes Music Thr33 Ringz by T Pain iTunes AU Apple Retrieved March 9 2015 iTunes Music Thr33 Ringz by T Pain iTunes NZ Apple Retrieved March 9 2015 iTunes Music Thr33 Ringz by T Pain iTunes GB Apple Retrieved March 9 2015 iTunes Music Thr33 Ringz by T Pain iTunes CA Apple Retrieved March 9 2015 iTunes Music Thr33 Ringz by T Pain iTunes US Apple Retrieved March 9 2015 iTunes ミュージック T 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