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Incredibad
Studio album by The Lonely Island
Released February 10, 2009 (CD-DVD)
February 17, 2009 (vinyl)
Recorded 2005–2008
Genre Hip hop, electro, comedy, comedy hip hop, R&B, pop, new jack swing
Length 42:10
Label Universal Republic
179 690 (CD-DVD)
179 765 (vinyl)
Producer Jorma Taccone, J-Zone, Prime, Wyshmaster, Asa Taccone, Matthew Compton, Drew Campbell, Rick tha Rular, Mansur, Sly & Robbie, Katreese Barnes, DJ Nu-Mark
Professional reviews
Singles from Incredibad
  1. "Dick in a Box"
    Released: December 16, 2006
  2. "Jizz in My Pants"
    Released: December 6, 2008
  3. "I'm on a Boat"
    Released: February 3, 2009
  4. "Like a Boss"
    Released: April 4, 2009
  5. "Boombox"
    Released: March 13, 2010

Incredibad is the debut studio album of the American comedy troupe the Lonely Island, which is composed of actors and childhood best friends Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album was released February 10, 2009, on Universal Republic Records.[1] Many of the songs on the album debuted on Saturday Night Live as SNL Digital Shorts. The CD version of the album also includes a DVD featuring some of the digital shorts.

Collaborators on the album include T-Pain, Norah Jones, Jack Black, E-40, Julian Casablancas of the Strokes, Sly & Robbie, DJ Nu-Mark, J-Zone, Natalie Portman, Chris Parnell, and Justin Timberlake.[1]

Contents

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.[2] 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 distributor of the album's accompanying music videos.[2]

Prior to the album's release, "Jizz in My Pants" sold 76,000 downloads in its first two weeks of availability.[2]

The song "Iran So Far," featuring Adam Levine, was supposed to be the 18th track of the album,[3] 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.[4] ”

Samberg added, “For the record, Aphex Twin was super cool about the whole thing. It was the label [Warp Records].”[4] The Lonely Island is considering doing some live appearances to promote the album but scheduling around Saturday Night Live is a challenge because it takes priority.[2]

Music videos

Main article: The Lonely Island discography#Music videos

Track listing

CD
Track Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Who Said We're Wack?"   Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone 1:16
2. "Santana DVX" (featuring E-40) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Earl Stevens, Udo Lindenberg, Jean-Jacques Kravetz 2:35
3. "Jizz in My Pants"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Michael Forno 2:31
4. "I'm on a Boat" (featuring T-Pain) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Adam Cherrington, Faheem Rasheed Najm 2:36
5. "Sax Man" (featuring Jack Black) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Matthew Compton 2:07
6. "Lazy Sunday" (featuring Chris Parnell) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Chris Parnell 2:20
7. "Normal Guy" (Interlude) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 1:04
8. "Boombox" (featuring Julian Casablancas) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Drew Campbell, Asa Taccone 3:13
9. "Shrooms" (Interlude) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Campbell 0:34
10. "Like a Boss"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Aleric Banks 1:46
11. "We Like Sportz"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 2:03
12. "Dreamgirl" (featuring Norah Jones) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Mansur Zafr 3:13
13. "Ras Trent"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, D. Carey, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare 2:05
14. "Dick in a Box" (featuring Justin Timberlake) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Taccone, Justin Timberlake, Katreese Barnes 2:41
15. "The Old Saloon" (Interlude) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Mark Potsic 1:05
16. "Punch You in the Jeans"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Potsic, Mohandas Dewese 2:46
17. "Space Olympics"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Campbell 2:55
18. "Natalie's Rap" (featuring Natalie Portman and Chris Parnell) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 2:26
19. "Incredibad"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Roy Hammond, Jerry Fuller 2:54
DVD
Track Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Jizz in My Pants"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Forno 2:32
2. "Just 2 Guyz" (*) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 2:07
3. "Lazy Sunday" (featuring Chris Parnell) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Parnell 2:22
4. "Ras Trent"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Carey, Dunbar, Shakespeare 2:08
5. "Dick in a Box" (featuring Justin Timberlake) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Timberlake, Barnes 2:41
6. "We Like Sportz"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 2:06
7. "Space Olympics"   Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone, Campbell 3:01
8. "Bing Bong Brothers" (*) Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone 1:12

Tracks 5 and 6 on the DVD are switched on the back of the CD case, opposed to the order on the DVD and in the CD booklet.

Parody sources

Personnel

The Lonely Island is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone.

1. "Who Said We're Wack?"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional Strings: Brian Sperber.
Additional Vocals: Chester Tam.

2. "Santana DVX"

Produced by: J-Zone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island, Dustin Smith (E-40 Vocals)
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Guitars: Hot Sugar
Additional Mixing & Keyboards: J-Zone.
Contains a sample of "Gene-Galaxo-1990" written by U. Lindenberg and J. Kravetz, performed by Udo Lindenberg & Das-Panik-Orchester

3. "Jizz in My Pants"

Produced by: Prime.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

4. "I'm on a Boat"

Produced by: Wyshmaster.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional horns by: Fabio Morgera, Jay Rodriguez, Curtis Fowlkes.

5. "Sax Man"

Produced by: Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

6. "Lazy Sunday"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional Drums by: Nir Z.

7. "Normal Guy - Interlude"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional Organ by: Matthew Compton.

8. "Boombox"

Produced by: Drew Campbell & Asa Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional Drums by: Nir Z.

9. "Shrooms - Interlude"

Produced by: Drew Campbell
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

10. "Like a Boss"

Produced by: Rick Tha Rular from Starstrukk Productions
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

11. "We Like Sportz"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

12. "Dreamgirl"

Produced by: Mansur
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

13. "Ras Trent"

Produced by: Sly & Robbie
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Additional Vocals by: J. Newsom & M. Rudolph.
Horn arrangements by: A. Samberg
Additional Horns by: Fabio Morgera, Jay Rodriguez, Curtis Fowlkes

14. "Dick in a Box"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone, Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

15. "The Old Saloon - Interlude"

Produced by: DJ Nu-Mark
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Piano played by: Bill Brendle.

16. "Punch You in the Jeans"

Produced by: DJ Nu-Mark.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: DJ Nu-Mark at Log Cabin Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

17. "Space Olympics"

Produced by: Drew Campbell.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

18. "Natalie's Rap"

Produced by: Asa Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.

19. "Incredibad"

Produced by: Jorma Taccone.
Recorded by: The Lonely Island.
Mixed by: Brian Sperber at Ansons Pocket Studio.
Mastered by: Tony Gillis at The Cutting Room, NY NY.
Guitar by: Brian Sperber
Additional Drums by: Matthew Compton.
Additional Horns by: James Bairiam.
Embodies portions of "Impeach the President" written Roy C. Hammond, performed by the Honey Dippers.
Combines elements of "Lady Willpower" written by J. Fuller.

* Produced by: Jorma Taccone. Recorded by: The Lonely Island. Mixed by: Jorma Taccone. Mastered by: Jorma Taccone.

Art Direction: The Lonely Island / Creative Direction: Sandra Brummels / Design: Joe Spix / Photography: F. Scott Schafer / Hair Design & Styling: Jodi Mancuso, Assisted by Inga Thrasher / Wardrobe Styling: Brian Hemesath / Makeup Artist: Josh Turi / A&R: Tom Mackey and Nate Albert / A&R Coordinator: Kristina Grossman / A&R Admin: Michele Goldberg / Videos Made by the Lonely Island

Critical response

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.[5] Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five stars, calling it "the new frontier of 'White and Nerdy'."[6] 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."[7] Billboard magazine said the album shows the band's "deft handle on musical parody."[8] 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.[9] 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."[10]

Commercial response

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart at #13, with first week sales of 48,000.[11]

It was the seventh best selling rap album of 2009 and sold 246,000 copies.[12]

Chart history

Chart (2009) Providers Peak
position		 Certification Shipments/Sales
U.S. Billboard 200[11] Billboard 13 TBA 238,983
Top Rap Albums[13] Billboard 7 TBA TBA
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[14] ARIA 45 TBA TBA

References

  1. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (2008-12-10). "'SNL' Star Andy Samberg Recruits T-Pain, Justin Timberlake, Norah Jones For New Album". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601144/20081211/timberlake_justin.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-12. 
  2. ^ a b c d Cohen, Jonathan (2009-01-17), "WORLDWIDE 'PANTS.'" Billboard. 121 (2):35
  3. ^ Tower.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2009.
  4. ^ a b “Lonely Island Interview.” Retrieved from UGO.com on 3/5/2009.
  5. ^ (February 8, 2009), "Critics’ Choice: New CDs". The New York Times. (accessed 2009-02-11)
  6. ^ Maerz, Melissa (2009-02-19), "Incredibad." Rolling Stone. (1072):66
  7. ^ Jeffries, David (date unknown) Incredibad. AllMusic.com (accessed 2009-02-25)
  8. ^ Nagy, Evie (2009-02-14), "Incredibad." Billboard. 121 (6):37
  9. ^ Rosen, Christopher (February 11, 2009) "The Lonely Island Gets on a Boat, Releases Album." The New York Observer (accessed 2009-02-25)
  10. ^ Noz, Andrew (February 19, 2009), "The Lonely Island - Incredibad" HipHopDX.com (accessed 2009-02-25)
  11. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/swift-back-to-no-1-as-plant-krauss-coldplay-1003942353.story
  12. ^ http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2009/12/30/22079445.aspx
  13. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=1057860&model.vnuAlbumId=1206729
  14. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_album.asp?chart=1G50

External links

The Lonely Island
Andy Samberg • Akiva Schaffer • Jorma Taccone
Film
Television
Music
Other
Individual Works
and Appearances

Samberg: "Righteous Brothers" (Arrested Development episode) • Human Giant (recurring) • Space Chimps • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist • I Love You, Man • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs • "Rapture's Delight" (American Dad episode) • Freaknik: The Musical • "Park Safety" (Parks and Recreation episode)

Schaffer: Music videos: "Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt", "The Great Escape", "It's a Hit", "After Hours" (We Are Scientists); "I Want You So Hard (Boy's Bad News)" (Eagles of Death Metal) • The Adventurer's Handbook (film)

Taccone: "Angel" (Wainy Days episode) • Role Models • Land of the Lost (film) • MacGruber • MacGruber (film)







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