THE LONELY ISLAND ARE BACK WITH A BRAND NEW ALBUM "TURTLENECK & CHAIN"
TURTLENECK & CHAIN features collaborations with Akon, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna – with more guest collaborators soon to be unveiled. The group premiered the music video “We’re Back!,” the third single off the new album on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Friday April 1. The single was available on iTunes immediately following the video premiere, marking the beginning of the iTunes “Countdown to Turtleneck & Chain” promotion. The album's gold-selling first single, "I Just Had Sex (feat.Akon)", has already become a smash hit, with digital sales in excess of 500,000 since its December 18th release and YouTube views for the music video reaching over 75 million. The group also performed the song live at 2011 Comedy Awards with Akon and The Roots. The album's second single, "The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj and John Waters)" has already garnered YouTube views in excess of 16 million and counting. And the single has everybody that hears it "doing the creep." TURTLENECK & CHAIN is the highly anticipated follow up to THE LONELY ISLAND’s first album INCREDIBAD, which included the Emmy® winning sensation "D*** In A Box," featuring superstar Justin Timberlake. INCREDIBAD also featured the follow-up gold record "J**z In My Pants," which has over 100 million views on YouTube and the Grammy® nominated, third single “I’m On A Boat”, which went platinum and catapulted the album into over 350,000 copies sold and made it the #1 selling comedy album in 2009 and 2010.First Single, "I Just Had Sex (feat. Akon)” Already Exceeds Gold Status in Digital Sales
New York, NY- March , 2011- THE LONELY ISLAND, Saturday Night Live’s trifecta comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone return with TURTLENECK & CHAIN, their sophomore album for UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS on May 10, 2011. This time around, the trio has upped the ante, teaming up with even more of the music industry’s biggest heavy hitters and A-list celebrities.
Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) - The Lonely Island
http://www.myspace.com/thelonelyisland
Buy CD Lonely Island Turtle Neck and Chain (includes DVD)
New York, NY- March , 2011- THE LONELY ISLAND, Saturday Night Live’s trifecta comprised of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone return with TURTLENECK & CHAIN, their sophomore album for UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS on May 10, 2011. This time around, the trio has upped the ante, teaming up with even more of the music industry’s biggest heavy hitters and A-list celebrities.
Turtleneck & Chain (Deluxe Version) - The Lonely Island
http://www.myspace.com/thelonelyisland
Buy CD Lonely Island Turtle Neck and Chain (includes DVD)
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