In the United Kingdom, "Ice Box" became Omarion's biggest hit, charting at number 14, becoming his first top-20 hit there.Įuropean Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) It has been certified gold in the US as of July 2007. "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. Omarion then puts on a pair of sunglasses and looks at Timbaland who taps the girl on the shoulder before they drive away. 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. Scenes cut to Omarion dancing along with male backup dancers, (Choreography completed by Roland Tabor and Blake Anthony). The video is then taken into a forest like setting, where Omarion chases his girlfriend around. Throughout his video, his girlfriend will appear, disappear, and then reappear. Omarion's girlfriend, played by Solange Knowles, appears sitting opposite him at the table.
The camera zooms out of his body and the music begins. The metaphor illustrates Omarion's heart "trapped in an Ice Box". The icy blue heart represents the loneliness Omarion was feeling and also a sense of his pain. The camera digitally goes inside of Omarion's body and stops to show his beating heart frigid cold. The video starts off with Omarion sitting at a table alone, with flashes of the video. "Ice Box" has a moderate tempo and it is written in the key of E-flat major. There is another version of the remix featuring an additional verse by Fabolous. An official remix was later released featuring American R&B singer Usher. Omarion explains that he and his girlfriend at the time had two different worlds and the timing was not right. In an interview discussing the song, Omarion speaks in very little detail about the reasons for the music produced. The single was released on November 6, 2006, influenced by the romantic relationship between Omarion and his girlfriend that had come to an end. The song uses a sample from Yasunori Mitsuda's "Memories of Green" from the video game Chrono Trigger.
The liner notes credit the production to The Royal Court, whose members include King and Sir John of Timbaland's Camp. The song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it his most successful solo single to date, and reached the top 20 in Denmark, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The song features backing vocals by Timbaland. " Ice Box" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Omarion's second album, 21. Listen to Omarion’s new song “Ex” featuring Bow Wow and Soulja Boy below.2006 single by Omarion featuring Timbaland "Ice Box" Omarion is still aggressively working on his next proper album, Passport. It followed his previous project, The Kinection, released last fall.īilled as the soundtrack to forthcoming doc centered around his Millennium Tour experience, The Kinection featured the singles “Involved” and “Mutual” featuring Wale. This year, Omarion collaborated with Lalah Hathaway, and Kierra Sheard-Kelly for “We Will Never Forget,” an empowering song taken from Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street documentary. The multi-city throwback tour, featuring Omarion and his two hip-hop pals, as well as Ashanti, Sammie, Lloyd, and more, runs through October and November. The Millennium Tour 2021 resumes at the Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh on October 7.
“Say bye to your ex (Ex), I can be your exit / Say bye to your ex, baby, I can be your exit / No longer alone, sittin’, watchin’ Netlfix,” sings Omarion on the chorus.
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