- Cold as Ice (song)
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"Cold As Ice" Single by Foreigner from the album Foreigner B-side "I Need You" Released July 23, 1977 Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl Recorded 1976 Genre Rock Length 3:18 (single) Label Atlantic Writer(s) Lou Gramm, Mick Jones Producer Gary Lyons, John Sinclair Foreigner singles chronology "Feels Like the First Time"
(1977)"Cold as Ice"
(1977)"Long, Long Way From Home"
(1978)"Cold as Ice" is a 1977 song by British-American rock band Foreigner from their self-titled debut album. It became one of the best known songs of the band in the U.S., peaking at number 6 in the Billboard Hot 100. It was initially the B-side of some versions of the "Feels Like the First Time" 45 rpm single.
The song was later sampled by Scott Brown in the song "Ice Cold 2".[1] It was also sampled by M.O.P. in their song "Cold as Ice" from the Warriorz album.[2] It is featured in the video game Rock Band 3.
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Chart performance
Chart (1977) Peak
positionDutch Top 40[3] 13 US Pop charts[4] 6 Chart (1978) Peak
positionUK Singles Chart[5] 24 Chart (1985) Peak
positionIrish Singles Chart[6] 18 Cover versions
- Cyhi Da Prynce
- DJ Pulse
- Dew Mitch
- GOB Bluth
- Hardcore Masif
- Jay-Z & Cassidy
- Lance Inc.
- M.O.P.
- Nubya
- Olivia Gray
- Overboard
- Phish
- Q Strange & Heavy Hittaz
- South Side Crew
- Starsplash
- Stingray & Sonic Driver
- Supertramp
- B.o.B
References
- ^ "WhoSampled - Scott Brown's Ice Cold sample of Foreigner's Cold as Ice". http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/155/Scott%20Brown-Ice%20Cold_Foreigner-Cold%20as%20Ice/. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "WhoSampled - M.O.P.'s Cold as Ice sample of Foreigner's Cold as Ice". http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/153/M.O.P.-Cold%20as%20Ice_Foreigner-Cold%20as%20Ice/. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 42, 1977". http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6827. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "allmusic.com Foreigner Billboard singles charts". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p4296/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "everyhit.com search results". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results for Foreigner". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
External links
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- Foreigner songs
- Songs written by Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Songs written by Lou Gramm
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