"Ice Ice Baby" is a hip hop song by American rapper Vanilla Ice, and DJ Earthquake. It was based on the bassline of "Under Pressure" by British band Queen and British singer David Bowie, who did not receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit. Released on his debut album, To the Extreme, it is his best known song. It has appeared in remixed form on Platinum Underground and Vanilla Ice Is Back! A live version appears on the album Extremely Live, while a nu metal version appears on the album Hard to Swallow, under the title "Too Cold". "Ice Ice Baby" was first released as the B-side to Vanilla Ice's cover of "Play That Funky Music", but the single was not initially successful. When disc jockey David Morales played "Ice Ice Baby" instead, it began to gain success. "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100.
A-side | "Play That Funky Music" (US) |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 3:46 (radio edit), 4:31 (album version) |
Label | SBK |
Writer(s) | Floyd Brown, Mario Johnson, Robert Van Winkle, Brian May, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor |
Producer(s) | Vanilla Ice, Queen, David Bowie |
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First hip hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100 which was written by Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake, and performed by the former.
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The song was based on the bassline from Queen and David Bowie's hit "Under Pressure." They did not receive songwriting credit or royalties until after the song became a hit.
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