Ice (song)
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"Ice" is a song by the Finnish
rock
band The Rasmus
(then known as just "Rasmus"), originally released on the band's second album Playboys
on August 29, 1997.
The EP
-single was released in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland
. It was the last single from the album Playboys, and features the B-Side song "Ufolaulu" (a humorous song in Finnish
about UFOs
) and two live songs; "Well Well" and "Kola
". The original versions of "Well Well" and "Kola" are taken from the album Playboys.
"'Ice" is a typical Playboys song with a mix of rock
, pop
, funk
and jazz
.
, which was released in 2001.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Rasmus
The Rasmus
The Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
(then known as just "Rasmus"), originally released on the band's second album Playboys
Playboys (1997 Album)
Playboys is the second studio album by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus which was released on August 29, 1997 on Warner Music Finland....
on August 29, 1997.
The EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
-single was released in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. It was the last single from the album Playboys, and features the B-Side song "Ufolaulu" (a humorous song in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
about UFOs
Unidentified flying object
A term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
) and two live songs; "Well Well" and "Kola
Kola (song)
"Kola" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's second album Playboys on 29 August 1997.The song was released as a promotional single in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland...
". The original versions of "Well Well" and "Kola" are taken from the album Playboys.
"'Ice" is a typical Playboys song with a mix of rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
.
Single track listing
- "Ice" - 2:45
- "Ufolaulu" - 1:56
- "Well Well" [live] - 3:14
- "KolaKola (song)"Kola" is a song by the Finnish rock band The Rasmus, originally released on the band's second album Playboys on 29 August 1997.The song was released as a promotional single in 1997 by the record label Warner Music Finland...
" [live] - 3:43
Appearances in other releases
"Ice" is also included as the ninth track on the band's compilation album Hell of a CollectionHell of a Collection
Hell of a Collection is the first compilation album by the Finnish band The Rasmus, released in 2001 by Warner Music Finland....
, which was released in 2001.