"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" is a

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song by American recording artist and actress

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, performing as

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– the

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– a character she played on the

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television series ''

''. The song was written by Matthew Gerrard and

Robbie Nevil Robert S. Nevil (born October 2, 1958) is an American pop singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist who had five ''Billboard'' top 40 hits including his songs "C'est la Vie" (#2, 1986), "Dominoes" (#14, 1987), and " Wot's It to Ya" (#10, 1987 ...

and produced by Gerrard. It is from the series' third soundtrack, ''

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''. A

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version is available in '' Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana 3''. It is an instructional dance song with a country pop sound and lyrics referencing

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and other frozen treats. The song garnered negative reviews from critics but enjoyed humble commercial success for Cyrus in several countries, compared to those of her previous efforts as

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. "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" made its highest peak by charting at number fifty-seven on the

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chart. The song also charted in the United Kingdom and the United States. A

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for "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" was released, taken of footage from a concert performance.

Background

"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" was co-written by Matthew Gerrard and

, a duo of longtime songwriters for Montana;''

'' liner notes D Walt Disney Records (2009). Together, they wrote her hit " The Best of Both Worlds" (2006). A

version is available in '' Disney's Karaoke Series: Hannah Montana 3''. "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" has corresponding dance moves designed by Jamal Sims, which are heavily influenced by

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. It was first titled "Let's Chill" and leaked into the Internet in November 2008, along with six other songs from the soundtrack. The song first premiered on

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on May 22, 2009, in order to promote the soundtrack; it was afterward released as a promotional single from ''Hannah Montana 3'' on June 30, 2009, as part of Radio Disney's iTunes Pass, an exclusive campaign launched by the

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Composition

"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" is a country pop song with a length of three minutes and seven seconds. According to

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, "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" contains

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and teen pop influences in its musical composition. Warren Truitt of About.com also cited dance music as the song's "craze". The song is set in common time and has a moderate dance groove tempo. It is written in the key of

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and it follows the chord progression F–E♭–B♭. Peter Larsen of the ''

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'' believed the song was "more or less literally is about

and other frozen delights", referencing the lines "Do the ice cream freeze, strike a pose / Can you do the milkshake / Shake it, shake it down low".

Reception

Critical reception

The song garnered negative reactions from contemporary critics. Heather Phares of Allmusic said, "'Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill),' ..sounds extremely similar to the soundtrack's '

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.' That feeling of familiarity extends to the songs that haven't appeared anywhere else." Warren Truitt of About.com agreed and described the song to be "silly" and "as awkwardly goofy" as "Hoedown Throwdown". Peter Larsen of the ''Orange County Register'' identified the track to be a "crowd pleaser".

Chart performance

On the week ending July 25, 2009, "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" debuted and peaked at number eighty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; the following week, it dropped out of the chart. On the week ending 2009, the song debuted and peaked at number fifty seven in the

, thus becoming Cyrus' second highest-charting song as Montana in Canada. The song dropped to number one-hundred in the following week and completely fell from the chart the week after. On the week ending August 1, 2009, "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" entered the

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at number ninety-five. It marked Cyrus' first entry in the country as Montana since "The Best Both Worlds", which charted in March 2007. On the week ending August 8, 2009, the song reached its peak on the chart at number ninety.

Live performances

Cyrus, dressed as Montana, premiered "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)", along with eight other songs, at the concert taping for the third season of ''Hannah Montana'', which was set on October 10 in Irvine, California at the

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. In the performance, Montana dressed in a black tee shirt with a pink star, pink zebra patterned skirt, pink cowboy boots and a bejeweled vest and performed the corresponding choreography. Six backup dancers, also costumed by Western clothing, later appeared to perform. Peter Larsen of the ''Orange County Register'' recalled his two children enjoying the dance and referred to it as "probably one of the most popular of the eight new songs Miley performs tonight." The performance was later released as the song's

on May 22, 2009, on

Charts

References

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