"Sheesh!" is a 2021 song by the American music group

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, featuring singer

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, from the deluxe edition of the group's fourth studio album, ''Pacifico'' (2021). The song was recorded at rental accommodation fitted with music production equipment. The music composition is credited to Kameron Glasper and

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. "Sheesh!" was debuted live on July 31, 2021, the night before Surfaces' performance at

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, and was released as a single a few weeks later. The song was presented at a time when the phrase " sheesh" was rising in prominence as a slang term with new meaning, as an internet

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and a viral

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theme. It charted on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. The song has been used commercially in a variety of ways, including ad campaigns by

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and

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Background

The use of "sheesh" as an expression has a history of popular use on

, and in 2021, the phrase spiked as a viral trend on the platform. This was often in humorous,

tic contexts, as well as being used as an

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in hip-hop performances. The song samples the TikTok meme.

Production and release

Surfaces, a band from

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, rented a house fitted with music production equipment in

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, for two weeks, where they created "Sheesh!" and other songs. The group performed at

on August 1, 2021, which was their first

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performance. They debuted "Sheesh!" the night before at a smaller venue, but played it for a large audience for the first time at Lollapalooza. This performance was streamed live on

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, and the song was subsequently re-streamed 4 million times within 11 days. The studio version of the song was released on August 20, 2021, as part of

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's New Music Friday release (Universal Music is the parent label of TenThousand Projects, the label which Surfaces signed on to). The song's music video comprises videos of live performances featuring

, filmed at festivals including Lollapalooza before the September 8, 2021, start of their "Good 2 Be Back Tour". "Sheesh!" was included on the deluxe version of Surfaces' fourth album, ''Pacifico'', which was released on August 31, 2021, according to

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. On "Sheesh!", Surfaces members Forrest Frank and Colin Padalecki are credited as composers and Tai Verdes is a featured artist, while Kameron Glasper and

have music composer credits. Other credits include Colin Leonard as mastering engineer, Medasin as

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, and Sacco as mixer.

Reception

"Sheesh!" peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart on August 30, 2021. Despite its lack of commercial success, the song has been described as a "fan favorite". The staff at ''

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'', a

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newspaper, noted that Verdes contributes "hooky grandeur and speedy-smooth lines" to the song.

Use in television

In early 2022,

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produced a commercial for that year's

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. The ad, known as "Olympics: Perfect Getaway", featured "Sheesh!" in the background. The commercial aired during the

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was still using the song in its commercials . In late 2022, the song was featured in a

ad campaign, in their "World of Me" and "Hands" commercials. The Pizza Hut commercials, which feature Craig Robinson and Oriana Siphanoum, initially targeted ''

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'', '' Bachelor in Paradise'', and '' College GameDay'' audiences, as well as digital channels such as

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, and

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. The "World of Me" commercial was produced by Spark Foundry,

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, and

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. The song has been used in other ads, including a March 2022 Rock County, Wisconsin, public safety community outreach video effort. Additionally, a sample of the song can be heard on a second-season episode of ''The D'Amelio Show''.

References

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External links

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2021 songs 2021 singles Surfaces (band) songs Tai Verdes songs