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“Ice Ice Baby” was originally the flipside to Vanilla Ice’s debut single “Play
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That Funky Music”. When it was later released as its own single, it became an
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international smash hit.
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After every record company turned Vanilla Ice’s original demos down, Tommy Quon
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(the owner of the Dallas club City Lights) had the club’s DJ Earthquake produce
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two tracks for release on his label Ultrax Records. “Play That Funky Music”,
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based on the 1976 hit of the same name, was the A-side, and “Ice Ice Baby”,
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based on the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity chant in the film School Daze spoken
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over Queen’s “Under Pressure”, was the B-side.
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A DJ at an FM station in Georgia liked the B-side better and played it on air.
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Soon it became that station’s #1 requested song, leading stations in Tennessee
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and Texas to do the same. It also became Video Jukebox’s most requested video.
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After SBK Records' founder was played the song over the phone, he signed Ice the
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next day. In August of 1990, his label released “Ice Ice Baby” as the A-side
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with “Play That Funky Music” as its flipside. |