The album's second single,called "Chopped 'n' Skrewed" was released on September 23,2008. The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Ludacris,with the production,which once again was provided by T-Pain. The song reached number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album's third and final single,"Freeze" was released on October 10,2008. The song features a guest appearance from American recording artist Chris Brown,with the production provided by T-Pain. The song peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The single,"Boom" was the fourth and final single from T-Pain's repackaged album intended to be sold to the Philippines and Serbia. The track became an instant dance hit in those countries and became a staple piece of music used in hip-hop contests and shows in both Serbia and the Philippines.
Promotional singles
In late 2007,T-Pain released the first promotional single "Silver &Gold". However,it was cut from the final album track-listing. T-Pain released "Ringleader Man" as the album's promotional single.[2]
Three Ringz received mixed reviews,with many music critics questioning T-Pain's continued usage of Auto-Tune and his delivery of the club tracks. Jesel Padania of RapReviews said that despite the album's lack of humor and some tracks falling short of previous efforts,he praised T-Pain's genre-hopping production and his chemistry with the guest artists.[12]AllMusic's David Jeffries also found the humor hit or miss but praised the record's production,guest list and T-Pain's persona for giving the tracks energy to grab listeners' attention,calling it "an otherwise entertaining example of the gimmick-filled R&B/hip-hop album done right."[3] Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine praised tracks like "Can't Believe It" and "Freeze" for their production and catchiness but questioned whether T-Pain could move beyond his Auto-Tune crutch,concluding that "T-Pain’s got the pop credentials. It’s just a pity that this entire album is drenched in what already sounded like last year’s sound a couple years ago."[9]
J. Gabriel Boylan of Spin criticized T-Pain for utilizing the same old tricks and delivery he had used on previous works before,concluding that "With a hot guest list (Ciara,T.I.),this is bound to bump the clubs,but beyond that,it’s clown time."[10] Elysa Gardner of USA Today found the songs about women off-putting and disgusting,and said that more empathy and tenderness would help this record,concluding that "Ringz doesn’t offer enough wit or insight to mitigate its rancor,or make it terribly interesting."[11]
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