Terryfold

2017 single by Chaos Chaos featuring Justin Roiland

"Terryfold"

Single by Chaos Chaos featuring Justin Roiland

from the album The Rick and Morty Soundtrack

Released

August 27, 2017

Genre

Comedy music, dream pop, indie pop, psychedelic pop

Length

2:30

Composer(s)

Chaos Chaos

Lyricist(s)

Justin Roiland

Chaos Chaos singles chronology

"In This Place"
(2013)

"Terryfold"
(2017)

"Dripping with Fire"
(2017)

"Terryfold" is a song written by American actor, voice actor, and animator Justin Roiland and recorded by American indie pop band Chaos Chaos. The song also features vocals from Roiland. It was released onto music streaming platforms and made available for digital download on August 27, 2017. The song was created for the American animated comedy series Rick and Morty, and was played during "Rest and Ricklaxation", the sixth episode of the series' third season.

Background

The song played twice during "Rest and Ricklaxation", the sixth episode of the third season of Rick and Morty. The title characters, Rick and Morty, hear and enjoy the song as it plays over a radio.^[1] The song also played during the episode's credits.^[2]

Critical reception

Nerdist commented that the song was "perhaps the most bizarre comedic counterweight" of the episode, and added that "the minimal R&B-leaning song is actually pretty fun musically, like a ridiculous mix of Vulfpeck, Mac DeMarco, and Midnite Vultures era Beck. The main draw, though, are the lyrics, which are almost exclusively about grabbing 'Terry fold flaps,' 'flappy folds,' 'foldy flaps,' and other variations on the theme."^[2] Vulture called the song "semi-sweet, questionable, and strangely soothing."^[3]

Chart performance

Roiland had posted tweets expressing his hope for the song to chart and gain radio airplay.^[1]^[3] The song debuted at #1 on the Comedy Digital Song Sales chart dated September 16, 2017, after a sum of 2,000 downloads.^[4]^[5] According to Nielsen Music, the song accumulated 1.1 million U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the week ending September 7, 2017.^[4] As a result, the song debuted at #33 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart dated September 23, 2017.^[4]^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Terryfold"	Justin Roiland	Chaos Chaos	2:30
Total length:				2:30

Personnel

Justin Roiland – lyrics, vocals, artwork
Chaos Chaos – additional vocals, songwriting
Phil Levine – drum engineering and mixing
Troupe Gammage – mixing, mastering

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position	Ref.
U.S. Billboard Comedy Digital Song Sales	1	^[5]
U.S. Billboard Hot Rock Songs	33	^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Skelton, Eric (September 15, 2017). "This Song From 'Rick and Morty' Is Charting on Billboard". Pigeons and Planes. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Rossignol, Derrick (August 28, 2017). "Hear the Full RICK AND MORTY End Credits Song from Last Night's Episodes". Nerdist. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Lockett, Dee (September 15, 2017). "Rick and Morty's Strangely Satisfying Ode to Terryfolds Actually Charted". Vulture. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rutherford, Kevin (September 14, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Song 'Terryfold' Debuts on Hot Rock Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Comedy Digital Track Sales". Billboard. September 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
^ Walsh, Michael (September 15, 2017). "RICK AND MORTY's "Terryfold" Song Debuted High on The Billboard Charts". Nerdist. Retrieved September 17, 2017.