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vb. 1 (&lit break the ice English) 2 (context idiomatic English) To start to get to know people to avoid social awkwardness and formality. 3 (context idiomatic English) To introduce conversation. (rfex) 4 To surmount initial difficulties; to overcome obstacles and make a beginning.
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"Break the Ice" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her fifth studio album, Blackout (2007). It was released on March 4, 2008 by Jive Records as the third single from the album. The song was written by Nate "Danja" Hills, James "Jim Beanz" Washington, Keri Hilson and Marcella Araica, while production was handled by Hills and vocal production was handled by Washington. " Radar" was originally planned to be released as the third single from Blackout, but "Break the Ice" was released after it was chosen by a poll on Spears's official website. Musically, "Break the Ice" is an electro-R&B song with influences of rave and crunk. The song opens with a choir and features synthesizers. Its lyrics deal with an attraction between two people. "Break the Ice" received positive reviews from music critics, who deemed it as a strong electronic track from the album.
The song was a moderate success, reaching the top ten in Belgium, Canada, Finland and Sweden and charting within the top forty in Australia, New Zealand and many European countries. In the United States, the song reached number forty-three on Billboard Hot 100, while peaking at number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. An accompanying music video, directed by Robert Hales, was released on March 12, 2008. The anime-influenced animation video was based on the superheroine character of Spears' " Toxic" music video, and portrays her destroying a highly secured laboratory with several clones, including one of herself. A remix of "Break the Ice" was used as a video interlude during The Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009) and was performed for the first time during her Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, Britney: Piece of Me.
Break the Ice may refer to:
- "Break the Ice" (Britney Spears song), a 2007 song
- "Break the Ice" (Stratovarius song), a 1992 song
- "Break the Ice", a song by TNT on their album Knights of the New Thunder
- "Break the Ice", a song by Accept released as a bonus track on the CD version of their album Eat the Heat
- "Break the Ice", theme song of the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest by Kim-Lian
- "Break the Ice" (music festival)
- Icebreaker (facilitation)
Break The Ice (BTI) is an annual music festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The festival is predominantly aimed at fans of Hardcore music but sometimes features bands that cross over into the Punk, Metal and Thrash genres. The festival is run by Broken Hive Records and is an integral part of the Australian hardcore calendar, attracting hundreds of punters each year.
Usage examples of "break the ice".
About ten men mounted the sides of the Nautilus, armed with pickaxes to break the ice around the vessel, which was soon free.
Still too weak, Luke could not break the ice and fell back into his hanging position, the white floor rushing up at him.
It had taken Brental a two-stone black oak timber to break the ice in the well.
He felt the firm bottom of the shallow lagoon, put his weight on the top of the wide oar-blade, and holding with both hands and, first pulling, then shoving, until the pole-hold was well to the stern, he drove the boat ahead to break the ice.
The water in the ale freezes, we break the ice off the top and throw it away.
Instead, we used picks to break the ice into chunks, and in the process sent shards and chunks of it flying at one another.
The ice pick and hammer she had used to break the ice were two items she had no wish to be seen with.