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Elephunk

Elephunk
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  • Release Date: 2003
  • Genre: Rap
  • Label: A&M

  • Artist: Black Eyed Peas
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Styles: Dance-Pop, Pop-Rap, Club/Dance
  • Track Picks: "Hands Up," "Let's Get Retarded," "Where Is the Love?"

Review

Nominally a rap group, in truth Black Eyed Peas call on so many forms of songwriting and production that slotting them into hip-hop is like slotting Prince into R&B -- technically true, but very limiting. Elephunk, the group's third straight winning LP, doesn't have top-notch rapping, but as driven by frontman Will.I.Am, it does possess some of the most boundary-pushing productions in contemporary, (mostly) uncommercial hip-hop -- right up at the level occupied by Common and OutKast. The smart, brassy opening club thump "Hands Up" hits another level with a sly bridge flaunting some heavy metallic slide guitar, while the highly pressurized love jam "Shut Up" features great interplay between Taboo and new member Fergie. Space doesn't allow for description of each track, but suffice to say any Will.I.Am track is going to feature loads of ideas and fresh sounds, not to mention plenty of stylistic change-ups -- from the digital-step ragga of "Hey Mama" (featuring Tippa Irie) to the Latinized, loved-up "Latin Girls." Like a latter-day Digital Underground, Black Eyed Peas know how to get a party track moving, and add a crazy stupid rhyme or two ("bop your head like epilepsy" from the suitably titled "Let's Get Retarded"). ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
Hands Up
Billy May, Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Jean Baptiste, Allen Pineda, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez Black Eyed Peas (3:35)
Labor Day (It's a Holiday)
Phelps Collins, Johnny Griggs, Will Adams, Allen Pineda Black Eyed Peas (3:58)
Let's Get Retarded
George Pajon, Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Terence Yoshiaki, Allen Pineda, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez Black Eyed Peas (3:35)
Hey Mama
Anthony Henry, Will Adams Black Eyed Peas (3:34)
Shut Up
J. Curtis, Will Adams, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez Black Eyed Peas (4:56)
Smells Like Funk
Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Allen Pineda Black Eyed Peas (5:04)
Latin Girls
J. Curtis, Will Adams, Debbie Nova, Allen Pineda, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez Black Eyed Peas (6:17)
Sexy
Antonio Carlos Jobim, Will Adams Black Eyed Peas (4:43)
Fly Away
Will Adams, Ray Brady Black Eyed Peas (3:35)
The Boogie That Be
will.i.am, John Stephens Black Eyed Peas (5:12)
The APL Song
Will Adams, Allen Pineda Black Eyed Peas (2:54)
Anxiety
Will Adams, Papa Roach, Allen Pineda Black Eyed Peas, Papa Roach (3:38)
Where Is the Love?
...
 Will Adams, Mike Fratantuno, Justin Timberlake, Printz Board, Allen Pineda, Jaime A. Dávila "Tame" Gómez Black Eyed Peas, Justin Timberlake (8:28)

Credits

Sergio Mendes (Piano), Tippa Irie (Vocals), Ron Fair (Piano), Ron Fair (Conductor), Ron Fair (Producer), Ron Fair (Executive Producer), Ron Fair (String Arrangements), Ron Fair (Vocal Producer), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Frank Wolf (Engineer), Taboo (Vocals), J. Curtis (Guitar), Black Eyed Peas (Main Performer), will.i.am (Piano), will.i.am (Drums), will.i.am (Vocals), will.i.am (Clavinet), will.i.am (Moog Synthesizer), will.i.am (Producer), will.i.am (Engineer), will.i.am (Executive Producer), will.i.am (Drum Programming), will.i.am (Wurlitzer), George Pajon (Guitar), Mike Fratantuno (Guitar (Acoustic)), Mike Fratantuno (Bass), Mike Fratantuno (Guitarron), Mike Fratantuno (Bass (Upright)), Terry Dexter (Vocals (Background)), Justin Timberlake (Vocals), Christine Sirois (Assistant Engineer), Markus Klinko (Photography), Tobin (Bass), Tobin (Guitar), Printz Board (Trumpet), Printz Board (Keyboards), Dylan Dresdow (Engineer), Tal Herzberg (Engineer), Tal Herzberg (Digital Editing), Dave Buckner (Drums), Seth Friedman (A&R), Dave Chegwidden (Conga), Dave Chegwidden (Shaker), Andrew Van Meter (Production Coordination), Jacoby Shaddix (Vocals), Terence Yoshiaki (Drums), Debbie Nova (Vocals), Michelle Ozbourn (A&R), Lor e Phillips (Stylist), Allen Pineda (Vocals), Chuck Prada (Percussion), Dante Santiago (Vocals), Dante Santiago (Vocals (Background)), Noelle Scaggs (Vocals (Background)), John Stephens (Vocals), Jason Villaroman (Engineer), Ray Brady (Guitar), Cortez Farris (Engineer)
 
 
Wikipedia: Elephunk
Elephunk
Elephunk cover
Studio album by The Black Eyed Peas
Released June 24 2003 (U.S.)
August 11 2003 (UK)
Recorded December 20 2001 – May 11 2003
Genre Pop Rap
Length 66:10 (Bonus track UK)
Label A&M (U.S.)
Producer will.i.am, Ron Fair, apl.de.ap
Professional reviews
The Black Eyed Peas chronology
Bridging the Gap
(2000)		 Elephunk
(2003)		 Monkey Business
(2005)

Elephunk is the third album by The Black Eyed Peas, first released in 2003. It was their first commercially successful album and their first album to feature their new female vocalist, Stacy Ferguson (aka. Fergie). Some of its hits were "Where Is the Love?", "Shut Up", "Hey Mama" and "Let's Get Retarded". Many of its songs became popular through being featured in advertisements; "Let's Get Retarded" was re-done and renamed "Let's Get It Started" for the commercials for the 2004 NBA Playoffs and "Boogie That Be" was featured in several iPod commercials, as well as being featured in the movie Walking Tall (staring The Rock and Johnny Knoxville). The video for "The Apl Song" (which reached number one in the Philippines), featured cameo appearances by fellow Filipino Americans Dante Basco, Chad Hugo and Abe Pagtama and is a tribute to the Filipinos who fought for the U.S. in World War II. "The Elephunk Theme" also features a sample of Ilaiyaraaja's Unakkum Enakkum Aanandham - a Tamil song from the movie Sri Raghavendra, starring Rajinikanth [1] thus marking the beginning of the BEP foray into Indian music which continued with "Don't Phunk With My Heart". The album title, Elephunk, is a portmanteau of elephant and funk. Their song "Anxiety" was featured on WWE WrestleMania 21 for the Xbox.

Track listing

  1. "Hands Up" – 3:35
  2. "Labor Day (It's a Holiday)" – 3:58
  3. "Let's Get Retarded" – 3:35
  4. "Hey Mama" (Ft. Tippa Irie) – 3:34
  5. "Shut Up" – 4:56
  6. "Smells Like Funk" – 5:04
  7. "Latin Girls" (Ft. Debi Nova and Dante Santiago)– 6:17
  8. "Sexy" (Ft. Sérgio Mendes) – 4:43
  9. "Fly Away" – 3:35
  10. "The Boogie That Be" – 5:12
  11. "The Apl Song" (Produced by apl.de.ap) – 2:54
  12. "Anxiety" (Ft. Papa Roach) – 3:38
  13. "Where Is the Love?" (Ft. Justin Timberlake) (produced by Ron Fair) – 4:32

Bonus Tracks:

  • "Let's Get It Started" - 3:39 (U.S. version)
  • "Third Eye" – 3:43 (UK version [hidden track on all other versions])
  • "Rock My Shit" (UK version)
  • "What's Going Down" (UK version)
  • "The Elephunk Theme" (German version)
  • "La Paga" ft Juanes (Latin version)

Singles

  1. Where Is The Love?
  2. Shut Up
  3. Hey Mama
  4. Let's Get It Started
  5. The Apl Song

Charts

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 1[1]
Austrian Albums Chart 3[2]
Brasil Top 50 4[3]
Canada Top 50 2[4]
Danish Albums Chart 3[5]
Dutch Albums Chart 5[6]
Germany Top 100 6[7]
Finnish Albums Chart 3[8]
French Top 150 2[9]
Italian Top 75 6[10]
Mexican Albums Chart 1[11]
New Zealand Albums Chart 2[12]
Norway Albums Chart 2[13]
Spain Albums Chart 5[14]
Swedish Albums Chart 5[15]
Switzerland Albums Chart 1[16]
U.S Billboard 200 14[17]
UK Top 75 4[18]
United World Chart 3[19]


Sales and Certifications

Countries Certification Sales
Argentina Gold[20] 50,000
Australia 2x Platinum[21] 140,000
Brasil Diamond[22] 500,000
France 4x Platinum[23] 413,000
Germany Platinum[24] 200,000
Indonesia Gold[25] 45,000
Canada 7x Platinum[26] 700,000
Europe 2x Platinum[27] 2,000,000
Mexico Platinum[28] 100,000
Switzerland Platinum[29] 40,000
Sweden Gold[30] 30,000
U.S. Billboard 200 2x Platinum[31] 2,300,000
U.K. 4x Platinum[32] 1,200,000
United World Chart 3x Platinum[33] 6,707,000

References

  1. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  2. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  3. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  4. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  5. ^ http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  6. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  7. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  8. ^ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  9. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  10. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  11. ^ http://proyectos.atmosfera.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf
  12. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  13. ^ http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  14. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  15. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  16. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a
  17. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=272581&aid=588226
  18. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  19. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week47-2004.htm
  20. ^ http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2004&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+
  21. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm
  22. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  23. ^ http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-B.php
  24. ^ http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?txtSuche=elephunk&strAktion=suche
  25. ^ http://www.indonesianalbum.blog.com
  26. ^ http://www.cria.ca/gold/1205_g.php
  27. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  28. ^ http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=&titulo=elephunk&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar
  29. ^ http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=black+eyed+peas
  30. ^ http://www.hitlistan.se/ Week 15, April 9, 2004
  31. ^ http://www.riaa.com/
  32. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm
  33. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm


Black Eyed Peas
will.i.am · apl.de.ap · Taboo · Fergie
Dante Santiago · Kim Hill
Studio albums Behind the Front · Bridging the Gap · Elephunk · Monkey Business · Renegotiations: The Remixes · The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)
Singles "Fallin' Up" · "Joints & Jams" · "Karma" · "What It Is" · "¿Que Dices?" · "Head Bobs" · "BEP Empire" · "Weekends" · "Get Original" · "Request Line" · "Where Is the Love?" · "Shut Up" · "Hey Mama" · "Let's Get It Started" · "The Apl Song" · "Don't Phunk with My Heart" · "Don't Lie" · "My Humps" · "Pump It" · "Gone Going" · "Like That" · "Mas Que Nada" · "Bebot"
Tours Elephunk Tour (2004) · Monkey Business Tour (2005-2006) · Honda Civic Tour (2006) · Black Blue & You Tour (2007)

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