Elephunk

Elephunk
Studio album by
the Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedJune 20, 2003
RecordedAugust 23, 2001–May 11, 2003
Studio
Genre
Length59:30
Label
Producer
the Black Eyed Peas chronology
Bridging the Gap
(2000) 		Elephunk
(2003) 		Monkey Business
(2005)
Singles from Elephunk
  1. "Where Is the Love?"
    Released: May 12, 2003
  2. "Shut Up"
    Released: September 8, 2003
  3. "Hey Mama"
    Released: January 12, 2004
  4. "Let's Get It Started"
    Released: May 31, 2004

Elephunk is the third studio album by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on June 20, 2003, by the will.i.am Music Group and A&M Records. Although the album is the group's third album it is also the groups first in many ways; it was the first album to feature R&B singer Fergie and was the first album of the group to be billed as "the Black Eyed Peas".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Alternative Press4/5 stars
The A.V. Club(positive)[4]
Blender2/5 stars
Drowned in Sound(9/10)
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Mojo1/5 stars
PopMatters9/10 stars[5]
Robert ChristgauA-[2]
Rolling Stone2/5 stars[7]

Track listings

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Hands Up"  
will.i.am 3:35
2. "Labor Day (It's a Holiday)"  
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Thomas van Musser
  • James Brown
  • Phelps Catfish Collins
  • Williams Earl Collins
  • John Griggs
  • Clayton Gunnells
  • Darrel Jamiso
  • Robert McCullough
  • Clyde Stubblefield
  • Frank Clifford Waddy
will.i.am 3:58
3. "Let's Get Retarded"  
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Gomez
  • Terence Yoshiaki
  • Fratantuno
  • George Pajon, Jr.
will.i.am 3:35
4. "Hey Mama"  
  • Adams
  • Anthony Henry
will.i.am 3:34
5. "Shut Up"  
  • Adams
  • Gomez
  • J. Curtis
  • George Pajon, Jr.
  • will.i.am
  • Ron Fair (vocal)
 4:56
6. "Smells Like Funk"  
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Fratantuno
  • George Pajon, Jr.
will.i.am 5:04
7. "Latin Girls"  
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Gomez
  • Curtis
  • George Pajon, Jr.
  • Debi Nova
will.i.am 6:17
8. "Sexy"  
will.i.am 4:43
9. "Fly Away"  
will.i.am 3:35
10. "The Boogie That Be"  
will.i.am 5:12
11. "The Apl Song"  
  • Adams
  • Pineda
 2:54
12. "Anxiety" (with Papa Roach)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Papa Roach
will.i.am 3:38
13. "Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (includes hidden track "Third Eye")
  • Adams
  • Timberlake
  • Gomez
  • Pineda
  • Printz Board
  • Fratantuno
  • George Pajon, Jr.
  • Curtis
  • will.i.am
  • Fair
 8:29

Personnel

The Black Eyed Peas
  • will.i.am – vocals on all tracks except 11; backing vocals on track 11; Moog synthesizers on tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13; drum programming on tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; clavinet on tracks 12 and 13; drums and piano on track 2; Wurlitzer electric piano on track 4; synthesizer on track 10; executive production; production; engineering on tracks 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12 and 14; mixing on tracks 10 and 14
  • apl.de.ap – vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13; drum programming and production on track 11
  • Fergie – vocals on all tracks except 6, 7 and 12
  • Taboo – vocals on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 13; guitar
Main session musicians
  • George Pajon, Jr. – guitar on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13 and 15
  • J. Curtis – guitar on tracks 5, 7, 11 and 13
  • Mike Fratantuno – bass on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 14 and 15; guitarrón on track 7; double bass and acoustic guitar on track 13
  • Dante Santiago – backing vocals on tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 and 10; vocals on track 7
Other contributors

The album is considered a victim of the Loudness war, with the worst possible ranking in the Hall of CD Clipping Shame, as 1 minute 19 seconds of the CD's audio has been destroyed by clipping.[12]

Charts and certifications

Release history

Country Date Edition Label
Canada[46] June 24, 2003 Standard Universal
Germany[47] July 1, 2003
United Kingdom[9] August 7, 2003 Polydor
United States[8] May 26, 2004 Re-issue A&M

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Elephunk by The Black Eyed Peas". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert (January 27, 2004). "Parts of the Elephunk". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (July 14, 2003). "Black Eyed Peas: Elephunk". The A.V. Club.
  5. ↑ Sawyer, Terry (July 18, 2003). "Black Eyed Peas: Elephunk". PopMatters.
  6. ↑ Serpick, Evan (June 27, 2003). "Elephunk Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hardy, Ernest (June 18, 2003). "Elephunk". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
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  30. ↑ "Argentine Sales and Certification". Capif.org.ar. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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  32. ↑ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada.
  33. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2016-08-28.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  38. ↑ "Canadian Sales and Certification". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Mexican Sales and Certification". Amprofon.com.mx. August 14, 2003. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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  45. ↑ Grein, Paul (September 1, 2010). "Chart Watch Extra: Life's Up's & Down's". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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  47. ↑ The Black Eyed Peas (2009-09-09). "Elephunk: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1, 5–7, 13
  2. ↑ Tracks 2, 10, 11
  3. ↑ Tracks 1, 3–5, 7–10, 13
  4. ↑ Track 12
  5. ↑ Track 6