Elephunk

Infobox Album |
Name = Elephunk
Type = Album
Artist = Black Eyed Peas


Released = June 24 2003 (U.S.)
August 11 2003 (UK)
Recorded = December 20 2001–May 11 2003
Genre = Hip hop, pop, pop rap, dance-pop, R&B, funk
Length = 66:10 (bonus track UK)
Label = A&M (U.S.)
Producer = will.i.am, Ron Fair, apl.de.ap
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4y65mp9k9f3o link]
*Review-Christgau|A-|album=12266
*RapReviews.com rating-10|8 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_07F_elephunk.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackeyedpeas/albums/album/293564/review/5944733/elephunk link]
Last album = "Bridging the Gap"
(2000)
This album = "Elephunk"
(2003)
Next album = "Monkey Business"
(2005)Singles
Name = Elephunk
Type = Studio
single 1 = Where Is the Love?
single 1 date = 2003
single 2 = Shut Up
single 2 date = 2003
single 3 = Hey Mama
single 3 date = 2004
single 4 = Let's Get It Started
single 4 date = 2004
single 5 = The Apl Song
single 5 date = 2004

"Elephunk" is the third album by the Black Eyed Peas, released in 2003. It was their first commercially-successful album and their first album to feature their new female vocalist, Stacy Ferguson (a.k.a. Fergie). Singles released from "Elephunk" included "Where Is the Love?", "Shut Up", "Hey Mama" and "Let's Get It Started". Many of its songs became popular through being featured in advertisements; "Let's Get Retarded" was redone and renamed "Let's Get It Started" for the commercials for the 2004 NBA Playoffs; the song "Hands Up" was featured in the films "Rebound" and "Taxi", while "Hey Mama" became something of a plot point within "". "The Boogie That Be" was also featured in several iPod commercials, as well as being featured in the film "The Rundown" (starring The Rock).

The album title, "Elephunk", is a portmanteau of elephant and funk. Their song "Anxiety" was featured on "WWE WrestleMania 21" for the Xbox and "MX vs. ATV Unleashed" for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PSP.

Track listing

#"Hands Up" – 3:35
#"Labor Day (It's a Holiday)" – 3:58
#"Let's Get Retarded" – 3:35
#"Hey Mama" (featuring Tippa Irie) – 3:34
#"Shut Up" – 4:56
#"Smells Like Funk" – 5:04
#"Latin Girls" (featuring Debi Nova and Dante Santiago) – 6:17
#"Sexy" (featuring Sérgio Mendes) – 4:43
#"Fly Away" – 3:35
#"The Boogie That Be" – 5:12
#"The Apl Song" (produced by apl.de.ap) – 2:54
#"Anxiety" (featuring Papa Roach) – 3:38
#"Where Is the Love?" (featuring 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" featuring Juanes (Latin version)
*"Where Is the Love?" featuring 2Pac (DJ Menace mix)

ingles

#"Where Is the Love?"
#"Shut Up"
#"Hey Mama"
#"Let's Get It Started"
#"The Apl Song"

Charts

Trivia

*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, [ [http://minorscale.net/index.php/archives/2005/02/09/elephunking-raja/ Minor Scale » Elephunking Raja ] ] thus marking the beginning of the BEP foray into Indian music which continued with "Don't Phunk With My Heart".

References

succession box
before = "One Determined Heart" by Paulini
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = August 23 - August 29 2004
after = "Classified" by bond