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Elephunk
Studio albumby
the Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
RecordedAugust 23, 2001–May 11, 2003
Studio
Genre
Length59:30
Label
Producer
the Black Eyed Peaschronology
Bridging the Gap
(2000) 		Elephunk
(2003) 		Monkey Business
(2005)
SinglesfromElephunk
  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: June 1, 2004

Elephunkis the thirdstudio albumby Americanhip hopgroupthe Black Eyed Peas.It was released on June 24, 2003, by thewill.i.am Music GroupandA&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 featureR&BsingerFergieand was the first album of the group to be billed as "theBlack Eyed Peas ".

Critical reception[change|change source]

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[change|change source]

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Hands Up"
will.i.am 3:35
2. "Labor Day (It's a Holiday)"
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"
 4:56
6. "Smells Like Funk"
will.i.am 5:04
7. "Latin Girls"
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"(withPapa Roach)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Papa Roach
will.i.am 3:38
13. "Where Is the Love?"(featuringJustin Timberlake) (includeshidden track"Third Eye" )
  • will.i.am
  • Fair
 8:29

Personnel[change|change source]

The Black Eyed Peas
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;guitarrónon track 7;double bassandacoustic guitaron 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 theLoudness 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[change|change source]

Release history[change|change source]

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[change|change source]

  1. ↑"Reviews for Elephunk by The Black Eyed Peas".Metacritic.RetrievedMay 24,2011.
  2. ↑Christgau, Robert(January 27, 2004)."Parts of the Elephunk".The Village Voice.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-12-28.Retrieved2016-08-28.
  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 fromthe originalon November 29, 2018.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  7. ↑Hardy, Ernest (June 18, 2003)."Elephunk".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon September 22, 2017.RetrievedAugust 31,2017.
  8. ↑8.08.1"Elephunk: Music".Amazon.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  9. ↑9.09.1The Black Eyed Peas."Elephunk [Explicit Lyrics]: Amazon.co.uk: Music".Amazon.co.uk.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  10. ↑"Elephunk [Bonus CD] - The Black Eyed Peas | Release Information, Reviews and Credits".AllMusic. 2004-05-25.Retrieved2014-08-10.
  11. ↑Black Eyed Peas."Elephunk: Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.fr: Musique".Amazon.fr.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  12. ↑"CD Hall of Clipping Shame".Archived fromthe originalon October 27, 2016.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  13. ↑"Australiancharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  14. ↑"Austriancharts.at – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  15. ↑15.015.115.215.315.4"Chart Data: Black Eyed Peas".Mariah-charts.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  16. ↑"Danishcharts.dk – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  17. ↑"Dutchcharts.nl – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  18. ↑"The Black Eyed Peas: Elephunk "(in Finnish).Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  19. ↑"Lescharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  20. ↑"Italiancharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  21. ↑"Charts.nz – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  22. ↑"Norwegiancharts – 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.
  24. ↑"Portuguesecharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  25. ↑promusicae."Spanish Albums Chart"(PDF).promusicae. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on October 4, 2012.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  26. ↑"Swedishcharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  27. ↑"Swisscharts – The Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk".Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  28. ↑"The Black Eyed Peas | Artist | Official Charts".UK Albums Chart.Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  29. ↑"The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  30. ↑"Argentine Sales and Certification".Capif.org.ar. Archived fromthe originalon September 27, 2007.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  31. ↑"Australian Sales and Certification".Aria.au.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  32. ↑"Gold/Platinum".Music Canada.
  33. ↑"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-09-29.Retrieved2016-08-28.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. ↑"French Sales and Certification".Fanofmusic.free.fr.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  35. ↑"German Sales and Certification".Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.Retrieved2016-08-28.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  36. ↑"Indonesian Sales and Certification".Indonesianalbum.blog. Archived fromthe originalon January 12, 2009.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  37. ↑Japanese Sales and Certification(in Japanese)
  38. ↑"Canadian Sales and Certification".Cria.ca. Archived fromthe originalon August 26, 2011.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  39. ↑"Mexican Sales and Certification".Amprofon.mx. August 14, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon February 2, 2009.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  40. ↑PROMUSICAE."Spanish 2004 Sales"(PDF).PROMUSICAE. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 26, 2010.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  41. ↑Steffen Hung."Swiss Sales and Certification".Hitparade.ch.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  42. ↑"Swedish Sales and Certification (Week 15, April 9, 2004)".Hitlistan.se.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  43. ↑"Certified Awards".Bpi.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-02-06.Retrieved2014-08-10.
  44. ↑"U.S. Billboard 200 Sales and Certification".Riaa.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  45. ↑Grein, Paul (September 1, 2010)."Chart Watch Extra: Life's Up's & Down's".Yahoo!. Archived fromthe originalon September 4, 2010.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  46. ↑Black Eyed Peas (Artist)."Elephunk: Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.ca: Music".Amazon.ca.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.
  47. ↑The Black Eyed Peas (2009-09-09)."Elephunk: Amazon.de: Musik".Amazon.de.RetrievedAugust 28,2016.

Notes[change|change source]

  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
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