Elephunk 1717289 224891260 2008-07-10T21:34:55Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Elephunk | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[The Black Eyed Peas]] | Cover = Elephunk.jpg | Released = [[June 24]] [[2003]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small><br />[[August 11]] [[2003]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small> | Recorded = [[December 20]] [[2001]]–[[May 11]] [[2003]] | Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[pop music|pop]], [[pop rap]], [[dance-pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[funk]] | Length = 66:10 <small>(bonus track [[UK]])</small> | Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small> | Producer = [[will.i.am]], [[Ron Fair]], [[apl.de.ap]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [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-5|2}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackeyedpeas/albums/album/293564/review/5944733/elephunk link] | Last album = ''[[Bridging the Gap]]''<br />(2000) | This album = '''''Elephunk'''''<br />(2003) | Next album = ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]''<br/>(2005) {{Singles | Name = Elephunk | Type = Studio | single 1 = [[Where Is The Love?]] | single 1 date = [[2003]] | single 2 = [[Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas song)|Shut Up]] | single 2 date = [[2003]] | single 3 = [[Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)|Hey Mama]] | single 3 date = [[2004]] | single 4 = [[Let's Get It Started|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]], first released in 2003. It was their first commercially successful album and their first album to feature their new female vocalist, [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy Ferguson]] (a.k.a. Fergie). Singles released from ''Elephunk'' included "[[Where Is the Love?]]", "[[Shut Up]]", "[[Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)|Hey Mama]]" and "[[Let's Get It Started]]". 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]], The song Hands Up was put in the movies [[Rebound (film)|''Rebound'' (film)]] and [[Taxi (2004 film)|''Taxi'' (film)]], while "Hey Mama" became something of a plot-point within ''[[Garfield: The Movie]]'' and "The Boogie That Be" was featured in several [[iPod]] commercials, as well as being featured in the movie [[The Rundown|The Rundown]] (starring [[The Rock (entertainer)|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 [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]. ==Track listing== #"Hands Up" – 3:35 #"Labor Day (It's a Holiday)" – 3:58 #"[[Let's Get Retarded]]" – 3:35 #"[[Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)|Hey Mama]]" (ft. [[Tippa Irie]]) – 3:34 #"[[Shut Up (Black Eyed Peas song)|Shut Up]]" – 4:56 #"Smells Like Funk" – 5:04 #"Latin Girls" (ft. [[Debi Nova]] and Dante Santiago)– 6:17 #"Sexy" (ft. [[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" (ft. [[Papa Roach]]) – 3:38 #"[[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) *"[[Where Is the Love?]]" ft. [[2pac]] (DJ Menace mix) ==Singles== #"Where Is the Love?" #"Shut Up" #"Hey Mama" #"Let's Get It Started" #"The Apl Song" ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2005/2006) !align="center"|Peak<br>position |- |align="left"|Australian Albums Chart |align="center"|1<ref>[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Australian Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart |align="center"|3<ref>[http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Austrian Album Charts]</ref> |- |align="left"|Brasil Top 50 |align="center"|4<ref name="Mariah charts">[http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PBlackEyedPeas.htm Chart Data: Black Eyed Peas<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |- |align="left"|Canada Top 50 |align="center"|2<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |- |align="left"|Danish Albums Chart |align="center"|3<ref>[http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Danish Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart |align="center"|5<ref>[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Dutch Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|Germany Top 100 |align="center"|6<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |- |align="left"|Finnish Albums Chart |align="center"|3<ref>[http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Finnish Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|French Top 150 |align="center"|2<ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a French Top 50]</ref> |- |align="left"|Italian Top 75 |align="center"|6<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |- |align="left"|Mexican Albums Chart |align="center"|1<ref>[http://proyectos.atmosfera.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf Mexican Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart |align="center"|2<ref>[http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a New Zealand Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart |align="center"|2<ref>[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Norwegian Albums Charts]</ref> |- |align="left"|Spain Albums Chart |align="center"|5<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |- |align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart |align="center"|5<ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Swedish Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart |align="center"|1<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Black+Eyed+Peas&titel=Elephunk&cat=a Swiss Albums Chart]</ref> |- |align="left"|U.S [[Billboard 200]] |align="center"|14<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=272581&aid=588226 U.S. Billboard 200]</ref> |- |align="left"|UK Top 75 |align="center"|4<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |- |align="left"|United World Chart |align="center"|3<ref>[http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week47-2004.htm United World Chart]</ref> |} {{col-end}} ==Sales and certifications== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Countries !align="left"|Certification !align="left"|Sales |- |align="left"|Argentina |align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2004&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+ Argentinean Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|50,000 |- |align="left"|Australia |align="center"|2x Platinum<ref>[http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2003.htm Australian Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|140,000 |- |align="left"|Brasil |align="center"|Diamond<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |align="center"|500,000 |- |align="left"|France |align="center"|4x Platinum<ref>[http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-B.php French Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|413,000 |- |align="left"|Germany |align="center"|Platinum<ref>[http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?txtSuche=elephunk&strAktion=suche German Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|200,000 |- |align="left"|Indonesia |align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.indonesianalbum.blog.com Indonesian Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|45,000 |- |align="left"|Canada |align="center"|7x Platinum<ref>[http://www.cria.ca/gold/1205_g.php Canadian Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|700,000 |- |align="left"|Europe |align="center"|2x Platinum<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |align="center"|2,000,000 |- |align="left"|Mexico |align="center"|Platinum<ref>[http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=&titulo=elephunk&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar Mexican Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|100,000 |- |align="left"|Switzerland |align="center"|Platinum<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/search_certifications.asp?search=black+eyed+peas Swiss Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|40,000 |- |align="left"|Sweden |align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.hitlistan.se/ Swedish Sales and Certification (Week 15, April 9, 2004)]</ref> |align="center"|30,000 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200]] |align="center"|2x Platinum<ref>[http://www.riaa.com/ U.S. Billboard 200 Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|2,300,000 |- |align="left"|U.K. |align="center"|4x Platinum<ref name="Mariah charts"/> |align="center"|1,200,000 |- |align="left"|United World Chart |align="center"|3x Platinum<ref>[http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm United World Chart Sales and Certification]</ref> |align="center"|6,707,000 |} ==Singles chart positions== {| class="wikitable" |rowspan="2"| '''Year''' |rowspan="2"| '''Song''' |colspan="4"| '''Chart positions''' |- | '''[[Billboard Hot 100]]''' | '''[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]''' | '''[[Hot Rap Singles]]''' | '''[[Rhythmic Top 40]]''' |- | 2003 | "[[Where Is The Love?]]" | '''#8''' | '''#82''' | '''#19''' | '''#9''' |- | 2003 | "[[Shut Up]]" | '''-''' | '''-''' | '''-''' | '''-''' |- | 2004 | "[[Hey Mama]]" | '''#23''' | '''-''' | '''-''' | '''#27''' |- | 2004 | "[[Let's Get It Started]]" | '''#21''' | '''-''' | '''-''' | '''#36''' |} ==Trivia== *The video for "The Apl Song" (which reached number one in the Philippines), featured cameo appearances by fellow [[Filipino American]]s [[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 language|Tamil]] song from the movie ''Sri Raghavendra'', starring [[Rajinikanth]],<ref>[http://minorscale.net/index.php/archives/2005/02/09/elephunking-raja/ Minor Scale » Elephunking Raja<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> thus marking the beginning of the BEP foray into Indian music which continued with "[[Don't Phunk With My Heart]]". ==References== {{reflist}} {{s-start}} {{succession box | before = ''[[One Determined Heart]]'' by [[Paulini Curuenavuli|Paulini]] | title = Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] [[Number-one albums of 2004 (Australia)|number-one album]] | years = [[August 23]] - [[August 29]] [[2004]] | after = ''[[Classified (bond album)|Classified]]'' by [[Bond (band)|bond]] }} {{end}} {{Black Eyed Peas}} [[Category:Black Eyed Peas albums]] [[Category:2003 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Ron Fair]] [[Category:Albums produced by Will.i.am]] [[cs:Elephunk]] [[da:Elephunk]] [[es:Elephunk]] [[fr:Elephunk]] [[it:Elephunk]] [[pl:Elephunk]] [[pt:Elephunk]] [[ru:Elephunk]] [[fi:Elephunk]] [[sv:Elephunk]]