Elephunk
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{{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==
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{{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}}
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