Pump It
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{{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
| Name = Pump It
| Cover = Pump It.jpg
| Artist = [[The Black Eyed Peas]]
| from Album = [[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]
| Released = May 2006
| Format = [[Digital download]]
| Recorded = 2004
| Genre = [[hip hop music|Hip Hop]]<br>[[Dance Pop]]<br> [[Pop Rap]]<br>[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 3:35
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am]]<br>[[apl.de.ap]]<br>[[Taboo (rapper)|Taboo]]<br>[[Stacy Ferguson|Fergie]]<br>Nicholas Roubanis
| Producer = will.i.am
| Last single = "[[My Humps]]"<br/>(2005)
| This single = "'''Pump It'''"<br/>(2006)
| Next single = "[[Like That]]"<br/>(2006)
| Misc = {{Audiosample
| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Audio file = PumpItSample.ogg
}}
}}
"'''Pump It'''" is a song by [[The Black Eyed Peas]] that heavily incorporates music from the [[Dick Dale]] version of the song "[[Misirlou]]" (known by many for being featured on the [[Quentin Tarantino]] movie ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]]''). "Misirlou" is a popular folk song of [[Music of Greece|Greek]] origin, and its original writer is unknown, but Nicholas Roubanis, who accredited himself as writer in a jazz version he recorded, was given writing credit on "Pump It." It was released as the fourth [[single (music)|single]], and possibly the last, from The Black Eyed Peas's 2005 album ''[[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]]''. The song was also featured in commercial spots for [[Best Buy]] in 2005 and ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]'', ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' and [[Pepsi]] in 2006, as well as the main music during the pre-game of [[Edmonton Oilers]] home games during their 2006 playoff run. Dick Dale has been known to attempt to sing the chorus when playing "Misirlou" live. There is a remix by [[Travis Barker]].
== Origins ==
"I was in Brazil doing some CD shopping," Black Eyed Peas member ''[[will.i.am|Will.I.Am]]'' recalls. I came across this compilation [disk] and I thought it was one thing but it turned out to be something else. The Dick Dale song ''Misirlou'', was on it. At first I was angry this isn't what I wanted to buy," he laughs. "But then, really, that song is hot. I said, 'we should do a song like this.' I jump-started the computer and made some beats on the train. Then we had to fly to Tokyo and I tightened up the beat on the plane. Then I recorded vocals in this park in Tokyo. And that's how we recorded the song, 'Pump It'." [http://umusic.ca/blackeyedpeas/]
== Chart performance==
Before the single was officially released, the song peaked at #82 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in June 2005. This was mainly based on [[digital download]] strength due to exposure in the Best Buy ads. After its official airplay release, it peaked at #18 in March 2006. The single was released to stores in the US on [[February 14]], [[2006]] and in the UK on [[March 13]], [[2006]]. This single, compared to other singles from [[Monkey Business (album)|Monkey Business]], has been relatively weak on the US Charts, being the lowest ranking single from the album. One probable factor of this is that it was released after The [[Pussycat Dolls]] single "[[Beep (song)|Beep]]" was released, which has vocals from [[will.i.am|Will.I.Am]], or that [[My Humps]] was still in rotation and on the charts when it was released.
The song performed better in other countries. In Australia, the song peaked at #6. The song was
also popular in the UK, becoming their 8th hit single there. "Pump It" peaked at #3 on the [[UK singles chart]], matching the chart success of previous single "[[My Humps]]".
==Music video ==
[[Image:Blackeyedpeas invideo.jpg|thumb|left|Black Eyed Peas in the music video.]]
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The video premiered on [[February 2]], [[2006]] on [[MTV]]'s [[Total Request Live|TRL]], [[Canada]]'s [[Much Music]], and [[AOL]] Music. It was [[music-video director|directed]] by [[Francis Lawrence]]. It starts with a girl from what appears to be a rival gang saying, "I thought you said the Black Eyed Peas were gonna be here...". The song then starts, and the Black Eyed Peas arrive in their new car, which is a modified [[Honda Civic Hybrid]] that has the same color scheme as the cover of Monkey Business. The car can be seen at their [http://www.blackeyedpeas.com website], and their [[Honda Civic Tour]]. The video features [[martial arts]] creative forms star [http://www.steve-terada.com Steve Terada], [[break dancing]], and some form of [[telekinesis]] in an underground parking lot setting. It also referenced the "Burly Brawl" scene from ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and it appears that the BEP have [[superhuman]] powers, Will.I Am seems to possess Speed and Super Strength, as he takes out some of a rival gang with a black bowling ball(he seems to be able to use his super strength to make it bounce of walls), Apl.de.apl seems to defy gravity, running on the gangs chests,Fergie appears to knock people to the other side of the room without touching them at all. Taboo doesn't seem to be doing anything. The video could also be viewed as a spin-off of the video for [[Beat It]] by [[Michael Jackson]].
The US Navy carrier group, [[VAW-116]] became "semi-famous" in 2006 for its remake of the "Pump It." The video originated as a project on board ship to fight off boredom and to boost morale, and now has over 1,000,000 hits on Youtube. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqaWdkdFb3Y]
The [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]] game [[Lumines II]] features the music video for Pump It. Also, a short clip of the video is shown in the video for [[Glamorous (song)|Glamorous]] by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]].
The song is featured in the [[PlayStation 2]] game [[Singstar R&B]].
The chorus is also used in [[Little Man (film)|Little Man]], a film starring the Wayans brothers.
This song was featured in a [[College Roadtrip]] commercial.
This song is used in [[Garfield 2]]. when Garfield and the animals make a lasagna.
There is also a Spanish version of the song which is released on Spain and the Philippines as a B-Side of the original version.
== Charts ==
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!align="center"|Chart (2006)
!align="center"|Peak
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|align="left"|[[Argentina]] Top 40 Singles
|align="center"|1
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|align="left"|[[Brazil Hot 100]]
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|[[Chile]] 100 Chart
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]
|align="center"|12
|-
|align="left"|[[Belgium]] Top 50 Singles
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|United World Chart
|align="center"|6
|-
|align="left"|[[Bulgarian]] Airplay Chart
|align="center"|1
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|align="left"|[[New Zealand RIANZ Single Chart]]
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|3
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100]]
|align="center"|18
|-
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| before= "[[Beep (song)|Beep]]" by [[The Pussycat Dolls]] featuring [[will.i.am]]
| title = Belgian [[Ultratop]] Singles Chart number-one single
| years = [[April 29]] [[2006]]
| after = "[[Hips Don't Lie]]" by [[Shakira]] featuring [[Wyclef Jean]]
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