Beep (song)

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"Beep"
Single by The Pussycat Dolls featuring Will.I.Am
from the album PCD
Released	US: January 2006 UK: February 27, 2006
Format	V-Single, CD, 12"
Genre	R&B Dance
Length	3:49
Label	A&M Records
Writer(s)	William Adams, Kara DioGuardi, Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)	will.i.am
Chart positions
#1 (New Zealand, Belgium, Indonesia,Malaysia) #2 (UK, Netherlands, Europe, Ireland) #3 (Australia) #4 (Lithuania) #5 (Germany) #10 (France) #13 (U.S.) #48 (Canada)
The Pussycat Dolls featuring Will.I.Am singles chronology
"Stickwitu" (2005)	"Beep" (2006)	"Buttons" (2006)

"Beep" is the third single from The Pussycat Dolls' debut album PCD.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 4 Track listings and formats

[edit] Song information

"Beep" had initially been set for release as the second single after "Don't Cha". However, the single was pushed back due to the fact that The Black Eyed Peas had just released their single "My Humps". Management felt both songs carried a somewhat similar message, and since "Beep" features vocals from will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas, they felt best to delay the single ("Stickwitu" was released in its place). However, promotional vinyls were sent to clubs. "Beep" received very little play in the clubs, therefore never charting when it was originally released.

This is one of the first singles by The Pussycat Dolls that features two other dolls with solo parts. Melody Thornton and Carmit Bachar sing a verse of the bridge towards the end of the song (The only other song that has been released commercially that features each girl with a solo part is the bonus track "Santa Baby," featured on the "Stickwitu" CD single). Its main riff is sampled from Electric Light Orchestra's "Evil Woman" written by Jeff Lynne.

Co-writer Kara DioGuardi also co-wrote the track "Two Way," recorded by Nicole Kea's previous group Eden's Crush, plus the PCD tracks "I Don't Need a Man" and "Flirt."

Beep was referenced in the 2007 movie Epic Movie. There are bikini-clad women singing in the similar style of PCD with a tune that sounds similar to Beep.

[edit] Music video

The video starts with Nicole meeting will.i.am in an elevator. will. i.am explains his attraction to which Nicole replies by implying she doesn't care about him looking at her (I don't give a (BEEP) Keep lookin' at my (BEEP)) Nicole then enters the Dolls apartment, and, concluding the chorus, they begin a dance routine throughout the second verse. will.i.am then enters the room, but quickly exits as Carmit throws a bottle of water at him. The dolls are then seen at a club, dancing to a piece of music added in especially for a video dance routine, but not featured in the album/single release. The dolls are then seen in solo dance spots in front of a large set of speakers, sometimes with will.i.am, as the video comes to a close.

[edit] Chart performance

"Beep" did not perform as well as the previous singles, "Don't Cha" and "Stickwitu", in the US which became Billboard top 5 hits. "Beep" performed slightly weaker reaching #13, their first and so far only single not to make the top ten or top 5 in the US. "Beep" also performed poorly on the Canadian singles chart where it reached #48, and it did not perform well on the Canadian BDS airplay chart either peaking at #45. The single has performed better in other countries like the UK where it has become the group's their third consecutive top 3 hit and has peaked at #2 there, and has sold around about 175,000 copies. "Beep" also performed well in Australia where it reached #3 becoming their third consecutive top 3 hit there also. Meanwhile, "Beep" became a massive hit in New Zealand where it spent seven consecutive weeks at #1, and became the second highest selling single in New Zealand of the year 2006. "Beep" has reached #5 in Germany and #7 in Austria and has also made the French top 10 peaking exactly at #10. "Beep" has reached #5 on the united world. It also gained the #1 spot in MTV (UK) Hits' "Top 100 Songs of 2006". "Beep" also achieved a top 30 position on the Australian 2006 end of year chart, coming in at #24. It was one of four PCD songs to reach the Australian end of year chart with the others being, "Stickwitu" (#29), "Buttons" (#17) and "I Don't Need A Man" (#55).

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Top 50	3
Brazil Hot 100	78
Canadian BDS Airplay	48
Czech Airplay Chart	6
Dutch Top 40	2
Belgian Flemish Ultratop 50	1
Euro Top 200	2
Finnish Top 20 Singles	11
German Top 100	5
Irish Singles Top 50	2
Israeli Official Top 40	31
Italian Singles Top 50	28
Indonesia Chart	1
Luxembourg Top 50 Singles	9
New Zealand Top 50 Singles	1
Swedish Top 60 Singles	15
UK Official Singles Chart	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	13
World Airplay Top 100	7
World Chart Show	9
World Dance/Trance Top 30 Singles	5
World Singles Top 100	11
French Top 100	10
Lithuania Chart	4
Greece Top 50	10

[edit] Track listings and formats

• U.S. promo CD

1. "Beep" [LP Version]
2. "Beep" [Instrumental]

• U.S. iTunes single

1. "Beep" [Album Version]
2. "Beep" [Video]

• UK CD1

1. "Beep" [Album Version]
2. "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" [Remix Version]

• UK CD2

1. "Beep" [Radio Version]
2. "Hot Stuff" (I Want You Back) [Remix Version]
3. "Beep" [CD-Rom Video]
4. "Sway" [CD-Rom Video]

• EU CD

1. "Beep" [Album Version]
2. "Don't Cha" [Live Version]
3. "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" [Remix Version]
4. "Beep" [Video]

Preceded by "Check On It" by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug

RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single March 27, 2006 - May 15, 2006

Succeeded by "Touch It" by Busta Rhymes