Monkey Business (album)

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Monkey Business
Studio album by The Black Eyed Peas
Released	May 27, 2005 (Ireland) May 30, 2005 (EU) June 7, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2003–2005
Genre	Hip hop, Pop
Length	66:03
Label	Interscope (UK) 9882184 (CD) A&M (U.S.) B0004341-01 (LP) B0004341-02 (CD)
Producer(s)	will.i.am Timbaland Danja Noize Trip
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Entertainment Weekly (C) 5/30/05 PopMatters (5/10) 06/08/05 Rolling Stone 06/16/05
The Black Eyed Peas chronology
Elephunk (2003)	Monkey Business (2005)	Renegotiations: The Remixes (2006)

Monkey Business is the fourth album by The Black Eyed Peas, released in various countries in late May to early June 2005 (see 2005 in music).

Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 2.1 Bonus tracks 2.2 Asia Special edition 3 Singles 4 Samples 5 External links

[edit] Album information

The first single released from the album was "Don't Phunk with My Heart". Many of the songs from the album were recorded within the United Kingdom. "Don't Phunk With My Heart" was soon followed by hit "Don't Lie" in August/September 2005. Their third hit, "My Humps", reached #3 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100.

"Pump It", which samples Dick Dale's hit "Misirlou" (also known as the theme to Quentin Tarantino's blockbuster Pulp Fiction), charted at #82 in June 2005 before a single release. It was later released as the fourth single and peaked at #18 in February 2006. A fifth song, "Dum Diddly," charted at #91 on the Pop 100 and was rumoured to be their fifth official single in Summer 2006. The album's tracks earned the group four 2006 Grammy Award nominations and they won Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group for "Don't Phunk With My Heart". The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. and has sold 3,928,816 copies^{[citation needed]}. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (or CRIA) has certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies.

According to IFPI, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe.[1] It has sold 9 million units worldwide.

This was the first pop album to be chopped and screwed by Paul Wall.

The twelth track on the album, "Bebot", is in Tagalog. The video for the song also featured many Filipino and Filipino-American artists, including American Idol finalist Jasmine Trias.

The song "My Style" was featured on the NBA Live 2006 soundtrack.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Pump It" 3:35
2. "Don't Phunk with My Heart" 3:59
3. "My Style" 4:28 (Featuring Justin Timberlake)
4. "Don't Lie" 3:39
5. "My Humps" 5:27
6. "Like That" (Featuring Q-Tip, Cee-Lo, Talib Kweli & John Legend) 4:34
7. "Dum Diddly" (Featuring Dante Santiago) 4:19
8. "Feel It" 4:19
9. "Gone Going" (Featuring Jack Johnson) 3:13
10. "They Don't Want Music" (Featuring James Brown) 6:46
11. "Disco Club" 3:48
12. "Bebot" 3:30
13. "Ba Bump" 3:56
14. "Audio Delite At Low Fidelity" 5:29
15. "Union" (Featuring Sting) 5:04

[edit] Bonus tracks

• "Do What You Want" (Ireland, UK, Brazil, Australia)
• "If You Want Love" (Ireland, UK)
• "Bend Your Back" (Japan)
• "Make Them Hear You" (Japan)
• "Shake Your Monkey" (B-side of "Don't Lie")
• "Pump It (Travis Barker remix)" (Japan and U.S. Special Edition)

[edit] Asia Special edition

Disc 1:

1. "Pump It" – 3:35
2. "Don't Phunk with My Heart" – 3:59
3. "My Style" – 4:28
4. "Don't Lie"– 3:39
5. "My Humps"– 5:27
6. "Like That" – 4:34
7. "Dum Diddly" – 4:19
8. "Feel It" – 4:19
9. "Gone Going" – 3:13
10. "They Don't Want Music" – 6:46
11. "Disco Club" – 3:48
12. "Bebot" – 3:30
13. "Ba Bump" – 3.56
14. "Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" – 5:29
15. "Union" – 5:04
16. "Do What You Want" – 4:02
17. "Pump It [Travis Barker Remix]" – 3:37
18. "Dum Diddly [Noisetrip Remix]" – 4:04

Disc 2 (Bonus DVD):

1. "Pump It" - video
2. "My Humps" - video
3. "Don't Lie" - video
4. "Don't Phunk With My Heart" - video
5. "Like That" - video

[edit] Singles

• "Don't Phunk with My Heart" (2005)
• "Don't Lie" (2005)
• "My Humps" (2005)
• "Pump It" (2006)
• "Like That" (2006) (B-Side to Pump It with music video only)
• "Bebot" (2006) ('1st and 2nd generation' music videos only)

[edit] Samples

• "Pump It" samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale.
• "Don't Phunk With My Heart" interpolates "I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam and samples "Ae Naujawan Sab Kuchh Yahan" and "Yeh Mera Dil Yaar Ka Diwana", both sung by Asha Bhosle.
• "Don't Lie" samples "The Ruler's Back" by Slick Rick.
• "My Humps" interpolates "I Need A Freak".
• "Like That" samples "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" by Astrud Gilberto.
• "Dum Diddly" interpolates "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth
• "Gone Going" interpolates "Gone" by Jack Johnson.
• "They Don't Want Music" interpolates "Mind Power" by James Brown.
• "Ba Bump" samples "Candy" by Cameo.
• "Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" samples "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls.
• "Union" interpolates "Englishman In New York" by Sting.

[edit] External links

• The Black Eyed Peas Official Site