Request + Line

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"Request + Line"
Single by Black Eyed Peas featuring Macy Gray
from the album Bridging the Gap
Released February 26, 2001
Format CD single
Recorded 2000
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 9:21 (Album Version)
3:53 (Single Version)
Label Interscope, will.i.am
Writer(s) William Adams, Allan Pineda, Mike Fratantuno, George Pajon, Jr., Rhett Lawrence, Natilie Hinds
Producer(s) Rhett Lawrence, will.i.am
Black Eyed Peas singles chronology

"Weekends"
(2000)		 "Request + Line"
(2001)		 "Where Is the Love?"
(2003)

Macy Gray chronology
"Geto Heaven Remix T.S.O.I. (The Sound of Illadelph)"
(2001)		 "Request + Line"
(2001)		 "When I See You"
(2003)

"Request + Line" is a song by American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, taken as the second single from their second studio album, Bridging the Gap. The song features vocals from Macy Gray. The song gave the band their first top forty hit in many countries worldwide, also becoming their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn in 1999. The video begins with flashing objects, a phone picking up, and a flashing sign saying "On Air". The video features Macy Gray behind a turntable. The three members of Black Eyed Peas are seen on a giant turntable, in a bathroom with a transparent shower bath, toilet and sink, and sitting with Macy Gray on a sofa.

Track listing

United Kingdom
  1. "Request + Line" - 3:53
  2. "Request + Line" (Trackmasters Remix) - 3:50
  3. "Joints & Jam" (The Joint Mix) - 3:37
  4. "Request + Line" (Music Video)
America
  1. "Request + Line" - 3:53
  2. "Request + Line" (Instrumental) - 3:56
  3. "Request + Line" (Trackmasters Remix) - 3:51
  4. "Request + Line" (Will.I.Am Remix) - 4:22

Charts

Chart (2001)[1][2] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 21
Dutch Mega Single Top 100 86
German Singles Chart[3] 85
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 10
UK Singles Chart[4] 31
UK R&B Singles Chart[5] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 63
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 51
US Billboard Rap Songs 2

References

  1. ↑ "Bridging the Gap > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  2. ↑ "Black Eyed Peas feat. Macy Gray – Request + Line – swisscharts.com". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  3. ↑ "Musicline.de – Black Eyed Peas feat. Macy Gray – Request & Line". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-09-20. 
  4. ↑ "Chart Stats – The Black Eyed Peas Featuring Macy Gray – Request Line". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 
  5. ↑ "Chart Data: Black Eyed Peas". Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved 2008-03-21. 

External links

The Black Eyed Peas
  • Kim Hill
  • Dante Santiago
  • DJ Motiv8
  • Mookie Mook
Studio albums and singles
Behind the Front (1998)
Bridging the Gap (2000)
Elephunk (2003)
Monkey Business (2005)
The E.N.D (2009)
The Beginning (2010)
Promotional singles
  • "Bebot"
  • "Alive"
  • "Do It Like This"
  • "Light Up the Night"
Featured singles
  • "Mas que Nada"
Compilation albums
Video albums
Tours
Related articles
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Macy Gray
Studio albums
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