Monkey Business (album)
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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).
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 instant hit "Don't Lie" in August/September 2005. Their third hit, "My Humps", reached number three 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 is 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 US and has sold 3.7 million copies.
According to [IFPI]] (see IFPI), over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe.
Track listing
- "Pump It" – 3:35
- "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
- "My Style" – 4:28. Features lyrics by singer Justin Timberlake, who has also worked with The Black Eyed Peas on their hit single "Where is the Love".
- "Don't Lie"
- "My Humps"
- "Like That" – 4:34. Features performances by artists Cee-Lo, John Legend, Talib Kweli, and Q-Tip.
- "Dum Diddly" – 4:19. Features an appearance by Dante Santiago.
- "Feel It" – 4:19
- "Gone Going" – 3:13 Features a performance by Jack Johnson. It contains an interpolation with the composition "Gone", taken off Jack Johnson's album On and On (2003).
- "They Don't Want Music" – 6:46. Features a performance by James Brown.
- "Disco Club" – 3:48
- "Bebot" – 3:30
- "Ba Bump" – 3.56
- Audio Delite at Low Fidelity – 5:29
- "Union" – 5:04 Features an appearance by British rock star Sting.
Bonus tracks
- "Do What You Want" (Ireland, U.K., Brazil, Australia)
- "If You Want Love" (Ireland, U.K.)
- "Bend Your Back" (Japan)
- "Make Them Hear You" (Japan)
- "Shake Your Monkey" (B-side of "Don't Lie")
Singles
- "Don't Phunk with My Heart"(2005)
- "Don't Lie" (2005)
- "My Humps"(2005)
- "Pump It"(2006)
- "Like That"(2006)
- "Gone Going"(2006)
- "Dum Diddly"(2006)
Samples
- "Pump It" samples "Misirlou" by Dick Dale.
- "Don't Phunk With My Heart" interpolates "I Wonder If I Take You Home" 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".
- "Gone Going" interpolates "Gone" by Jack Johnson.
- "They Don't Want Music" interpolates "Let's Make It Funky".
- "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.
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