Elephunk

Elephunk
Studio album by
the Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedJune 20, 2003
RecordedAugust 23, 2001–May 11, 2003
Studio
Genre
Length59:30
Label
Producer
the Black Eyed Peas chronology
Bridging the Gap
(2000)		 Elephunk
(2003)		 Monkey Business
(2005)
Singles from Elephunk
  1. "Where Is the Love?"
    Released: May 12, 2003
  2. "Shut Up"
    Released: September 8, 2003
  3. "Hey Mama"
    Released: January 12, 2004
  4. "Let's Get It Started"
    Released: May 31, 2004

Elephunk is the third studio album by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on June 20, 2003, by the will.i.am Music Group and A&M Records. Although the album is the group's third album it is also the groups first in many ways; it was the first album to feature R&B singer Fergie and was the first album of the group to be billed as "the Black Eyed Peas".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(66/100)
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars
Alternative Press4/5 stars
The A.V. Club(positive)
Blender2/5 stars
Drowned in Sound(9/10)
Entertainment WeeklyC
Mojo1/5 stars
PopMatters9/10 stars
Robert ChristgauA-
Rolling Stone2/5 stars

Track listings

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hands Up"
will.i.am3:35
2."Labor Day (It's a Holiday)"
will.i.am3:58
3."Let's Get Retarded"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Gomez
  • Terence Yoshiaki
  • Fratantuno
  • George Pajon, Jr.
will.i.am3:35
4."Hey Mama"
  • Adams
  • Anthony Henry
will.i.am3:34
5."Shut Up"
4:56
6."Smells Like Funk"
will.i.am5:04
7."Latin Girls"
will.i.am6:17
8."Sexy"
will.i.am4:43
9."Fly Away"
will.i.am3:35
10."The Boogie That Be"
will.i.am5:12
11."The Apl Song"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
2:54
12."Anxiety" (with Papa Roach)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Papa Roach
will.i.am3:38
13."Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justin Timberlake) (includes hidden track "Third Eye")
  • will.i.am
  • Fair
8:29
2004 reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
  • Adams
  • Timberlake
  • Gomez
  • Pineda
  • Board
  • Fratantuno
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • Curtis
  • will.i.am
  • Fair
4:32
14."Let's Get It Started" (includes hidden track "Third Eye")
will.i.am7:33
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Where Is the Love?" (featuring Justin Timberlake)
  • Adams
  • Timberlake
  • Gomez
  • Pineda
  • Board
  • Fratantuno
  • Pajon, Jr.
  • Curtis
  • will.i.am
  • Fair
4:32
14."Third Eye"Adamswill.i.am3:44
15."Rock My Shit"
  • Adams
  • Jamie Munson
  • Board
  • will.i.am
  • Poet Named Life
3:52
16."What's Goin' Down"Adamswill.i.am2:41
Asian special edition (Bonus AVCD)
No.TitleLength
1."Where Is the Love?" (video) 
2."Shut Up" (video) 
3."Where Is the Love?" (instrumental) 
4."Shut Up" (instrumental) 
5."Sumthin for That Ass" (non-LP version) 
6."Tell Your Mama Come" (live) 
France bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."Hands Up" (Live from the House of Blues, Chicago)5:07
16."Fly Away" (Live from the House of Blues, Chicago)3:09
German bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."The Elephunk Theme"5:05

Personnel

The Black Eyed Peas
Main session musicians
Other contributors

The album is considered a victim of the Loudness war, with the worst possible ranking in the Hall of CD Clipping Shame, as 1 minute 19 seconds of the CD's audio has been destroyed by clipping.

Charts and certifications

Release history

Country Date Edition Label
Canada June 24, 2003 Standard Universal
Germany July 1, 2003
United Kingdom August 7, 2003 Polydor
United States May 26, 2004 Re-issue A&M

References

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Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1, 5–7, 13
  2. ↑ Tracks 2, 10, 11
  3. ↑ Tracks 1, 3–5, 7–10, 13
  4. ↑ Track 12
  5. ↑ Track 6