Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)

Monkey Business is the fourth studio album by American group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 25, 2005, by A&M Records, Interscope Records and will.i.am Music Group.

Monkey Business
Standard edition cover[lower-alpha 1]
Studio album by
Black Eyed Peas
ReleasedMay 25, 2005
RecordedJune–December 2004
Studio
Genre
Length66:03
Language
Label
Producer
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Elephunk
(2003)		 Monkey Business
(2005)		 Renegotiations: The Remixes
(2006)
Singles from Monkey Business
  1. "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
    Released: April 5, 2005
  2. "Don't Lie"
    Released: June 29, 2005
  3. "My Humps"
    Released: September 20, 2005
  4. "Pump It"
    Released: January 16, 2006

Following the global success of their third studio album Elephunk (2003), the group embarked on the Elephunk Tour. While touring, they began recording Monkey Business in June 2004, continuing for the following six months at various locations worldwide. Executive producers Ron Fair and will.i.am enlisted producers Printz Board, Noize Trip, Timbaland and Danja for the album. Their final product was a hip hop, pop and R&B record incorporating an array of genres, such as crunk, funk, reggae, Raï, calypso, soul, jazz and Latin rock. Similarly to Elephunk, it explores lyrical themes such as relationship complexities, sexual attraction, partying, fame and, to a lesser extent, social issues. Controversy arose over the lyrics of the track "My Humps", which center on a woman using her physical attributes to accomplish her goals.

Monkey Business received mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented its production but criticized its lyrical content and the Black Eyed Peas' inclining to commercialization with the album. It debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 291,000 units, becoming the group's first top-ten album on the chart. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over four million copies in the United States. Internationally, it reached number one in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand and Switzerland, and has sold over nine million copies worldwide. Despite its critical response, the album won two Grammy Awards for its singles "Don't Phunk with My Heart" and "My Humps", receiving three additional nominations.

Monkey Business produced four singles. "Don't Phunk with My Heart" became the group's highest-peaking single on the US Billboard Hot 100 at the time, peaking at number three, and reached number one in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland and New Zealand. "Don't Lie" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, being overshadowed by its successor "My Humps", which began receiving heavy unsolicited airplay. After its official release as a single, "My Humps" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number one in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The final single "Pump It" became the album's lowest-peaking single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 18. The album was further promoted with two global concert tours–The Monkey Business Tour (2005–2006) and the Black Blue & You Tour (2007).

Background and development

In June 2003, the Black Eyed Peas released their third studio album Elephunk. During its production, Fergie joined the group as its female vocalist.[2] Led by a global hit single and the group's first top-ten hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 "Where Is the Love?", the album was a sleeper hit and became their breakthrough record.[3] It peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200, was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and garnered six Grammy Award nominations, including the group's first win for "Let's Get It Started".[4] The commercial success of Elephunk made a substantial impact on the group's prominence, and its members will.i.am and Fergie planned on recording solo studio albums in 2004. However, the plans were postponed as they "felt it was important to install the next Black Eyed Peas record this year with the momentum that we've had, which will only allow our solo adventures to be successful and continue to keep our franchise going".[5] Fergie stated: "For us, Black Eyed Peas are feeling really good right now, and for me to come out with a solo record, it just doesn't feel right. This is a family, and we're on a certain kind of wave and I wanna keep riding on that wave together. It's my boys."[5] She would later release her debut solo studio album The Dutchess in September 2006, and will.i.am released his third studio album Songs About Girls in September 2007.

Recording and production
Timbaland co-wrote and produced "My Style".

Monkey Business was recorded in "two and three-month spurts" throughout 2004 while the Black Eyed Peas were on their Elephunk Tour, in support of their third studio album Elephunk (2003).[6] The executive producer will.i.am co-wrote all the tracks, and produced or co-produced all tracks except "My Style" and "Disco Club". Among other producers were apl.de.ap, Timbaland, Danja, Printz Board, Noize Trip, and the executive producer Ron Fair. apl.de.ap co-wrote nine tracks, Fergie co-wrote eight, and Taboo co-wrote two.[7] The production commenced in June, while the group was touring the United Kingdom.[8] They recorded six tracks at the Metropolis Studios in London.[7] The recording sessions continued in July during the tour's stop in Japan, where "Pump It" was partly recorded in a bullet train.[7] Upon the group's return to the United States, they recorded most of the tracks at the Stewchia in Los Feliz, Los Angeles.

On August 11, a fire caused by unattended candles broke out at the Glenwood Studios in Burbank, California while the group was recording, destroying approximately $50,000 worth of gear and instruments.[9] Other recording locations for Monkey Business included Amerycan Studios, Henson Recording Studios and the Record Plant in Los Angeles; Morning View Studios in Malibu, California; Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin; Daddy's House and Sony Music Studios in New York City; The Brothel in Philadelphia; Osi and Calvin Studios in Washington, D.C.; the Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, and the Peas Tour Bus.[7] In December, it was revealed the group had recorded "They Don't Want Music" with James Brown, and that Monkey Business was being mixed and neared completion.[10] The album was mastered by Brian Gardner at the Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles.[7]

Music and lyrics

Monkey Business is a hip hop, pop and R&B album incorporating an array of genres, such as crunk, funk, reggae, Raï, calypso, soul, jazz and Latin rock.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] It opens with "Pump It", a hip hop-funk track heavily sampling Dick Dale's 1962 surf rock version of "Misirlou".[18] The Bollywood-inspired "Don't Phunk with My Heart" was described as a lyrical sequel to the group's single "Shut Up" (2003), with will.i.am explaining: "When you're on bad terms with a significant other, you don't want to break up. You tell her things and at the time you really mean them. But she's saying, stop fucking with me."[12] "My Style"–the group's second collaboration with Justin Timberlake–features "an ingenious mix of creative beats, subtle full-band backing, and multi-layered vocals".[16] "Don't Lie" is a "breezy, grooving romantic apology".[19] will.i.am claimed the song was written from an experience in which he deceptively bended the truth to an ex-girlfriend: "It's a song about owning up and apologizing and realizing your faults. It's about being a man or a woman – an adult – and confronting situations honestly."[20] "My Humps" is a hip hop and dance track backed by an electro-influenced drum beat, and ends with a piano-driven hidden track "So Real".[18] The song sparked controversy because of its title and lyrics, which center on a woman who uses her breasts and buttocks to accomplish her goals.[21]

Sting is featured on the album's closing track "Union", which heavily samples his own "Englishman in New York" (1987).

"Underground hip hop" track "Like That", featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green and John Legend, begins with a sample from Astrud Gilberto's 1965 version of "Who Can I Turn To?".[22][7] The seventh track "Dum Diddly" was described by Neil Drumming from Entertainment Weekly as a "glossy, faux-reggae" track.[13] "Feel It" lyrically encourages its listeners to dance.[23] Country-influenced "Gone Going" addresses the emptiness of materialism.[24] It's built around a hip hop beat and a live string-horn arrangement.[25] "They Don't Want Music", featuring James Brown, is a horn-driven jazz, lounge and funk track.[17][18] "Disco Club" is about men "cruising clubs for casual hookups".[24] The "funky" dance track "Bebot", whose title means "hot chick", is rapped entirely in Tagalog, much like "The Apl Song" from Elephunk (2003).[26] "Ba Bump" features its male protagonist getting a woman drunk and having sex with her afterwards.[24] "Audio Delite at Low Fidelity" lyrically details the group's history up until the release of Monkey Business, referencing their rise to prominence; it ends with the hidden track "Change".[27] The album's closing track "Union" heavily samples "Englishman in New York" by Sting, who makes a guest appearance.[7] A jazz-influenced track,[28] it lyrically demands social equality.[13]

Title and artwork

The Black Eyed Peas gave numerous explanations to the title of Monkey Business. In the "BEP Q&A" portion of the album's booklet, two definitions of the title were written.[7]

"DEFINITION 1: With success, people treat you differently. They can go from viewing you like a person to viewing you like a product. And that's one definition of Monkey Business."

"DEFINITION 2: Elephants have nothing to do with PHUNK and Monkeys have nothing to do with BUSINESS ...or do they? Our business is PHUNKIN' MUSIC." [sic]

In an interview with The Record, the members described an experience in Paris during their Elephunk Tour (2004) which inspired the title. According to will.i.am, they were inside of a van when a large group of fans came and started banging on its windows and looking inside, to which Taboo said he felt as if they were caged monkeys in a zoo.[12]

The album cover for Monkey Business was photographed by Albert Watson. It depicts Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap surrounding will.i.am as he's shouting into a megaphone, against a red background. Shepard Fairey and Florencio Zavala designed the artwork and its logo, as directed by Mike Jurkovac.[7]

Release and promotion

In May 2004, the Black Eyed Peas announced Monkey Business would be released by November.[8] Its release was then postponed to early 2005, before ultimately being set for June 7 in the United States.[29] The promotion of the album had already commenced in January, when the Best Buy commercial featuring the group performing "Pump It" was released.[30] They performed "Don't Phunk with My Heart" for the first time during the 2005/2006 MTV Networks UpFront at the Madison Square Garden on May 3, 2005.[31] The group promoted the album in the United Kingdom by performing "Don't Phunk with My Heart" on the May 6 episode of Top of the Pops and the May 13 episode of Later... with Jools Holland.[32][33] There, they commenced their promotional tour at the Brixton Academy in London on May 6, and performed at various venues and festivals across Europe and North America, including Wango Tango, until June 2.[34][35] On June 3, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on The Monkey Business Tour at The Joint in Las Vegas;[36] the tour was originally set to commence on June 11, but three earlier dates were later added.[29] "Don't Phunk with My Heart" was subsequently performed at the 2005 MuchMusic Video Awards on June 19,[37] on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on June 24,[38] at the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia on July 2,[39] and at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards on August 16.[40]

The Black Eyed Peas promoted "My Humps" on Total Request Live on November 1,[41] and performed it at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 3.[42] At the NRJ Music Awards on January 21, 2006, the group performed a medley of "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "Don't Lie" and "Pump It".[43] On March 21, an extended play (EP) titled Renegotiations: The Remixes was released, including alternative versions of seven non-single tracks from Monkey Business.[44] Simultaneously with The Monkey Business Tour, the group embarked on the 2006 Honda Civic Tour in the US from March 23 until May 21.[45] Live from Sydney to Vegas, a video album documenting The Monkey Business Tour's June 3, 2005 show in Las Vegas and the October 3, 2005 show at the Sydney SuperDome, was released on December 5, 2006.[46] After visiting North America, Asia, Oceania, South America and Europe, The Monkey Business Tour ended on December 29 at the Mandalay Bay in Paradise, Nevada.[47] On September 11, 2007, the Black Eyed Peas embarked on the third concert tour in support of Monkey Business, the PepsiCo-sponsored Black Blue & You Tour, visiting select countries across Africa, North America, Europe, South America, Asia and Oceania until October 30.[48][49]

Singles

In December 2004, MTV News reported "They Don't Want Music", featuring James Brown, would be released as the lead single from Monkey Business in February 2005.[50] However, those plans were scrapped in favor of "Don't Phunk with My Heart", which was released on April 5.[51] It became the Black Eyed Peas' highest-peaking single on the US Billboard Hot 100 at the time, peaking at number three.[52] The song peaked atop the charts in Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland and New Zealand.[53][54][55] The digital single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 6, for sales of 500,000 units in the United States.[51] Critically acclaimed, the song won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006), while receiving a nomination for Best Rap Song.[4] Directed by The Malloys, its accompanying music video is a parody of game shows such as The Price Is Right, The Dating Game and Love Connection.[1] It was nominated for Best Group Video at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards.[56]

"Don't Lie" was released as the second single from Monkey Business on June 29, 2005.[57] It failed to duplicate the success of "Don't Phunk with My Heart", partly due to the rising success of "My Humps", which had not been released as a single yet. The song peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, CIS, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom, and on the European Hot 100 Singles.[52][58][59][60][61] Despite a mixed critical reception, the song was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards.[4] Its accompanying music video was directed by The Saline Project and shows the members in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

The Black Eyed Peas performing during The Monkey Business Tour on August 24, 2006

"My Humps" became an unsolicited hit on contemporary hit radio across the US, which caused it to be released as the third single Monkey Business on September 20, 2005.[62] It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and atop the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.[52][63][64] Its mastertone was certified double platinum by the RIAA on June 14, 2006, for sales of two million units in the US.[65] The song received mixed to negative reviews from music critics, who criticized its lyrical content; some even regarded it one of the worst songs ever written.[66] Despite the negative critical reception, it won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007),[4] while being nominated for numerous other awards, including the MTV Video Music Award for Ringtone of the Year.[67] Its accompanying music video was directed by Fatima Robinson and Malik Sayeed, and shows Fergie dancing with backup dancers as images of expensive items such as Louis Vuitton purses and jewelry, which are supposed to have been bought for her by men, appear on the screen.[1] At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, it won Best Hip-Hop Video.[68]

"Pump It" was released as the fourth and final single from Monkey Business on January 16, 2006.[69] It became the lowest-peaking single from the album, peaking at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[52] Internationally, it reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, and on the European Hot 100 Singles.[70][71][72][73][74] Its accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence and features the group competing and fighting with a gang inside a parking garage.[1]

In July 2005, it was announced that "Like That" would be released simultaneously with "Don't Lie" as the dual second single from Monkey Business; however, only "Don't Lie" was released.[22] "Like That" ended up being released as a promotional single on 12-inch vinyl in late 2005.[75] Its accompanying music video was directed by Syndrome and Nabil Elderkin, and was released on December 13.[76] While it was never released as an official single, it was included on the Black Eyed Peas' extended play (EP) Renegotiations: The Remixes (2006), with its music video being an iTunes Store bonus track.[77] "Dum Diddly", whose Noizetrip Remix was a B-side to "Pump It", was released as a promotional single in France in 2006.[78] Grammy Award-nominated "Gone Going" began receiving contemporary hit radio airplay in March 2006, which allowed it to peak at number 37 on the US Mainstream Top 40 despite not being released as a single.[79] In 2006, Patricio Ginelsa directed music videos for two other non-single tracks–"Union" and "Bebot".[80][26] The latter was filmed in the Philippines in July and was independently funded by the group members. Showcasing the Filipino culture, it features prominent Filipino-American artists and performers, including American Idol's third season third-place finalist Jasmine Trias.[26]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(48/100)[81]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[82]
The A.V. Club(unfavorable)[28]
Entertainment WeeklyC[13]
The Guardian[83]
Paste(7/10)[84]
PopMatters[16]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[85]
Rolling Stone[19]
Slant Magazine[25]
Yahoo! Music UK[15]

Monkey Business received mixed reviews from music critics upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 48, indicating "mixed or average reviews", based on 20 reviews.[81] Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honorable mention, saying: "What all pop might be—so much brighter and kinder than it is".[85] John Bush from AllMusic labeled most of the tracks "the same type of party rap singalong that Black Eyed Peas made their name with on Elephunk", further adding: "Monkey Business could easily sell just as well, or better, than Elephunk, but what the group made sound effortless in the past sounds strained and canned here."[82] He selected "Feel It" and "Disco Club" as the album's highlights.[82] Nathan Rabin from The A.V. Club gave the album an unfavorable review, criticizing the album's lyrical content for managing to "devolve even further" than those of Elephunk, as well as what he perceived as lack of originality due to excessive sampling.[28] Nicholas Taylor from PopMatters shared Rabin's sentiments but nevertheless praised the album for being a "great party record".[16] Neil Drumming from Entertainment Weekly declared it "such a bland meringue: a succession of cotton candy raps about chicks, partying, and partying with chicks, broken up by choruses destined to evaporate outside a shindig's perimeter".[13]

Betty Clarke from The Guardian commended the Black Eyed Peas' use of the "good-guy rap plus pop-profundity multiplied by numerous special guests" formula but dismissed the lyrical themes. She singled James Brown's appearance on "They Don't Want Music" out as the album's highlight.[83] Courtney Ryan Fitzgerald from Paste praised the album's production, calling its songs "danceable" and "catchy".[84] Rolling Stone editor Christian Hoard was positive towards Monkey Business, calling it "just as bright if not quite as fun as Elephunk".[19] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine condemned the album for being "virtually unlistenable", but classified "Gone Going" as its highlight.[25] Azeem Ahmad from musicOMH felt similarly, saying the album was "impossible to listen to in one sitting because it's too much of a strain on the brain to absorb."[18] Talia Kraines from BBC wrote: "With its witty rhymes and clean lyrics, [Monkey Business] is hip hop for families", but noted the group's downgrade in lyrical themes since their debut studio album Behind the Front (1998).[11] Jason King from The Village Voice described the album as "zany, antiseptic kitsch, like the soundtrack to the ultimate Old Navy commercial".[17]

Accolades
Awards and nominations for Monkey Business
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Music – Summer Song "Don't Phunk with My Heart" Nominated
[86]
Choice Music – Party Starter Won
[87]
2005 MTV Video Music Award Best Group Video Nominated
[56]
2005 Mnet Asian Music Award Best International Artist "Don't Lie" Won
[88]
2005 IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award Ten Best Sales Releases, Foreign Monkey Business Won
[89]
2006 NRJ Music Award International Album of the Year Won
[90]
2006 Grammy Award Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group "Don't Phunk with My Heart" Won
[4]
Best Rap Song Nominated
Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals "Gone Going" Nominated
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals "Don't Lie" Nominated
2006 Soul Train Music Award Best R&B/Soul Album – Group, Band or Duo Monkey Business Won
[91]
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut "My Humps" Nominated
[92]
2006 Juno Award International Album of the Year Monkey Business Won
[93]
2006 MTV Australia Video Music Award Best Hip-Hop Video "Don't Phunk with My Heart" Nominated
[94]
2006 MTV Video Music Award Japan Best Group Video Nominated
[95]
Best Pop Video Nominated
Album of the Year Monkey Business Nominated
2006 Myx Music Award Favorite International Video "My Humps" Nominated
[96]
2006 MuchMusic Video Award Best International Group Video Nominated
[97]
2006 MTV Video Music Award Best Hip Hop Video Won
[68]
Ringtone of the Year Nominated
[67]
2007 Grammy Award Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Won
[4]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Monkey Business debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart dated June 25, 2005, behind Coldplay's X&Y, with first-week sales of 291,000 units.[98] The Black Eyed Peas' first top-ten album on the chart, it spent its first 23 weeks within the top ten, later spending additional five non-consecutive weeks there.[99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113] The album debuted atop both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, becoming their first number-one album on both charts.[114][115] It placed within the top 20 on the year-end Billboard 200 in both 2005 and 2006, and has spent a total of 73 weeks on the Billboard 200 as of 2023.[116][117][118] The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of three million units on December 21, 2005.[119] By 2011, it had sold over four million copies in the US.[120]

Coldplay blocked the Black Eyed Peas from the top spot of the US Billboard 200 with their album X&Y (2005).

Monkey Business debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart dated June 25, 2005.[121] It peaked atop the chart in its fourth week, spending seven weeks at the summit and a total of 34 weeks charting.[122] The album was certified sextuple platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) on March 24, 2006.[123] In Mexico, the album peaked atop the Top 100 Mexico chart,[124] being certified platinum+gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON).[125] It was a commercial success across Oceania as well, debuting at number one in both Australia and New Zealand.[126] The album has been certified sextuple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and quadruple platinum by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).[127][128] In Japan, it peaked at number three on the Oricon Albums Chart, where it has spent a total of 72 weeks, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).[129][130]

Monkey Business fared similarly in Europe, where it debuted atop the European Top 100 Albums.[131] It also debuted at number one in France, Germany and Switzerland, while reaching the top ten in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.[126][132][133] International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) certified the album double platinum for sales of two million copies across Europe.[134] In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart,[135] atop the UK R&B Albums Chart,[136] and at number five on the Scottish Albums Chart,[137] with first-week sales of 49,260 copies.[138] The album has also been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), selling over a million copies in the country by June 2009, according to Music Week.[139][138] Monkey Business was the world's fourth best-selling album of 2005,[140] and has sold over nine million copies worldwide.[141]

Controversy

Following the release of Elephunk (2003), the Black Eyed Peas had already been scrutinized by music critics and media outlets for selling out, accusations which originated from the fact the group criticized artists doing so years earlier, and continued throughout the promotional campaign for Monkey Business.[3][142] Some critics claimed their endorsements of various companies caused them to suffer from overexposure; Nathan Rabin from The A.V. Club stated: "With Elephunk, The Black Eyed Peas made the rare leap from underrated and overlooked to obnoxiously (and undeservedly) overexposed."[28] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine was especially critical of the group's newfound popularity and commercial success, labeling them "disposable pop".[25] will.i.am responded to the backlash by stating:

"We don't do anything that doesn't fit with the music. We kinda lend ourselves to benefits so we did the Democratic National Convention to get people out there to vote. And then we'll do a Best Buy commercial 'cause they sell music. Then we did the first iTunes commercial. We did the NBA 'cause it's like, who's not gonna do the NBA? We did the Super Bowl, 'cause who ain't gonna do the Super Bowl? And if they asked you to do two years at the Grammys, you ain't gonna do it? And then we did the Emmys 'cause they said, 'Ain't nobody ever did the Emmys.'"[143]

Further controversy arose over the lyrical content of "My Humps", the third single from Monkey Business, which centers on a female protagonist using her breasts and buttocks in order to accomplish her goals, namely expensive material goods.[144] Some critics even regarded it as the single worst song ever written.[21][66] Furthermore, multiple publications labeled the song sexist and misogynistic.[145][146] In response to the controversy, Peaches and Alanis Morissette both covered the song, with Morissette parodying its accompanying music video as well.[147][148] Fergie thought the parody was "brilliant" and sent Morissette a buttocks-shaped cake.[149] will.i.am would later reveal the controversy surrounding the song caused the group to cease performing it live, having last performed it during their The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour (2011).[150]

Track listing
Monkey Business – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pump It"
will.i.am3:33
2."Don't Phunk with My Heart"
will.i.am3:59
3."My Style" (featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland)
  • Timbaland
  • Danja[a]
4:28
4."Don't Lie"
3:39
5."My Humps"
  • Adams
  • David Payton
will.i.am5:26
6."Like That" (featuring Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, CeeLo Green and John Legend)
will.i.am4:34
7."Dum Diddly" (featuring Dante Santiago)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Ray Brady
  • Board
  • George Bennett
  • Benjamin Brown
  • Lloyd Ferguson
  • Robert Lyn
  • Donat Mittoo
  • Leroy Sibbles
  • Fitzroy Simpson
will.i.am4:19
8."Feel It"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Ferguson
4:19
9."Gone Going"
will.i.am3:13
10."They Don't Want Music" (featuring James Brown)
  • Adams
  • J. Brown
  • Ferguson
  • Board
  • Timothy Grindgreff
  • Greg Mays
  • Darryl Barnes
will.i.am6:46
11."Disco Club"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Melvin J. Lewis
  • Michael Matthews
  • Anthony Tidd
Noize Trip3:48
12."Bebot"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
will.i.am3:30
13."Ba Bump"
3:56
14."Audio Delite at Low Fidelity"
will.i.am5:29
15."Union" (featuring Sting)
will.i.am5:04
Monkey Business – International edition (bonus track)[151][152]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Do What You Want"
  • Adams
  • Gomez
  • Pineda
will.i.am4:03
Monkey Business – UK edition (bonus tracks)[153]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."If You Want Love"
  • Adams
  • Pineda
will.i.am4:56
Monkey Business – Japanese edition (bonus tracks)[129]
No.TitleLength
18."Make Them Hear You"3:18
Monkey Business – Asian special edition (bonus tracks)[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
17."Pump It" (Travis Barker Remix)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • van Musser
  • Ferguson
  • Roubanis
3:36
18."Dum Diddly" (Noizetrip Remix)
  • Adams
  • Pineda
  • Brady
  • Board
  • Bennett
  • Brown
  • L. Ferguson
  • Lyn
  • Mittoo
  • Sibbles
  • Simpson
  • will.i.am
  • Noize Trip[c]
4:06
Monkey Business – Japanese tour edition (bonus DVD)[154]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Don't Phunk with My Heart"/"Interview"The Malloys 
2."Don't Lie"The Saline Project 
Monkey Business – Asian special edition (bonus DVD)[1]
No.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."Pump It"Francis Lawrence3:46
2."Don't Phunk with My Heart"The Malloys4:25
3."Don't Lie"The Saline Project3:46
4."My Humps"
3:56
5."Like That"
4:40
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies an additional producer
  • ^c signifies a remix producer
Sample credits

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Monkey Business.[7]

  • apl.de.ap – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 10–12, 14–15), Clavinet (track 8), drum machine (track 8), strings (track 8), production (track 8)
  • Marcella Araica – recording engineering assistance (track 3), Pro-Tools editing (track 3)
  • Charlie Baccarat – electric violin (track 2)
  • Printz Board – Mellotron strings (tracks 2, 7–8), Mellotron keyboards (track 13), Moog synthesizer (tracks 7 and 10), synthesizer (tracks 8 and 13), bass (tracks 8 and 10), drums (track 8), drum machine (track 13), trumpet (tracks 9-11 and 13), keyboards (track 10), Rhodes piano (track 10), production (tracks 8 and 13)
  • Ray Brady – guitar (tracks 4 and 7)
  • James Brown – vocals (track 10)
  • Venus Brown – backing vocals (track 10), A&R management
  • Demo Castelleon – recording engineering (track 3)
  • Mino Cinelu – percussion (track 15)
  • Fred Davis – legal representation
  • Dylan "3-D" Dresdow – vocal recording engineering (track 8)
  • Ron Fair – executive production, additional production (track 4), string arrangements (tracks 2 and 9), string conducting (track 9), harmonica (track 4)
  • Shepard Fairey – album cover design, logo design
  • Fergie – vocals (tracks 1–8, 10–11, 13, 15)
  • Mike Fratantuno – bass (track 13)
  • Seth Friedman – A&R management, cover art direction, management
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Şerban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 5, 10–12 and 15)
  • Dennis Gomez – booklet design
  • Cee-Lo Green – vocals (track 6)
  • Keith Harris – live drums (track 7), drums (tracks 2, 7, 13 and 14), keyboards (track 7), Mellotron strings (track 7), percussion (track 8)
  • Tal Herzberg – recording engineering (tracks 1, 2, 4 and 9), Pro-Tools programming (tracks 2 and 4)
  • Julie Hovsepian – product management
  • Ted Howard – recording engineering (track 6)
  • Tippa Irie – backing vocals (track 7)
  • Jack Johnson – guitar (track 9), vocals (track 9)
  • Mike Jurkovac – cover art direction
  • Manu Katche – drums (track 15)
  • Kenny Kirkland – keyboards (track 15)
  • Talib Kweli – vocals (track 6)
  • Sarah Larkin – business management
  • John Legend – vocals (track 6)
  • Melvin "Chaos" Lewis – recording engineering (track 11), bass (track 11), drum machine (track 11)
  • Jimmy Limon – bass (track 12), Clavinet (track 12), organ (track 12), drum machine (track 12), percussion (track 12), guitar (track 12)
  • Lor-e – styling
  • Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone (track 15)
  • Edward Martinez – booklet art direction, photography
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (tracks 3, 7, 8 and 13)
  • Michael Matthews – guitar (track 11)
  • Polo Molina – management
  • Osinachi Nwaneri – recording engineering (track 6)
  • Tim "Izo" Orindgreff – saxophone (tracks 9-11 and 13), flute (track 13)
  • George Pajon Jr. - guitar (tracks 1–4, 8, 10 and 13)
  • Jack Joseph Puig – mixing (track 9)
  • Q-Tip – vocals (track 6)
  • Kevin Rudolf – guitar (track 3)
  • Dante Santiago – backing vocals (tracks 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16–18), vocals (track 7), A&R management coordination
  • Justin Siegel – A&R management coordination
  • Madeleine Smith – music clearance
  • David Sonenberg – management
  • Mike "Spike" Stent – mixing (tracks 1, 2 and 4)
  • Sting – vocals (track 15), bass (track 15)
  • Taboo – vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–8, 11, 13 and 15)
  • Robert "Mousey" Thompson – bass (track 10), Clavinet (track 10), drums (track 10), drum machine (track 10), organ (track 10)
  • Justin Timberlake – vocals (track 3)
  • Timbaland – vocals (track 3), all other instruments (track 3)
  • Neil Tucker – recording engineering (tracks 2, 8, 10, 11 and 13)
  • Andrew Van Meter – production management
  • Jason Villaroman – recording engineering (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 12, 14 and 15)
  • Jeff Watkins – saxophone (track 10)
  • Albert Watson – photography
  • will.i.am – executive production, conceptual design, production (tracks 1, 2, 4-10 and 12–15), mixing (track 14), vocals (all tracks), bass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 14), drum machine (1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15), drums (track 15), synthesizer (tracks 1, 7, 12 and 14), Clavinet (tracks 5 and 11), organ (tracks 5 and 9), Rhodes piano (tracks 8 and 11), additional instruments (track 6)
  • Ethan Willoughby – recording engineering (track 6), mixing (track 6)
  • Damon Woods – guitar (track 10)
  • Florencio Zavala – album cover design, logo design

Charts

Certifications
Certifications and sales for Monkey Business
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[211] Platinum 40,000^
Australia (ARIA)[127] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[212] Gold 15,000*
Belgium (BEA)[213] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[214] Gold 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[123] 6× Platinum 600,000^
France (SNEP)[215] 2× Gold 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[216] Platinum 200,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[132] Gold 10,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[217] Gold 5,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[218] 2× Platinum 30,000^
Italy (FIMI)[219] Platinum 120,000[220]
Japan (RIAJ)[130] Platinum 250,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[125] Platinum+Gold 150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[128] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[221] Platinum 40,000*
Portugal (AFP)[222] 2× Platinum 40,000^
Russia (NFPF)[223] 4× Platinum 80,000*
Singapore (RIAS)[224] Gold 5,000*
South Korea — 11,813[225]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[226] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[227] Gold 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[228] 2× Platinum 80,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[139] 3× Platinum 1,065,834[138]
United States (RIAA)[119] 3× Platinum 4,272,000[120]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[134] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Release dates and formats for Monkey Business
Region Date Edition(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Italy May 25, 2005 Standard CD Universal Music
[229]
Denmark May 26, 2005
[230]
Germany
[151]
Japan May 27, 2005
[231]
Argentina May 30, 2005
[211]
Australia
[232]
France Polydor
[233]
United Kingdom
[234]
Poland May 31, 2005 Universal Music
[235]
Canada June 7, 2005
[236]
New Zealand
[237]
United States
[238][239]
Japan August 31, 2005 Tour CD+DVD Universal Music
[240]
South Korea February 10, 2006 Special
[241]
Netherlands September 30, 2016 Standard Vinyl
[242]
United Kingdom
[243]

See also

Notes
  1. Asian special edition cover is the same as the single cover for "Don't Phunk with My Heart".[1]

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