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| Single by The Black Eyed Peas from the album Monkey Business |
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| Released | May 2006 | ||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop, dance pop, pop rap | ||||
| Length | 3:35 | ||||
| Label | A&M, Interscope | ||||
| Writer(s) | will.i.am apl.de.ap Taboo Fergie Nicholas Roubanis |
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"Pump It" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas that heavily incorporates music from the Dick Dale version of the song "Misirlou" (known by many for being featured on the Quentin Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction). The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. " My Humps " is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas ' fourth album Monkey Business. The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, Misirlou ( Greek: Μισιρλού "Egyptian Girl" from Turkish Mısırlı, "Egyptian" from Arabic مصر Miṣr Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and "Misirlou" is a popular folk song of Greek origin, and its original writer is unknown, but Nicholas Roubanis, who accredited himself as writer in a jazz version he recorded, was given writing credit on "Pump It. The musical legacy of Greece is as diverse as its history. Cypriot music has certain similarities to traditional Greek Music, and their " It was released as the fourth single, and possibly the last, from The Black Eyed Peas's 2005 album Monkey Business. 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 The song was also featured in commercial spots for Best Buy in 2005 and Big Momma's House 2, Cars and Pepsi in 2006, as well as the main music during the pre-game of Edmonton Oilers home games during their 2006 playoff run. Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada Big Momma's House 2 is a 2006 comedy starring Martin Lawrence and co-starring Nia Long, Emily Procter, Zachary Levi and Mark Cars is a 2006 animated Feature film produced by Pixar and directed by both John Lasseter and Joe Ranft. Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The Edmonton Oilers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dick Dale has been known to attempt to sing the chorus when playing "Misirlou" live. There is a remix by Travis Barker. Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American Drummer who has achieved most of his fame playing in the band Blink-182
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Origins
"I was in Brazil doing some CD shopping," Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am recalls. William James Adams Jr (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles California, USA) better known by his Stage name will I came across this compilation [disk] and I thought it was one thing but it turned out to be something else. The Dick Dale song Misirlou, was on it. At first I was angry this isn't what I wanted to buy," he laughs. "But then, really, that song is hot. I said, 'we should do a song like this. ' I jump-started the computer and made some beats on the train. Then we had to fly to Tokyo and I tightened up the beat on the plane. Then I recorded vocals in this park in Tokyo. And that's how we recorded the song, 'Pump It'. " [1]
Chart performance
Before the single was officially released, the song peaked at #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2005. This was mainly based on digital download strength due to exposure in the Best Buy ads. After its official airplay release, it peaked at #18 in March 2006. The single was released to stores in the US on February 14, 2006 and in the UK on March 13, 2006. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This single, compared to other singles from Monkey Business, has been relatively weak on the US Charts, being the lowest ranking single from the album. 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 One probable factor of this is that it was released after The Pussycat Dolls single "Beep" was released, which has vocals from Will.I.Am, or that My Humps was still in rotation and on the charts when it was released. Pussycat Dolls is an American pop Girl group, and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 " Beep " is the third single released by American recording group the Pussycat Dolls ' from their Debut album PCD William James Adams Jr (born March 15, 1975 in Los Angeles California, USA) better known by his Stage name will " My Humps " is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas ' fourth album Monkey Business.
The song performed better in other countries. In Australia, the song peaked at #6. The song was also popular in the UK, becoming their 8th hit single there. "Pump It" peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, matching the chart success of previous single "My Humps". The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry " My Humps " is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas ' fourth album Monkey Business.
Music video
The video premiered on February 2, 2006 on MTV's TRL, Canada's Much Music, and AOL Music. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia It was directed by Francis Lawrence. A music video director is a Film director that specializes in creating short films driven by a given music track Francis Lawrence (born in Vienna, Austria) is an American Music video director, having worked for stars like Britney Spears It starts with a girl from what appears to be a rival gang saying, "I thought you said the Black Eyed Peas were gonna be here. . . ". The song then starts, and the Black Eyed Peas arrive in their new car, which is a modified Honda Civic Hybrid that has the same color scheme as the cover of Monkey Business. See also Honda Civic The Honda Civic Hybrid is a hybrid version of the Honda Civic sedan. The car can be seen at their website, and their Honda Civic Tour. The Honda Civic Tour is an annual Concert tour, sponsored by Honda Motor Company which began in 2001. The video features martial arts creative forms star Steve Terada, break dancing, and some form of telekinesis in an underground parking lot setting. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis" It also referenced the "Burly Brawl" scene from The Matrix Reloaded and it appears that the BEP have superhuman powers, Will. The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 Film, the second installment in ''The Matrix'' trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowski Brothers A superhuman is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards I Am seems to possess Speed and Super Strength, as he takes out some of a rival gang with a black bowling ball(he seems to be able to use his super strength to make it bounce of walls), Apl. de. apl seems to defy gravity, running on the gangs chests,Fergie appears to knock people to the other side of the room without touching them at all. Taboo doesn't seem to be doing anything. The video could also be viewed as a spin-off of the video for Beat It by Michael Jackson. " Beat It " is a hit single from Michael Jackson 's album Thriller, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman
The US Navy carrier group, VAW-116 became "semi-famous" in 2006 for its remake of the "Pump It. VAW-116 is a US Navy Command and Control Squadron that deploys aboard USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' as part of Carrier Air Wing Two. " The video originated as a project on board ship to fight off boredom and to boost morale, and now has over 1,000,000 hits on Youtube. [[2]]
The PSP game Lumines II features the music video for Pump It. The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP) is a Handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Lumines II is a sequel to the puzzle game Lumines. The game was released in November 2006 in Europe and North America, and in February Also, a short clip of the video is shown in the video for Glamorous by Fergie. " Glamorous " is the third single taken from pop / R&B singer Fergie 's solo debut album The Dutchess. Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27 1975 better known by her Stage name Fergie, is an American pop / R&B Singer-songwriter
The song is featured in the PlayStation 2 game Singstar R&B.
The chorus is also used in Little Man, a film starring the Wayans brothers. Little Man is a 2006 American Film starring Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, and Tracy Morgan.
This song was featured in a College Roadtrip commercial.
This song is used in Garfield 2. Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties (also known as Garfield 2 The Prince and the Paw-per in the UK, Garfield The Movie 2 when Garfield and the animals make a lasagna.
There is also a Spanish version of the song which is released on Spain and the Philippines as a B-Side of the original version.
Charts
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