Black Eyed Peas

New lyrics gave the tune a basketball theme, and the spot featured Carlos Santana. The revised song had great success as a single, especially popular on the iTunes music download service. The follow-up, Open Season, was released in April of 2005. The BEP's song "Let's Get Retarded" was restyled as "Let's Get it Started" for an NBA finals worldwide commerical. However, the album has only charted in the lower reaches of the UK Top 75 Album Chart. The Tagalog lyrics and backing melody were based on the the song Balita, an original composition of the 1970s Filipino folk rock group Asin. They released their debut album, The Decline of British Sea Power in 2003 to critical acclaim. The Apl Song, with the chorus written in Tagalog, from their album Elephunk, tells the story of Apl.de.ap. Many members of the band's devoted fanbase share similar eccentric interests, including the self-proclaimed "Third Batallion", who follow the band on tour and often attend gigs dressed in military uniform.

During Black Eyed Peas' concert tour in Asia in 2004, Apl.de.ap's life story was featured in a weekly Filipino TV drama special called Maalaala Mo Kaya (Will You Remember), which explained his childhood with his poor family in Pampanga, Philippines, before sadly parting with them to live a better life in the US at the age of 14. Equally strange are the band's live performances, during which the stage is covered in tree foliage and plastic birds, part of a strong fascination with nature that informs the lyrics to many British Sea Power songs. The current line-up of the Black Eyed Peas as of 2004 (not including supporting band members) is: will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and newcomer Fergie­. The band have somewhat bizarre interests, ranging from Field Marshal Montgomery and Charles Lindbergh to Czech architecture. The third single from the album, "Hey Mama" hit the Top 10 in the UK, Germany and several other European countries, and reached the Top 30 of the US Hot 100. Controversially, a reference to "dropping bombs like we in the Middle East" was edited out of some versions of "Hey Mama". They dress in uniform, most frequently RAF Jackets and Navy flairs. Indeed the band have enjoyed greater mainstream success in Europe than in the US with "Elephunk" going Top 10, gold and (sometimes multi-)platinum in the UK, Germany and many other European markets, yet ultimately failing to break the US Top 10, although it did go platinum there. The band is made up of Yan (vocals/guitar), Hamilton (vocals/bass), Noble (lead guitar), Eamon (keys/marching drum) and Wood (drums).

The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which failed in the US but peaked at UK #2 (despite being referred to by one reviewer as "The single most vacuous, pointless, vile and generally loathsome song in a generation") and topped the charts in many other European countries including France and Germany. They have also been compared to Joy Division and Talking Heads. From "Elephunk" came the anti-war anthem "Where Is The Love?", which became their first major hit, peaking at #8 on the US Hot 100, but topping the charts practically everywhere else, including six weeks at #1 in the UK where it became the biggest-selling single of 2003. They are an indie rock band, similar in sound to both David Bowie and The Smiths. She is the replacement of background singer Kim Hill who departed the band during 2000. British Sea Power is a five-man band from Brighton, England. Their breakthrough album Elephunk was released in 2003, featuring a new female vocalist, called Fergie, born as Stacy Ferguson who used to be in a teen pop band named Wild Orchid. A Lovely Day Tomorrow (2004 limited to 1942 copies).

Their other album is 2000's Bridging the Gap (2000 in music). Remember Me (2003 re-release). After Eazy-E died of AIDS in 1995 (see 1995 in music), Atban Klann reformed as the Black Eyed Peas and released a debut, Behind the Front (1998, 1998 in music) that earned the group (and their accompanying live band) critical acclaim. Carrion (2003). The group is composed of Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Childhood Memories (2002). As Atban Klann, they signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E), but their album was never released because the positive and peaceful lyrics were too unusual for Ruthless. The Spirit of St Louis/The Lonely (2002).

The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop crew from Los Angeles, who have lately enjoyed massive international pop success. Remember Me (2001). 2004 "Let's Get It Started" #21 US, #11 UK. Fear of Drowning (2001). 2004 "Hey Mama" #23 US, #6 UK. Open Season (2005). 2003 "Shut Up" #2 UK. The Decline of British Sea Power (2003).

Justin Timberlake) #8 US, #1 UK. 2003 "Where is the Love" (feat. Macy Gray) #31 UK. 2001 "Request + Line" (feat.

2005 "Monkey Business"; due for release on April 4th. 2003 "Elephunk"; #14 US, #3 UK. 2000 "Bridging the Gap"; #67 US. 1998 "Behind the Front"; #129 US.