My humps
| My humps | |
|---|---|
| the black Eyed Peas | |
| publication | September 20, 2005 |
| length | 5:27 |
| Genre (s) | Hip-Hop , Contemporary R&B , Happycore , Electropop |
| text | will.i.am , David Payton |
| music | will.i.am |
| album | Monkey business |
My Humps is a song by the American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas . It appeared on their fourth album, Monkey Business .
The song sample I Need a Freak by Sexual Harassment, Wild Thing by Tone Lōc and It's Automatic by Pretty Tony.
The song was released in 2005 as the third single on the album and reached number 3 in the US and UK charts. In America, the song became the third top ten single by the Black Eyed Peas. The song won the 2007 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals .
In an interview on the British television show This Morning , will.i.am stated that he originally wrote My Humps for the Pussycat Dolls . In 2011, in an interview with MTV News, he stated that they would no longer play My Humps when performing.
Because of the simple and sexually suggestive lyrics, the song has been parodied many times.
Music video
The music video for My Humps was directed by Fatima Robinson and Malik Hassan Sayeed. The music video premiered on TRL in 2005 . The music video shows Fergie dancing with background dancers. Fergie wears expensive luxury symbols such as Louis Vuitton jewels . The other band members - apl.de.ap , Taboo , and will.i.am - sing about how they admire Fergie. Fergie raps and sings about her hips, curves, buttocks and breasts (lovely lady lumps). Fergie also sings about wanting to be treated like a sex object. In some scenes, Taboo, Apl.de.ap, and will.i.am are erotically danced by dancers.
The music video won an MTV Video Music Awards in the Best Hip-Hop Video category on August 31, 2006 .
criticism
The judgments of the music critics were extremely negative. Allmusic's John Bush described the song as "one of the most embarrassing rap titles of the new millennium." Slate Magazine's Hua Hsu wrote, "The song is not bad, it is very bad."
In 2007, Rolling Stone readers voted the song the "most annoying song" in a poll.
AOL Radio's Matthew Wilkening placed the song at # 80 on the "Worst Song Ever".
Despite bad reviews, the song became a huge commercial hit, peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spending almost over two months there. Pitchfork Media magazine listed the song as # 15 in “Worst Songs of 2005”, stating, “Like Who Let the Dogs Out did before , My Humps also destroys the definition of the word“ song ”.” The magazine described the song as “ commercial five-minute jingle. "
success
In the United States, My Humps reached number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , making it the group's third top ten hit. By June 2009, My Humps had sold 2,203,000 copies in the United States, making it twice platinum. Worldwide the song was also a great success and achieved top placements in Europe and worldwide.
Placements
| Charts (2005/06) | Top ranking |
|---|---|
 Austria
|
4th |
 Germany
|
4th |
 Switzerland
|
3 |
 United Kingdom
|
3 |
 United States
|
3 |
Annual charts
| Annual charts (2006) | placement |
|---|---|
|
Austria
|
31 |
|
Switzerland
|
29 |
Awards
| country | Award | date | Sales figures |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
platinum | 2005 | 70,000 |
 Brazil
|
platinum | 2009 | 100,000 |
|
United States
|
2 × platinum | June 14, 2006 | 2,000,000 |
|
United Kingdom
|
silver | 2005 | 200,000+ |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Heaton: Former Cleveland DJ Lynn Tolliver wins $ 1.2 million in music sample suit . The Plain Dealer. June 28, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Rowena Joy A. Sanches: Second-hand songs that became hits . Manila Bulletin. April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2010.
- ↑ Black Eyed Peas Retire "My Humps" . In: Popcrunch , April 22, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved on April 25, 2011.
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ About.com ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Slate
- ↑ The 20 Most Annoying Songs . ( Memento of August 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Rolling Stone
- ↑ Matthew Wilkening: 100 Worst Songs Ever - Part Two of Five . AOL radio. September 11, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ↑ pitchfork.com
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending May 31, 2009: “Boom Boom Pow” Sets Digital Record . Retrieved June 3, 2009
- ^ 2006 Austrian Singles Chart ( German ) Austriancharts. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ↑ 2006 Swiss Singles Chart ( German ) Swisscharts. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ↑ Certification for every country in the world (PDF; 149 kB) IFPI . Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ↑ 2005 Australian certifications . aria . Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ↑ abpd.org.br ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US certifications . Riaa . Retrieved August 1, 2009.
- ↑ bpi (English)
