Saturday, April 18, 2009

SOTD - My Humps by Black Eyed Peas (2005)



Wikipedia: "My Humps" is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album, Monkey Business. It samples a section of the song "I Need a Freak" by Sexual Harassment as well as the 1989 song "Wild Thing" by Tone Lōc. Released in 2005, it reached number three in the U.S., becoming the Black Eyed Peas' third top ten single in the U.S. The single also reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, their sixth top ten single on the chart. The song was not initially released as a single; "Don't Lie" was intended to be the lead-off release for the album. The song won the 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". On an interview with ITV1 show This Morning in the UK, will.i.am claims that he originally wrote the song for the Pussycat Dolls. will.i.am wrote 'My Humps' in just 5 minutes as he saw a pretty lady while he was having something to eat.

Nick: Sorry, I'm in a weird mood, and yes, I know it was ranked first in the list of 20 most annoying songs in a Rolling Stone poll. I don't care. This is the song of the day.



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