Humps

"My Humps" Single by The Black Eyed Peas From the album Monkey Business Recorded Released 2005 Format Digital download Genre Hip-Hop/Pop Length 5:27 Label A&M/Interscope Writers will.i.am D. Payton Producers will.i.am Certification — Chart positions #3 (US) #3 (UK) #1 (AU) #1 (NZ) #26 (CAN) The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology "Don't Lie" (2005) "My Humps" (2005) "Pump It" (2006) "My Humps" is the third single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album Monkey Business. Released in 2005, the single reached a position of #3 in the U.S., becoming the Black Eyed Peas' third Top 10 single on the U.S. mainstream radio charts. The single also reached #3 in the UK Top 40 making it their sixth Top 10 single. The song, which was not initially released as a single ("Don't Lie" was intended to be the lead-off release for the album) is notable as an example of an unsolicited single atypically garnering unusual amounts of airplay and popularity. The song also receives heavy airplay in strip clubs. Contents 1 Song information 2 Criticism 3 Music video 4 Charts 5 External links Song information The song was co-written and produced by will.i.am, and interpolates Sexual Harassment's "I Need a Freak." In this sexual number, a woman (in this case, Fergie) uses her breasts and her buttocks as tools to get men to spend money on her. The song refers to "humps," as in one's buttocks, and "lumps," as in a woman's breasts, at times interchanging the plurals of these objects and thus confusing their meaning. On the album, there is a bonus track attached to "My Humps" known as "So Real". It features the piano playing with the phrase "so real" spoken repeatedly. It is similar to the end of the album version of My Humps. There is a remix to the song produced by Lil Jon. Criticism "My Humps" has been the subject of severe criticism by the music press. John Bush, writing for All Music Guide, described it as "one of the most embarrassing rap performances of the new millennium" [1], while Bill Lamb, writing for About.com called it "the musical equivalent of a bad Farrelly Brothers movie".[2] Hua Hsu of Slate goes so far to say, "It's not Awesomely Bad; it's Horrifically Bad. ... There are bad songs that offend our sensibilities but can still be enjoyed, and then there are the songs that are just really bad—transcendentally bad, objectively bad." [3] Much of the criticism of the song stems from its repetitive lyrics ("My hump" is repeated several times) and its exploitation of the female body. Music video Following the song's popularity, several videos were placed on file-sharing networks claiming to be the video for the song, but these files were actually clips of pornography. The official music video for "My Humps" premiered on TRL and shows Fergie dancing with backup dancers as images of expensive items such as Louis Vuitton purses and jewelry appear on the screen. The other members of the Black Eyed Peas -- Apl.de.ap, Taboo, and will.i.am -- sing about how much they spend on Fergie as she sings about her "humps" and "lovely lady lumps." Of all of the videos released by the band, "My Humps" is the first to showcase Fergie above all other band members. Charts Chart Peak position Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles 1 New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles 1 UK Singles Chart 3 Irish Singles Chart 1 German Media Control Charts 4 U.S. Billboard's Hot 100 3 U.S. Billboard's Pop 100 2 U.S. Billboard's Hot Digital Songs 1 U.S. Billboard's Hot Digital Tracks 1 U.S. Billboard's Dance Radio Airplay 17 U.S. Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 57 U.S. Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks 10 U.S. Billboard's Hot Ringtones 1 U.S. VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown 3 UK Singles Chart trajectory Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Position 3 3 5 6 7 13 7 6 8 12 14 21 25 27 32 Australian ARIA Singles Chart Trajectory Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Position 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 12 14 20 22 26 RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 Chart Trajectory Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 Position 1 2 3 4 2 2 1 3 9 14 14 11 14 30 33 Preceded by: "Hung Up" by Madonna ARIA (Australia) number one single November 20, 2005 - November 27, 2005 Succeeded by: "Maybe Tonight" by Kate DeAraugo Preceded by: "Gold Digger" by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 28 November 2005 – Succeeded by: "Jingle Bells" by Crazy Frog Preceded by: "Stickwitu" by Pussycat Dolls RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 9 January 2006 Succeeded by: "Stickwitu" by Pussycat Dolls External links Music video (Lil Jon remix) Music video parody by Mad TV (My Slump) Lyrics Most well-known fan music video parody, done by Exclamation! Films Search Term: "My_Humps" Categories: Black Eyed Peas songs | 2005 singles | Australian number one singles | Irish number one singles | RIANZ number-one singles

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