

It’s not lyrics – it’s audio patterns, structure, architecture.” SF He told Billboard the song “was made for underground clubs. The structure has three beats in one song. Will.i.am acknowledge the song’s unusual and repetitive nature when he told Rolling Stone, “It has one note. And it’s the best thing The Black Eyed Peas have ever recorded.” WK Boston Globe described the song and others from the album as “substance-free, grammatically suspect dance floor jams” which were nonetheless “booty-shaking pleasures.” WK Digital Spy’s Nick Levine called it “a fairly ridiculous robopop stomper” but also said, “Frankly who cares? Right now this just sounds cracking.” WK Rolling Stone said it was “an assault on the senses, and on good taste.
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“Feeling” proved even more successful, holding on to #1 for 14 weeks – giving the Peas a full six-month lock on #1!Īll four members – Will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo, and apl.de.ap – have solo raps in the futuristic-sounding, auto-tuned song.

The Peas didn’t have to wait long for their next #1 – the album’s follow-up single, “I Gotta Feeling,” followed “Pow” into the pole position, giving the Peas the rare distinction of knocking themselves from the top. The song spent an amazing 12 weeks atop the charts – but it was only the beginning. With their lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D., the Black Eyed Peas achieved a feat they hadn’t accomplished before – they topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Sales (in millions): 6.9 US, 0.73 UK, 27.0 (includes US + UK) Writer(s): William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Stacy Ferguson ( see lyrics here)
