The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas album)

The Beginning
The Beginning
Studio album by the Black Eyed Peas
Released	November 26, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop; EDM;
Length	54:05
Label	Interscope
Producer	will.i.am; DJ Ammo; Free School; David Guetta; Giorgio Tuinfort; Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins; apl.de.ap; Replay;
the Black Eyed Peas chronology
Singles from The Beginning
	"The Time (Dirty Bit)"; Released: November 5, 2010; "Just Can't Get Enough"; Released: February 18, 2011; "Don't Stop the Party"; Released: June 24, 2011;

The Beginning is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on November 26, 2010 by Interscope. The album was titled to be a prequel to the groups fifth album The E.N.D. (2009).^[1] It is the groups last album to feature Fergie as she left in 2017 to focus on her solo career.^[2]

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Time (Dirty Bit)"	William Adams Allan Pineda Damien LeRoy Franke Previte John DeNicola Donald Markowitz	will.i.am DJ Ammo	5:07
2.	"Light Up the Night"	Adams Pineda Keith Harris Ricky Walters	will.i.am	4:21
3.	"Love You Long Time"	Adams Stacy Ferguson Joshua Alvarez	will.i.am	3:45
4.	"XOXOXO"	Adams Pineda Jean Baptiste	will.i.am	3:45
5.	"Someday"	Adams Baptiste Pineda Jaime Gomez	will.i.am Free School^[a]	4:33
6.	"Whenever"	Adams Ferguson	will.i.am	3:16
7.	"Fashion Beats"	Adams Ferguson Harris Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards	will.i.am DJ Ammo	5:20
8.	"Don't Stop the Party"	Adams Pineda Gomez Ferguson Alvarez LeRoy	DJ Ammo will.i.am^[a]	6:07
9.	"Do It Like This"	Adams Pineda Gomez LeRoy	DJ Ammo	5:29
10.	"The Best One Yet (The Boy)"	Adams Pineda Gomez David Guetta Giorgio Tuinfort Sylvia Gordon Baptiste	will.i.am Guetta Tuinfort	4:25
11.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Adams Pineda Gomez Ferguson Alvarez Stephen Shadowen Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins Julie Frost	will.i.am Jerkins^[a]	3:39
12.	"Play It Loud"	Adams Michael McHenry Baptiste	Free School	4:21

Deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
10.	"The Situation"	Adams Pineda Ferguson Ryan Buendia	apl.de.ap Replay DJ Ammo	3:45
11.	"The Coming"	Adams Pineda Gomez Baptiste Alvarez Barrington Levy Paul Love	will.i.am	4:19
12.	"Own It"	Adams	will.i.am	3:13
13.	"The Best One Yet (The Boy)"	Adams Pineda Gomez Guetta Tuinfort Gordon Baptiste	will.i.am Guetta Tuinfort	4:25
14.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Adams Pineda Gomez Ferguson Alvarez Shadowen Jerkins Frost	will.i.am Jerkins^[a]	3:39
15.	"Play It Loud"	Adams McHenry Baptiste	Free School	4:21

Super Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Everything Wonderful" (featuring David Guetta)	Adams, Baptiste, Guetta, Tuinfort, Pineda	4:03
17.	"Phenomenon"	Adams, Alvarez, Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Ferguson, Pineda	3:40
18.	"Take It Off"	Adams, Gomez, Beleegh Hamdi, Ferguson, Pineda, Hamza Mohamed	4:02

Super Deluxe edition (Disc 2 – The Best of The E.N.D)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boom Boom Pow"	Adams, Pineda, Ferguson, Gomez	will.i.am, Jean Baptiste, Poet Name Life	4:11
2.	"I Gotta Feeling"	Adams, Pineda, Ferguson, Gomez, Guetta, Riesterer	David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer	4:49
3.	"Meet Me Halfway"	Adams, Pineda, Ferguson, Gomez, Harris, Baptiste, Gordon	Keith Harris, will.i.am	4:44
4.	"Imma Be"	Adams, Pineda, Ferguson, Gomez, Harris, Jared Tankel, Daniel Foder, Thomas Brenneck, Michael Deller	Keith Harris, will.i.am	4:17
5.	"Rock That Body"	Adams, Pineda, Gomez, Ferguson, Guetta, Mark Knight, Adam Walder, Baptiste, Jamie Munson, Robert Ginyard	David Guetta, will.i.am, Mark Knight, Funkagenda	4:32

Notes

^{^a} signifies a co-producer
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," originally performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
"Light Up the Night" contains a sample of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick.
"Fashion Beats" contains a sample of "My Forbidden Lover" by Chic.
"Love You Long Time" contains a sample of "Give It Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Personnel

Credits for The Beginning adapted from Allmusic.^[3]

Charts and certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Lunatic by Booba	French Albums Chart number-one album December 5, 2010 – December 12, 2010	Succeeded by Bleu Noir by Mylène Farmer

Release history

List of release dates, showing country, record label, and edition
Region	Date	Label	Edition
Australia^[39]^[40]	November 26, 2010	Universal Music	Standard Deluxe
Germany^[41]			Standard Deluxe
Argentina^[42]			Deluxe
Poland^[43]			Standard Deluxe
United Kingdom^[44]	November 29, 2010	Polydor	Standard Deluxe Super Deluxe
France^[45]		Polydor
Hong Kong^[46]		Universal Music
Mexico^[47]	November 30, 2010	Interscope
Greece
United States
Italy
Japan^[48]	December 1, 2010	Universal Music	Deluxe Super Deluxe (Limited)
Colombia^[49]	December 1, 2010
Brazil^[50]^[51]	December 3, 2010

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↑ Black Eyed Peas/The Beginning – Músicas – Terra Sonora:Sonora

[JohnBush-1] Bush, John. "The Beginning - The Black Eyed Peas". AllMusic. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[solo-2] Fresh, Mikey. "Fergie Takes a Break From Black Eyed Peas to Focus on Solo Career". Vibe. Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group. Retrieved June 4, 2017.

[3] "The Beginning – Black Eyed Peas". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

[Hung_Medien-4] 4.00 ^4.01 ^4.02 ^4.03 ^4.04 ^4.05 ^4.06 ^4.07 ^4.08 ^4.09 ^4.10 ^4.11 ^4.12 "The Black Eyed Peas – The Beginning (album)". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[Williams-5] Williams, John (December 8, 2010). "CANOE – JAM! Music – Artists – Boyle, Susan: Boyle battles Peas on charts". CANOE Jam!. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[6] "ČNS IFPI". Hitparáda – TOP50 Prodejní (in Czech). IFPI Czech Republic. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[7] "Musicline.de – Chartverfolgung – Black Eyed Peas – The Beginning". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[8] "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[9] "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[10] "Chart Track". FIMI. GfK. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[11] "The Beginning / Black Eye Peas" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[ac_Poland_-12] "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.

[13] "Archive Chart". Scottish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[14] "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[15] "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[Caulfield-16] Caulfield, Keith (December 8, 2010). "Boyle Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200, Peas Begin At No. 6 | Billboard.com". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

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[19] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[24] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original on January 31, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2016.{cite web}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[39] Deluxe Edition Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine JB Hi-Fi Online.com.au Retrieved November 22, 2010.

[40] Standard Edition Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine JB Hi-Fi Online.com.au Retrieved August 28, 2016.

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Studio albums	Behind the Front Bridging the Gap Elephunk Monkey Business The E.N.D. The Beginning Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 Translation
Compilations	Renegotiations: The Remixes The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection
Video albums	Behind the Bridge to Elephunk Live from Sydney to Vegas
Singles	"Joints & Jam" "Karma" "BEP Empire/Get Original "Weekends" "Request + Line" "Where Is the Love?" "Shut Up" "Hey Mama" "Let's Get It Started" "Don't Phunk with My Heart" "Don't Lie" "My Humps" "Pump It" "Boom Boom Pow" "I Gotta Feeling" "Meet Me Halfway" "Imma Be" "Rock That Body" "Missing You" "The Time (Dirty Bit)" "Just Can't Get Enough" "Don't Stop the Party" "Where's the Love" "Be Nice" "Ritmo" "Mamacita" "Feel the Beat" "Vida Loca" "Girl Like Me" "Don't You Worry" "Simply the Best"
Promotional singles	"Alive" "Yesterday"
Featured singles	"Mas que Nada"
Concert tours	The Monkey Business Tour Honda Civic Tour The E.N.D. World Tour The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour
Related articles	Accolades Discography Atban Klann The Black Eyed Peas Experience Masters of the Sun (comic) Super Bowl XLV halftime show
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