| The Beginning |
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| Released | November 26, 2010 (2010-11-26) |
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| Recorded | 2010 |
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| Length | 54:05 |
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| Label | Interscope |
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- "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
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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
| Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 1. |
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" | | |
5:07 |
| 2. |
"Light Up the Night" | | will.i.am |
4:21 |
| 3. |
"Love You Long Time" | | will.i.am |
3:45 |
| 4. |
"XOXOXO" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Jean Baptiste
| will.i.am |
3:45 |
| 5. |
"Someday" | | |
4:33 |
| 6. |
"Whenever" | | will.i.am |
3:16 |
| 7. |
"Fashion Beats" | | |
5:20 |
| 8. |
"Don't Stop the Party" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Gomez
- Ferguson
- Alvarez
- LeRoy
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6:07 |
| 9. |
"Do It Like This" | | DJ Ammo |
5:29 |
| 10. |
"The Best One Yet (The Boy)" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Gomez
- David Guetta
- Giorgio Tuinfort
- Sylvia Gordon
- Baptiste
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- will.i.am
- Guetta
- Tuinfort
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4:25 |
| 11. |
"Just Can't Get Enough" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Gomez
- Ferguson
- Alvarez
- Stephen Shadowen
- Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
- Julie Frost
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3:39 |
| 12. |
"Play It Loud" |
- Adams
- Michael McHenry
- Baptiste
| Free School |
4:21 |
| Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 10. |
"The Situation" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Ferguson
- Ryan Buendia
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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
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- will.i.am
- Guetta
- Tuinfort
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4:25 |
| 14. |
"Just Can't Get Enough" |
- Adams
- Pineda
- Gomez
- Ferguson
- Alvarez
- Shadowen
- Jerkins
- Frost
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3:39 |
| 15. |
"Play It Loud" | | Free School |
4:21 |
| Writer(s) |
| 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 |
| Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
| 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
Personnel
Credits for The Beginning adapted from Allmusic.[3]
- Stacy Ferguson – vocals, composer
- William Adams – vocals, art direction, bass, composer, drum programming, engineer, executive producer, Fender Rhodes, logo design, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
- DJ Ammo – drum programming, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
- Michelle Bishop – violin
- Davis Barnett – viola
- Larry Gold – conductor, string arrangements
- Jaime Gomez (Taboo)– vocals, composer
- David Guetta – composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
- Keith Harris – composer, Fender Rhodes, grand piano, piano, synthesizer
- Alain Whyte – guitar
- Josh Lopez – guitar
- Caleb Speir – bass
- Giorgio Tuinfort – composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
- Ghislaine Fleischmann – violin
- Ruth Frazier – viola
- Olga Konopelsky – violin
- Tom Kraines – cello
- Emma Kummrow – violin
- Tamae Lee – violin
- Erica Miller – violin
- Charles Parker – violin
- Gregory Teperman – violin
- Jennie Lorenzo – cello
- Deborah Mannis - Gardner – sample clearance
- Allan Pineda – vocals, composer
- Joshua Alvarez – composer
- Eddie Axley – logo design
- Jean Baptiste – composer
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Jennifer Bowling – marketing coordinator
- John DeNicola – composer
- Dennis Dennehy – publicity
- William Derella – management
- Dylan Dresdow – mixing
- Bernard Edwards – composer
- Julie Frost – composer
- Free School – producer
- Sylvia Gordon – composer
- Julie Hovsepian – product manager
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- Tomoko Itoki – marketing
- Neil Jacobson – A&R
- Rodney Jerkins – composer
- Thomas Brown – composer
- Justin Franks (DJ Frank E) – producer
- Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – producer
- Andy Kalyvas – mastering assistant
- Damien Leroy – composer
- Jonathan Levine – booking
- Donald Markowitz – composer
- Michael McHenry – composer
- Polo Molina – management
- Huan Nghiem – art direction
- Padraic 'Padlock' Kerin – engineer, production coordination
- Franke Previte – composer
- Brenda Reynoso – publicity
- Nile Rodgers – composer
- Dante Santiago – A&R
- Stephen Shadowen – composer
- James Durkin – recording assistant
- Pasha Shapiro – art direction
- Hillary Siskind – publicity
- David Sonenberg – management
- Anthony Taglianetti – mixing assistant
- Scott Thomas – booking
- Andrew Van Meter – producer
- Jorge Velasco – mixing assistant
- Ricky Walters – composer
- Ernst Weber – art direction
- Ianthe Zevos – creation
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Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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Chart procession and succession
Preceded by Lunatic by Booba
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French Albums Chart number-one album December 5, 2010 – December 12, 2010
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Succeeded by Bleu Noir by Mylène Farmer
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Release history
List of release dates, showing country, record label, and edition
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Date
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Label
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Edition
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| Australia[39][40]
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November 26, 2010
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Universal Music
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| Germany[41]
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| Argentina[42]
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Deluxe
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| Poland[43]
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| United Kingdom[44]
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November 29, 2010
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Polydor
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- Standard
- Deluxe
- Super Deluxe
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| France[45]
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| Hong Kong[46]
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Universal Music
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| Mexico[47]
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November 30, 2010
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Interscope
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| Greece
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| United States
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| Italy
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| Japan[48]
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December 1, 2010
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Universal Music
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- Deluxe
- Super Deluxe (Limited)
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| Colombia[49]
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| Brazil[50][51]
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December 3, 2010
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References
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ 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.
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- ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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- ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
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| Studio albums | |
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| Compilations | |
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| Video albums |
- Behind the Bridge to Elephunk
- Live from Sydney to Vegas
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| 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"
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| Promotional singles | |
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| Featured singles | |
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| Concert tours |
- The Monkey Business Tour
- Honda Civic Tour
- The E.N.D. World Tour
- The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour
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| 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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