Song:I Gotta Feeling
Album:The E.N.D.
The Black Eyed Peas had one of the best runs in recent memory. I Gotta Feeling was a huge hit in 2009. Right now they are coming back from a long hiatus. We'll see if they can return successfully. William "will.i.am" Adams and Allan "apl.de.ap" Pineda were in eighth grade in a Los Angeles high school in 1988 when they started rapping with the breakdance group Tribal Nation. When that split up, they formed the trio Atban Klann with Dante Santiago. They recorded an album for Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. But Eazy-E died in 1995 and the album was never released. The group name was changed to The Black Eyed Peas. Santiago was replaced by Jaime "Taboo" Gomez and singer Kim Hill was brought in. They signed with Interscope and released the 1998 album Behind The Front. A second singer Sierra Swan was brought in. But both singers left in 2000. Kim signed a solo deal with Interscope. Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson joined for the 2003 album Elephunk. She was in the group Wild Orchid. She brought a mainstream pop sound to The Black Eyed Peas. Also, Justin Timberlake appeared on their first top ten hit Where Is The Love?. Elephunk was certified 2XPlatinum. The 2005 album Monkey Business was certified 3XPlatinum. Don't Phunk With My Heart and My Humps were top five hits. After touring, they took a break. In the meantime, Fergie released a successful solo album. The 2009 album The E.N.D. turned out to be their most successful album. Boom Boom Pow was their first number one hit and it was immediately followed by I Gotta Feeling. So The Black Eyed Peas topped the charts for the whole summer. They went on hiatus after the 2010 album The Beginning. Adams released a solo album in 2013. The Black Eyed Peas released a new single yesterday with a new album coming. The big thing is Fergie has just released a solo album. So she is not on the new Black Eyed Peas album. They have not had success without her. Also, no matter how big a group gets, music fans have very short memories. We'll see if The Black Eyed Peas can be successful again. I have my doubts. Here's the video for I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas.
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