| "My Humps" |
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| Single by The Black Eyed Peas |
| From the album Monkey Business |
| Recorded |
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| Released |
2005 |
| Format |
Digital download |
| Genre |
Hip-Hop/Pop |
| Length |
5:27 (Album), 3:54 (Single) |
| 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.
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Contents
- 1 Song information
- 2 Criticism
- 3 Music video
- 4 Parodies
- 5 Charts
- 6 External links
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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 basically the end of the album version of "My Humps".
There is a remix to the song produced by Lil Jon.
in Scary Movie 4 when Cidny and Brenda are heading towrards "the village" while asleep she says "Lil kim...lil kim got my sandwitch....P. Diddy dont pee on me..."She wakes up and says"MY LOVELY LADY LUMPS!!!!"
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]. It was deemed by online comedy site Something Awful as the worst song of 2005.
Much of the criticism of the song stems from its repetitive lyrics ("My hump" is repeated fifty-five times) and its exploitation of the female body. Additional criticism comes from the different interpretation of some of the lyrics, as well as the song's actual meanings. Some critics have noted that "junk in the trunk" is urban slang for someone who insists on wearing pants or jeans that are far too tight for an excessively large posterior. Others criticize the message of the song as being one that praises the efforts and successes of a "golddigger" in such a way that it encourages women in general to take everything they can from any man who's interested and give absolutely nothing in return. Due to this interpretation, some strip clubs in the US and Canada have banned this song from their entertainers' playlists much in the same way Tina Turner's Private Dancer was banned in the 1980's due to that song's suggestive overtones in favor of prostitution.
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.
The video received the award for Best Hip Hop Video at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on August 31, 2006.
Parodies
This song has been popularised in Singapore after an edit made by a blogger on 22nd August 2006 on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's rally speech on 20th August 2006. [4]
A parody of the song was featured on an episode of MADtv. It was retitled "My Slump," referring to George W. Bush's slumping approval rating.
Charts
| Chart |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Dance Radio Airplay |
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks |
57 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks |
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones |
1 |
| World Singles Top 40 |
2 |
| Austria Singles Top 75 |
4 |
| Ireland Singles Top 50 |
1 |
| Finland Singles Top 20 |
7 |
| Dutch Top 40 |
4 |
| UK Singles Top 75 |
3 |
| Australia Singles Top 50 |
1 |
| Sweden Singles Top 60 |
19 |
| New Zealand Singles Top 40 |
1 |
| Swiss Singles Top 100 |
3 |
| Belgium Singles Top 50 |
3 |
| Norway Singles Top 20 |
4 |
| Germany Singles Top 100 |
4 |
| France Singles Top 100 |
11 |
| US Singles Chart trajectory |
| Week |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
| Position |
85
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59
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39
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25
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16
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7
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4
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5
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5
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4
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4
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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3
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6
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9
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11
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10
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6
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11
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17
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20
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25
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25
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26
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23
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24
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28
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25
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28
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34
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37
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44
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| UK Singles Chart trajectory |
| Week |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
| Position |
3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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13
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7
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6
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8
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12
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14
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21
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25
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27
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32
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43
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| Australia Singles Chart trajectory |
| Week |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
| Position |
1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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4
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6
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12
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14
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20
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22
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26
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45
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48
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| World Singles Chart trajectory |
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01 |
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03 |
04 |
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06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
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11 |
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17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
| Position |
34
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31
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32
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30
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26
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21
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19
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16
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15
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14
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5
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3
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3
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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4
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4
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5
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7
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8
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8
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11
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13
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16
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18
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22
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24
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29
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32
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33
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39*
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- *Was off for 3 weeks before entering the chart again
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
Categories: Black Eyed Peas songs | 2005 singles | Number-one singles in Australia | Number-one singles in Ireland | RIANZ number-one singles
