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| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Writer = [[will.i.am|William Adams]], [[apl.de.ap|Allan Pineda]], [[Taboo (rapper)|Jaime Gómez]], [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy Ferguson]], [[David Guetta]], Mark Knight, Adam Walder, [[Jean Baptiste Kouame|Jean Baptiste]], Jamie Munson, [[Rob Base, DJ E-Z Rock|Robert Ginyard]] | Producer = [[David Guetta]], [[will.i.am|William Adams]], Mark Knight, Funkagenda
| Writer = [[will.i.am|William Adams]], [[apl.de.ap|Allan Pineda]], [[Taboo (rapper)|Jaime Gómez]], [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy Ferguson]], [[David Guetta]], Mark Knight, Adam Walder, [[Jean Baptiste Kouame|Jean Baptiste]], Jamie Munson, Robert Ginyard
| Producer = [[David Guetta]], [[will.i.am|William Adams]], Mark Knight, Funkagenda
| Last single = "[[Meet Me Halfway]]"<br>(2009)
| Last single = "[[Meet Me Halfway]]"<br>(2009)
| This single = "'''Rock That Body'''"<br />(2010)
| This single = "'''Rock That Body'''"<br />(2010)

Revision as of 18:11, 10 February 2011

Not to be confused with Rock Your Body.
"Rock That Body"
Song

"Rock That Body" is a song performed by American hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas taken from their multi-platinum selling fifth studio album The E.N.D. The song serves as the fourth international single from the album , and fifth and final in the United States, and was first serviced to Canadian radio on December 15, then to Australia on January 29 and was released on March 15 in the UK. The song was officially sent to U.S. radio stations on May 11, 2010.[1] The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the 5th Top 10 hit off the album. The line "I wanna rock right now", which is repeated several times in the song, is sampled from Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's 1988 song "It Takes Two."[2]

Composition

"Rock That Body" is an electrohop song with influences of trance music synthesizers[3] and 1980's dance music.[4] The song makes use of kick drums to synth figures that sound like crow caws to a famous Rob Base sample of "it Takes two".[5] The Black Eyed Peas use auto-tune throughout the song, most notably by Fergie.[6] The song is most known to critics as a robotic party track on the album.[7] The song has been compared to be stylistically simiar to Flo-Rida.[8] The song is also compared to Madonna's "Revolver."

Critical reception

Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart Blog gave "Rock That Body" three out of five stars and called it "a party banger".[9] "Rock That Body" has been well received critically by Mike Schiller of PopMatters.[10] Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating: "It's got plenty of pounding beats, synths that sound like they've been filled with Red Bull and more twisted vocal effects than an mp3 of Akon cutting loose in a vocoder factory. It's pretty simple stuff and it will no doubt grate something rotten on the 36th listen..."[11]

Chart performance

The song has been a success, reaching the top-ten in many countries and top-twenty in a number of others too. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song has, so far, reach #9, making their 5th consecutive top-ten hit.[12] For airplay, it proved to be their lowest-charting single since 2005's Gone Going, released to radio stations in early 2006.

Music video

From left to right apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie and will.i.am holding stereo-guns in the second half of "Imma Be Rocking That Body".

The video was filmed on January 13, 2010. It, directed by Rich Lee, was shot back to back with the video for "Imma Be", the 4th song on "The E.N.D.[13] The two songs were mashed up into a medley, which is titled "Imma Be Rocking That Body". The medley length is 8:15 and the music video in total is 10:21. It premiered on Vevo and Dipdive on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.[14][15] The videos were separated for music channels with the introduction and conclusion removed. The video is described as a futuristic Wizard of Oz.[16] It is the sequel for the "Imma Be" video. It begins with The Black Eyed Peas and their good robot arriving at a city, the people in the city are stuck on a loop. The 4 members of the group shoot them with their stereo-guns to end their loop so they could continue dancing. As things are going well, the bad robot appears and kidnaps Fergie, will.i.am chases after it with his own robot. After many failed attempts, will.i.am manages to shoot the bad robot, which starts dancing with the good robot. The video ends as the bad robot runs out of energy and faints.

Track listings

UK CD Single[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Rock That Body" (Radio Edit)3:58
2."Meet Me Halfway" (will.i.am Meet Me At The Remix)5:49
Total length:9:47
Digital Download E.P.
No.TitleLength
1."Imma Be" (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)6:24
2."Imma Be" (Danger Olympic Remix)4:31
3."Imma Be" (Poet Name Life & DJ Ammo Remix)4:42
4."Rock That Body" (Skrillex Remix)5:09
5."Rock That Body" (Chris Lake Remix)5:54
6."Rock That Body" (apl.de.ap and DJ Replay Remix)5:54
Total length:31:21

Personnel

Source: [18]

Charts

See also

Radio add dates and release history

References

  1. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
  2. ^ The Black Eyed Peas's Rock That Body sample of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock's It Takes Two | WhoSampled
  3. ^ The Black Eyed Peas, 'The E.N.D.' (Interscope) | Spin Magazine Online
  4. ^ The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. Album Review, New album reviews and latest album releases on Yahoo! Music
  5. ^ [1][dead link‍][14339,93949]
  6. ^ Gill, Andy (June 12, 2009). "Album: The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D. (Polydor)". The Independent. London.
  7. ^ Stewart, Allison (June 9, 2009). "Peas Hit Dead 'E.N.D.'; Mos Def Shines". The Washington Post.
  8. ^ The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D
  9. ^ McAlpine, Fraser (14 March 2010). "BBC - Chart Blog: The Black Eyed Peas - 'Rock That Body'". BBC Chart Blog. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. < PopMatters
  11. ^ Fletcher, Alex. "Music - Singles Review - The Black Eyed Peas: 'Rock That Body'". Digital Spy.
  12. ^ The Black Eyed Peas reach #9 and crack 5th consecutive top-ten - Billboard News. Retrieved 10-06-2010.
  13. ^ "SHOT: The Black Eyed Peas – Rich Lee, director". videostatic.com. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  14. ^ Double video premier on VEVO
  15. ^ Double video premiere on Dipdive
  16. ^ [2]
  17. ^ UK CD single
  18. ^ Rock That Body (Media notes). Interscope Records. 2010. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |artist= ignored (|others= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – {{{song}}}". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  20. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  21. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Black Eyed Peas" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  22. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas: Rock That Body" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  23. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body" (in French). Les classement single.
  24. ^ "Chart Track: Week 10, 2010". Irish Singles Chart.
  25. ^ "The Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body". Top 40 Singles.
  26. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  27. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  28. ^ Chart History:The Black Eyed Peas
  29. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/column/chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-country-latin-songs-1004086444.story
  30. ^ "Rapports annuels 2010 - Singles" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  31. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010#/charts-year-end/european-hot-100-singles?year=2010
  32. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association
  33. ^ [3]
  34. ^ Buy Rock That Body The Black Eyed Peas, R&B, CD Singles | Sanity
  35. ^ Black Eyed Peas/Rock That Body - Músicas - Terra Sonora:That
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  37. ^ Rock That Body (2-Track): The Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.de: Musik
  38. ^ Rock That Body: The Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.fr: Musique
  39. ^ Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: USA Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads
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