Boom Boom Pow

"Boom Boom Pow"
"Boom Boom Pow"
Song

"Boom Boom Pow" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their upcoming album The E.N.D.. All members of the Black Eyed Peas use the Auto-Tune effect on the song. The single sold 465,000 first-week digital downloads, the third largest number of download-sales in one week ever. It has become the group's first number-one single in the United States, topping the U.S. Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts.^[3] The song has also reached #1 in Canada, and charted in the top ten U.S. Rap Singles.

Release

"Boom Boom Pow" was stated as a single, and released to mainstream radio on March 10th. "Boom Boom Pow" was released officially on iTunes in the US on March 30, 2009. It became number 1 on the iTunes chart after a day.

Reception

Billboard gave the song a positive review, stating that the song "shows the Black Eyed Peas in fine form" and that it was "a knockout".^[4]

Song references

"Boom Boom Pow" has no prevalent song samples, but features a reference to Daft Punk's 2001 single, "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", sang by apl.de.ap as "harder, faster, better, stronger".

Music video

Fergie had stated at an interview on The Insider that the music video would be shooting the week of March 8, 2009.^[5] Apl.de.ap confimed that they started filming it on March 9.^[6]

The making of the video was released by MTV on April 8.^[7]

The music video, directed by Mathew Cullen, will be released on April 13,^[8] along with the new Black Eyed Peas Channel on Dipdive.^[9]

Tracklisting

Boom Boom Pow (Clean) - 04:12
Boom Boom Pow (Clean Acappella) - 03:58
Boom Boom Pow (Clean With Intro) - 03:49
Boom Boom Pow (Dirty) - 04:12
Boom Boom Pow (Dirty Acappella) - 03:58
Boom Boom Pow (Dirty With Intro) - 03:49
Boom Boom Pow (Instrumental) - 02:57

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[10]	20
Canadian Hot 100^[11]	1
Chilean Singles Chart^[12]	27
Irish Singles Chart^[13]	43
New Zealand Singles Chart^[14]	27
Swedish Singles Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[15]^[3]	1
U.S. Billboard Pop 100^[16]	1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles^[17]	11
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks^[18]	6

Preceded by "Poker Face" by Lady GaGa	*U.S. Billboard* Hot 100 number-one single** April 18, 2009	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by "Right Round" by Flo Rida	*U.S. Billboard* Pop 100 number-one single** April 18, 2009
	Canadian Hot 100 number-one song April 18, 2009

References

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[1] ttp://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=03/10/2009&Format=1

[2] ttp://www.foxbusiness.com/story/digital-release-new-black-eyed-peas-single---boom-boom-pow---moved-overwhelming/

[scorefirst-3] Pietroluongo, Silvio (April 8, 2009). "Black Eyed Peas Score First No. 1 On Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-08.

[4] Williams, Chris. Review: Boom Boom Pow. Billboard.com. March 28, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2009.

[5] ttp://www.theinsider.com/news/1786971_Fergie_Gives_Firsthand_Account_of_Wedding_Day

[6] ttp://dipdive.com/member/apl/blog/2209

[7] ttp://www.mtv.com/videos/news/369929/fergie-calls-the-black-eyed-peas-misfits.jhtml#id=1608887

[8] ttp://www.fergiebr.com/e-o-clipe-de-bbp-vai-estreiar/

[9] ttp://www.blackeyedpeas.com/

[10] ttp://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50

[11] [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?JSESSIONID=sqRdJV1JHh7Q2MytcLsnZRkDfFvmJkjFRNmbk1dj8PZnm1RVhSS2!1228547255&f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=Top+51-100&g=Singles

[12] "Chilean Singles Chart"

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[14] "New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart

[15] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=The+Billboard+Hot+100&pageNumber=Top+11-50&g=Singles

[16] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3107181&cdi=10166146&cid=04%2F04%2F2009

[17] Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-hop Singles Peak Position

[18] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3107181&cdi=10166146&cid=04%2F04%2F2009

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v t e Black Eyed Peas
will.i.am apl.de.ap Taboo J. Rey Soul Fergie Kim Hill
Studio albums	Behind the Front Bridging the Gap Elephunk Monkey Business The E.N.D. The Beginning Masters of the Sun Vol. 1 Translation Elevation
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 "Ima Korean"
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