Monkey Business (album)

Monkey Business is the fourth album by The Black Eyed Peas, released in various countries in late May to early June 2005 (see 2005 in music).

"Don't Phunk With My Heart" was the lead single from the Black Eyed Pea's second album since band member Fergie joined the group. The single became the group's first Top 5 single peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and their second Top 10. Shortly there after, the group released a second single "Don't Lie", however it failed to duplicate the success of "Don't Phunk With My Heart" partly due to the rising success of the then-unreleased-single "My Humps." "Don't Lie" did manage to crack the Top 20 in the United States, peaking at #14 on the Hot 100; the track did however reach #1 on the United Worlds Chart.

"My Humps" was the third single released from the album in the Summer of 2005. The single was released after it became an unsolicited hit on mainstream radio across the United States. The track even with lack of promotion surpassed the highly promoted track "Don't Lie." "My Humps" became one of the biggest songs of 2005, despite an incredible amount of critism calling the song tasteless and "horrifically bad." The words "my humps" are sung fifty-five times during the course of four minutes, and ten seconds. "Pump It" was released as the fourth and final single from the album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album's tracks earned the group four 2006 Grammy Award nominations and they won Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group for Don't Phunk With My Heart. My Humps earned the group a win at the 2007 Grammy Awards as well for "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal."

The album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. and has sold 3,928,816 copiescitation needed]. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (or CRIA) has certified Monkey Business 6x Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies.

According to IFPI, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe.