Let's Get It Started

This article is about The Black Eyed Peas song. For the MC Hammer album and song, see Let's Get It Started (album).

"Let's Get It Started"
Single by The Black Eyed Peas
from the album Elephunk
B-side
  • "The Way U Make Me Feel"
  • "Let's Get Retarded"
  • "Bridging the Gaps"
ReleasedJune 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)
RecordedJanuary 29 – September 17, 2002[1]
StudioThe Stewchia (Los Angeles)[1]
GenreRap rock[2]
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Hey Mama"
(2004) 		"Let's Get It Started"
(2004) 		"Don't Phunk with My Heart"
(2005)
Music video
"Let's Get It Started" on YouTube

"Let's Get It Started" is a song by American group The Black Eyed Peas. It is a clean version of "Let's Get Retarded" from their third studio album, Elephunk (2003).[3][4] The album version was originally only reworked for its use in promotion for the 2004 NBA playoffs on ABC in April 2004,[5] and the clean version was released as the fourth and final single from Elephunk on June 1, 2004, by A&M Records and Interscope Records, also appearing on a reissue of the album.[6]

"Let's Get It Started" peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France and New Zealand. Critically acclaimed, it won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005), and was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap Song. The song's accompanying music video features the group energetically performing in a nighttime Los Angeles setting.

"Let's Get It Started" was remixed for The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D. (2009) as "Let's Get Re-Started", being included on its deluxe edition bonus disc. It was also featured on their remix album The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection (2010). In early 2022, "Let's Get Retarded" was replaced with "Let's Get It Started" on the track listing of Elephunk on all digital and streaming platforms,[7][8] however, it is still available with the purchase of the full Let's Get It Started – EP release in the iTunes Store.[9]

  1. ^ a b Elephunk (US CD album booklet). The Black Eyed Peas. A&M Records. 2003. B0000699-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Clarke, Betty (September 25, 2003). "Black Eyed Peas". The Guardian. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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  5. ^ "For the Record: Quick News on Black Eyed Peas, Xzibit, Nickelback, Nelly Furtado, The Roots, Danger Mouse & More". MTV. April 5, 2004. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Black Eyed Peas to Make Their Own 'Walk This Way' — With the Darkness". MTV. May 14, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Elephunk". Spotify. Spotify AB. 2022. Archived from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Black Eyed Peas (March 31, 2022). "Let's Get It Started (Spike Mix)". YouTube. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Let's Get It Started - EP by Black Eyed Peas on Apple Music, June 22, 2004, retrieved August 20, 2024