The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)

The Beginning
Standard edition artwork. The deluxe edition contains a black background and multi-coloured blocks instead of blue blocks.
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 26, 2010 (2010-11-26)
Recorded2010
GenrePop[1]
Length54:05
LabelInterscope
Producer
The Black Eyed Peas chronology
The E.N.D.
(2009)
The Beginning
(2010)
Masters of the Sun Vol. 1
(2018)
Singles from The Beginning
  1. "The Time (Dirty Bit)"
    Released: November 5, 2010
  2. "Just Can't Get Enough"
    Released: February 18, 2011
  3. "Don't Stop the Party"
    Released: June 24, 2011
  4. "Whenever"
    Released: August 24, 2011[2]

The Beginning is the sixth studio album by American group the Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on November 26, 2010 by Interscope. It is a prequel to the group's previous album The E.N.D. (2009) and their last credited as the Black Eyed Peas (with a 'the' prefix). The lead single, "The Time (Dirty Bit)", was released on November 9, 2010. The second single was "Just Can't Get Enough" and it was released on February 18, 2011. The final single was "Don't Stop the Party" and was released on June 24, 2011. The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 119,000 copies. The Beginning was the final Black Eyed Peas album to feature Fergie as a member of the group, as well as the last before the group's five year hiatus.

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  2. ^ Cadet, Thierry (August 24, 2011). "The Black Eyed Peas choisit "Whenever"" (in French). Pure Charts in France. Retrieved July 7, 2021.