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Wikipedia article
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| name = Rock That Body
| cover = Rock That Body BEP.png
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| type = single
| artist = the Black Eyed Peas
| album = The E.N.D.
| B-side = Imma Be
| released = January 29, 2010
| recorded = 2009
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = House
| length = 4:28 (album version)
3:58 (radio edit)
| label = Interscope
| writer =
| producer =
| chronology = The Black Eyed Peas
| prev_title = Imma Be
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Missing You
| next_year = 2010
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"'Rock That Body'" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas from their fifth studio album 'The E.N.D' (2009). The song serves as the fifth international single from the album, and was released in Australia on January 29, 2010, in the United Kingdom on March 15 and in the United States on May 11.[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!] The song peaked at number nine on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, becoming the fifth top ten hit from the album.
Composition
Co-produced by French DJ/producer David Guetta, the song heavily samples from Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's "It Takes Two", making use of the line "I wanna rock right now" multiple times, as well as the drum break, and part of the "Yeah! Woo!" line.[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/;kw=][14339,93949] The Black Eyed Peas use Auto-Tune throughout the song, and Fergie's voice has been notably high-pitched. 'Spin' described "Rock That Body" as "trance-y".[http://www.spin.com/reviews/black-eyed-peas-end-interscope The Black Eyed Peas, 'The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)' (Interscope) | Spin Magazine Online] The song is most known to critics as a robotic party track on the album. The song has been compared to be stylistically similar to Flo Rida,[http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/black-eyed-peas/the-end/26153/ The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D (The Energy Never Dies)] whose song "Club Can't Handle Me" (from the motion picture 'Step Up 3D') Guetta would later go on to produce.
Critical reception
Fraser McAlpine of the BBC Chart Blog gave "Rock That Body" three out of five stars and called it "a party banger". "Rock That Body" was well-reviewed by Mike Schiller of PopMatters.[http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/94793-black-eyed-peas-the-e.n.d/ The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. (The Energy N) < PopMatters] 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..."
Commercial performance
The song was a success, reaching the top ten in many countries and top twenty in a number of others, too.
On the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, the song peaked at number nine, making it their fifth consecutive top ten hit.[ The Black Eyed Peas reach #9 and crack 5th consecutive top-ten - Billboard News]. Retrieved 10-06-2010. For airplay, it proved to be their lowest-charting song since non-single "Gone Going" from their fourth studio album 'Monkey Business' (2005), released to radio stations in early 2006.
Music video
, 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, at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. Directed by Rich Lee, it was shot back to back with the video for "Imma Be", the fourth song on 'The E.N.D.' The two songs were mashed up into a medley, which is titled "Imma Be Rocking That Body". The video is the sequel for the "Imma Be" video and the second half of the "Imma Be Rocking That Body" video, which premiered on Vevo and Dipdive on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFsQ5lTo6g Double video premier on VEVO][http://dipdive.com/news/14617 Double video premiere on Dipdive] The videos were separated for music channels with the introduction and conclusion removed. The video is described as a futuristic Wizard of Oz. It begins with the Black Eyed Peas and their good robot arriving at a city, the people in the city are stuck in a glitch. 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 while Fergie fights the bad robot and the other two members free the remaining people. After many failed attempts, will.i.am manages to shoot the bad robot, which initiates a dance-off with the good robot. The video ends as the bad robot runs out of energy and collapses. The "Imma Be Rocking That Body" video closes with a scene which reveals the entire story to be Fergie's dream as the other members find her barely conscious following her motorcycle accident in the introduction. As they check to see if she is okay, Fergie excitedly begins to tell them of her idea for their next music video.
Track listings
; UK CD Single[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0038JKF78 UK CD single]
; Digital Download E.P.
Personnel
*Songwriting - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie, David Guetta, Mark Knight, Adam Walder, Jean Baptiste, Jamie Munson, Robert Ginyard
*Vocals - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Fergie
*Production - David Guetta, will.i.am, Mark Knight, Funkagenda
*Keyboards - Mark Night, Adam Walder, will.i.am
*Guitar, additional keyboards, additional vocals - Hal Ritson
*Arrangement - will.i.am
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Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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! scope="row"| Australia
| January 29, 2010
| rowspan="4"| CD single
| Universal
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! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| March 15, 2010
| Polydor
| [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0038JKF78 Rock That Body: The Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.co.uk: Music]
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! scope="row"| Germany
| March 19, 2010
| rowspan="3"| Universal
| [https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0038JKF78 Rock That Body (2-Track): The Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.de: Musik]
|-
! scope="row"| France
| April 6, 2010
| [https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B003B4SOYQ Rock That Body: The Black Eyed Peas: Amazon.fr: Musique]
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! scope="row"| Russia
| April 23, 2010
| rowspan="2"| Contemporary hit radio
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! scope="row"| United States
| May 11, 2010
| Interscope
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See also
*List of number-one dance hits of 2010 (UK)
References
Category:2010 singles
Category:Black Eyed Peas songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:2009 songs
Category:Songs written by apl.de.ap
Category:Songs written by David Guetta
Category:Songs written by James Brown
Category:Songs written by Taboo (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Jean-Baptiste (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Fergie (singer)
Category:Songs written by will.i.am
Category:Song recordings produced by will.i.am
Category:Songs about dancing
Category:Song recordings produced by David Guetta
Category:Music videos directed by Rich Lee
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