The Beginning is the sixth studio album by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. The album was released on November 26, 2010 by Interscope. The album was titled to be a prequel to the groups fifth album The E.N.D. (2009). It is the groups last album to feature Fergie as she left in 2017 to focus on her solo career.

Track listings 

Notes
  signifies a co-producer
 "The Time (Dirty Bit)" interpolates "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," originally performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
 "Light Up the Night" contains a sample of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick.
 "Fashion Beats" contains a sample of "My Forbidden Lover" by Chic.
 "Love You Long Time" contains a sample of "Give It Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Personnel
Credits for The Beginning adapted from Allmusic.

 Stacy Ferguson – vocals, composer
 William Adams – vocals, art direction, bass, composer, drum programming, engineer, executive producer, Fender Rhodes, logo design, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
 DJ Ammo – drum programming, Moog bass, producer, synthesizer
 Michelle Bishop – violin
 Davis Barnett – viola
 Larry Gold – conductor, string arrangements
 Jaime Gomez (Taboo)– vocals, composer
 David Guetta – composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
 Keith Harris – composer, Fender Rhodes, grand piano, piano, synthesizer
 Alain Whyte – guitar
 Josh Lopez – guitar
 Caleb Speir – bass
 Giorgio Tuinfort – composer, drum programming, producer, synthesizer
 Ghislaine Fleischmann – violin
 Ruth Frazier – viola
 Olga Konopelsky – violin
 Tom Kraines – cello
 Emma Kummrow – violin
 Tamae Lee – violin
 Erica Miller – violin
 Charles Parker – violin
 Gregory Teperman – violin
 Jennie Lorenzo – cello
 Deborah Mannis - Gardner – sample clearance
 Allan Pineda – vocals, composer'''
 Joshua Alvarez – composer
 Eddie Axley – logo design
 Jean Baptiste – composer
 Chris Bellman – mastering
 Jennifer Bowling – marketing coordinator
 John DeNicola – composer
 Dennis Dennehy – publicity
 William Derella – management
 Dylan Dresdow – mixing
 Bernard Edwards – composer
 Julie Frost – composer
 Free School – producer
 Sylvia Gordon – composer
 Julie Hovsepian – product manager

 Tomoko Itoki – marketing
 Neil Jacobson – A&R
 Rodney Jerkins – composer
 Thomas Brown – composer
 Justin Franks (DJ Frank E) – producer
 Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – producer
 Andy Kalyvas – mastering assistant
 Damien Leroy – composer
 Jonathan Levine – booking
 Donald Markowitz – composer
 Michael McHenry – composer
 Polo Molina – management
 Huan Nghiem – art direction
 Padraic 'Padlock' Kerin – engineer, production coordination
 Franke Previte – composer
 Brenda Reynoso – publicity
 Nile Rodgers – composer
 Dante Santiago – A&R
 Stephen Shadowen – composer
 James Durkin – recording assistant
 Pasha Shapiro – art direction
 Hillary Siskind – publicity
 David Sonenberg – management
 Anthony Taglianetti – mixing assistant
 Scott Thomas – booking
 Andrew Van Meter – producer
 Jorge Velasco – mixing assistant
 Ricky Walters – composer
 Ernst Weber – art direction
 Ianthe Zevos – creation

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Chart procession and succession

Release history

References 

2010 albums
The Black Eyed Peas albums
Hip hop albums
Dance albums