The Beginning (Black Eyed Peas album)

***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 
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