Monkey Business (Black Eyed Peas album)
Monkey Business is the fourth studio album by American group Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 25, 2005, by the will.i.am Music Group and A&M Records. It was recorded in "two and three-month spurts" throughout 2004 while the group was on tour. The album was certified three times Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. and has sold over 9 million copies worldwide. The Canadian Recording Industry Association has certified "Monkey Business" 6× Platinum, with sales of over 600,000 copies. The Australian Recording Industry Association (or ARIA) has also certified "Monkey  Business" 6× Platinum, denoting sales of over 420,000 copies. The album's tracks earned the group four 2006 Grammy Award nominations and they also won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Don't Phunk with My Heart". According to IFPI, over 2 million copies have been sold in Europe. The band promoted the album embarking on two concert tours: the Monkey Business Tour and the Black Blue & You Tour. Critical reception. Initial critical response to "Monkey Business" was mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the album has received an average score of 48, based on 20 reviews. Robert Christgau gave the album a 3-star honorable mention, saying: "What all pop might be—so much brighter and kinder than it is". Personnel. Credits adapted from "Monkey Business" liner notes: Black Eyed Peas Additional Contributors