Let's Get It Started

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"Let's Get It Started"
LetsGetItStarted.jpg
Single by The Black Eyed Peas
from the album Elephunk
B-side
  • "The Way U Make Me Feel"
  • "Let's Get Retarded"
  • "Bridging the Gaps"
ReleasedJune 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)
RecordedJanuary 29 – September 17, 2002 [1]
Studio The Stewchia (Los Angeles) [1]
Genre Rap rock [2]
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Hey Mama"
(2004)		"Let's Get It Started"
(2004)		"Don't Phunk with My Heart"
(2005)
Music video
"Let's Get It Started" on YouTube

"Let's Get It Started" is a song by American group The Black Eyed Peas. It is a clean version of "Let's Get Retarded" from their third studio album, Elephunk (2003). The album version was originally only reworked for its use in promotion for the 2004 NBA playoffs on ABC in April 2004, [3] and the clean version was released as the fourth and final single from Elephunk on June 1, 2004, by A&M Records and Interscope Records, also appearing on a reissue of the album. [4]

Contents

"Let's Get It Started" peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching the top ten in Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France and New Zealand. Critically acclaimed, it won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005), and was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Rap Song. The song's accompanying music video features the group energetically performing in a nighttime Los Angeles setting.

"Let's Get It Started" was remixed for The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D. (2009) as "Let's Get Re-Started", being included on its deluxe edition bonus disc. It was also featured on their remix album The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection (2010). In early 2022, "Let's Get Retarded" was replaced with "Let's Get It Started" on the track listing of Elephunk on all digital and streaming platforms, [5] [6] thus becoming unavailable. [7]

Music video

The music video takes place in a nighttime setting on a Los Angeles street. It features the Black Eyed Peas, particularly will.i.am, performing energetic dances while singing the song, while varying objects in the background (including a grand piano) smash against the ground in real time, slow and fast motion, and in reverse. The choruses feature the band on stage singing to a large crowd.

Track listings

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [61] Platinum70,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [62] Gold30,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [63] Gold150,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [64] Gold7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI) [65] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [66] 3× Platinum3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Let's Get It Started"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJune 1, 2004 Digital download
June 14, 2004 Contemporary hit radio
AustraliaJune 21, 2004 CD Universal Music
United StatesJune 22, 2004Digital download (EP)
  • A&M
  • Interscope
AustraliaJune 28, 2004 Maxi CD Universal Music
United Kingdom
 Polydor
GermanyJuly 12, 2004Maxi CDUniversal Music
FranceAugust 24, 2004
  • CD
  • maxi CD
Polydor

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