Don't Stop the Party

"Don't Stop the Party"
Single by The Black Eyed Peas
from the album The Beginning
B-side	"The Situation (Album Version)" [1]
Released	June 24, 2011
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2010
Genre	Electro house, trance
Length	6:07 (Album version) 4:00 (Radio edit)
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Stacy Ferguson, Joshua Alvarez, Damien LeRoy
Producer	DJ Ammo, will.i.am
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Just Can't Get Enough" (2011) "Don't Stop the Party" (2011)

"Don't Stop the Party" is a song by American group The Black Eyed Peas. The song was written by members will.i.am, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez and Stacy Ferguson, along with Joshua Alvarez, and LeRoy, and produced by will.i.am. and DJ Ammo for the group's sixth studio album, The Beginning (2010). The song was described as a hot club jam features will.i.am rapping in a thick, Caribbean patois.^[2] It received mixed reviews from music critics, some criticised the use of will.i.am.'s wordplay and considerating it "more of the same dancefloor song", but others thought that the song was an "exhilarating and whirlwind track".^[3][4][5][6]

Background and composition

This is one of three tracks on The Beginning to be produced by Damien "DJ Ammo" LeRoy, the other two being the lead single "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" and "Do It Like This.^[2] The Beginning's third single was announced on The Black Eyed Peas' official website on May 09, 2011.^[7] Described as a "buzzing, hot club jam", it features whoosing synths and slap-funk bass grooves. It's the longest track on the album at close to six-minutes.^[8] The Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am told Spin magazine that he is proud enough of the song that he'd even play it for Jay-Z. "I would go to Jay's studio and play this be like 'Boom! Check it out!,' said Will. "Then I go dirty Caribbean on him on the last verse."^[8]

Critical reception

Monica Herrera wrote for Billboard that "the music is expertly produced, but problems arise when Will.i.am claims the same of his wordplay. On the track 'Don't Stop the Party', he chest-thumps, 'Kill you with my lyricals/Call me verbal criminal.' It's a silly boast for an artist who clearly focuses on beats over rhymes, and is probably better off for it."^[3] Andy Gill wrote for The Independent that "with martial synth-stomp riffs, spartan electro beats and loping bass grooves driving tracks whose single-mindedness is signalled by titles like 'Don't Stop the Party'."^[4] A positive review came from Bill Lamb, editor from About.com, who went to say that: "BEP boost the beat as they request 'Don't Stop the Party'." Lamb said that "will.i.am starts talking about futurism here again and sure enough we find ourselves in the middle of a futuristic sounding trance break. The party reaches its peak about five minutes into the song, and it is exhilarating."^[9] Other positive reaction came from John Bush, editor from Allmusic who went to say that the song is a "scattered moment of respectability" and chose it as an "AMG Pick".^[5] Gavin Martin wrote for Daily Mirror that "the operatically ambitious 'Don't Stop The Party' gives way to a briefly terrifying interlude that is more or less a declaration of earth-shaking sonic war."^[10]

Music video

The music video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during their 'The E.N.D. World Tour' in Brazil, last year and was released to iTunes and YouTube/VEVO on May 10, 2011.^[11][12]

Beside live footage of the tour, music video also features panoramic shoots of Brazilian landscapes and city life. Closing section of the video documents a visit to a Brazilian record shop, during which close-ups of records by José Roberto Bertrami, Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force, Carlos Malcolm and Di Melo are shown.

Live performances

The Black Eyed Peas performed "Don't Stop The Party" live on The Paul O'Grady Show on May 13, 2011. It was part of their set at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2011. On May 17, 2011 the group also performed the song at the French edition of X Factor. On May 24, the band was on season 12 of Dancing with the Stars to perform the track.^[13] The song is included to the official setlist of the promotional tour for The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour.

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Don't Stop the Party" - 6:07

German CD single^[14]

1. "Don't Stop the Party" (Radio Edit) – 4:00
2. "The Situation" (Album Version) – 3:47

Credits & Personnel

• Vocals – Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Fergie, Jaime Gomez
• Songwriting – Will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Fergie, Taboo, Joshua Alvarez, Damien LeRoy
• Production – Will.i.am, DJ Ammo
• Guitar – Alain Whyte
• Synthesizers, Moog Bass – Dj Ammo
• Live Bass – Caleb Speir

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2011) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[15] 16 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[16] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[18] 3 Brazil (Billboard Hot 100 Airplay)[19] 3 Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop & Popular)[20] 10 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[21] 18 Czech Republic (IFPI)[22] 12 France (SNEP)[23] 3 German Youth Airplay Chart[24] 6 Greece (IFPI) 7 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[25] 15 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[26] 7 Ireland (IRMA)[27] 10 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[28] 75 New Zealand (RIANZ)[29] 9 Poland (ZPAV)[30] 5 Poland (Dance Top 50)[31] 9 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[32] 96 Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[33] 10 Slovakia (IFPI)[34] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] 25 UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[36] 6 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[37] 17 US Billboard Hot 100[38] 86 US Pop Songs (Billboard)[39] 23 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[40] 25

Certifications Country Certification Australia Platinum[41] Switzerland Gold[42]

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia[43]	May 9, 2011	Contemporary Hit Radio	Universal Music
Germany[44]	June 24, 2011	CD single	Universal Music
United States[45]	June 28, 2011	Mainstream radio	Interscope Records

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