"Don't Phunk with My Heart"
Single by The Black Eyed Peas from the album Monkey Business
Released	2005
Format	Digital download
Genre	Pop Hip Hop
Length	3:59
Label	A&M/Interscope
Writer	W.Adams Stacy Ferguson Printz Board G.Pajon Jr. Full Force Anadi Indewar
Producer	will.i.am
Certification	Platinum
The Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Let's Get It Started" (2004) Don't Phunk with My Heart (2005) "Don't Lie" (2005)

"Don't Phunk with My Heart" is the first single from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth album Monkey Business. The song is best known for its ambiguous and slightly controversial usage of the word "phunk" in its title. The radio edit version replaces "phunk" with "mess". Image File history File links Black_Eyed_Peas_-_Dont_Phunk_With_My_Heart_-_CD_cover. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... Monkey Business is the fourth album by The Black Eyed Peas, released in various countries in late May to early June 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... A&M Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Universal Music Group. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), professionally known as Fergie, is a Grammy Award-winning American Pop/R&B singer. ... Full Force is a group of R&B and hip hop performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, calling themselves the original hip hop vocal band. // B-Fine (Brian George) - drums and drum programming Shy Shy (Junior Clark) - bass guitar Paul Anthony (Paul Anthony George) - vocals Bowlegged Lou (Lucien George... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other persons named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation). ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... Lets Get It Started is the edited radio version of the Black Eyed Peas song Lets Get Retarded. The colloquial meaning of retarded, as used in this song, refers to being very carefree and having a good time - and sometimes meaning intoxicated, similar to the colloquial use of... Dont Lie is the second single from the Black Eyed Peas fourth album Monkey Business. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Black Eyed Peas is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... Monkey Business is the fourth album by The Black Eyed Peas, released in various countries in late May to early June 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...

Song Information

The game show featured in the music video.

The song was written by will.i.am, Stacy Ferguson, P.Board, G.Pajon Jr, and Full Force, and produced by will.i.am. While the song is built around a sample of "Aye Naujawan Hai Sab Kuchch Yahan," from the 1972 film Apradh - originally performed by Indian singer Asha Bhosle - the intro to the song is actually taken from the beginning of another Bollywood song from 1978, called "Yeh Mera Dil " (from the film Don and also performed by Asha Bhosle, and composed by Kalyanji Anandji). The song also uses a vocal interpolation of "I Wonder If I Take You Home" originally performed by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. In this exotic, but "phunky" jam, will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, and Taboo express their romantic interests in how much they enjoy Fergie's company. Fergie, however, is not convinced; although she likes them, she is feeling insecure, and wonders if she takes them home, if they'll still be in love with her. The men try to reassure her that they do love her, and that don't just want sex. Fergie is not buying it, and is cautious as she warns them, "No, no, no, no....don't phunk with my heart!" The video for the song is a parody of game shows, most notably The Price Is Right, The Dating Game, and Love Connection.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other persons named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation). ... Stacy Ann Ferguson (born March 27, 1975), professionally known as Fergie, is a Grammy Award-winning American Pop/R&B singer. ... Full Force is a group of R&B and hip hop performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, calling themselves the original hip hop vocal band. // B-Fine (Brian George) - drums and drum programming Shy Shy (Junior Clark) - bass guitar Paul Anthony (Paul Anthony George) - vocals Bowlegged Lou (Lucien George... This article is about reusing existing sound recordings in creating new works. ... Asha Bhosle[1] (Marathi: ) (born September 8, 1933) is an Indian singer. ... Don is an Indian Hindi film released in 1978. ... Kalyanji Anandji was an Indian composer duo known for its work on Bollywood film soundtracks, particularly action potboilers in the 1970s. ... I Wonder If I Take You Home is a song released as a single in 1985 by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force. ... Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original American latin freestyle groups of the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Price Is Rights US 36th season logo. ... The Dating Game was an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. ... Love Connection is a popular American talk show television series/game show, where singles tried to find the best date and/or to have something in common with each other. ...

Of much debate, is what exactly the "phunk" in "Don't Phunk with My Heart" stands for. Whatever the true reasons are behind the word "phunk", the ambiguous nature of the word caused some radio stations to play an edited version of the song called "Don't Mess with My Heart" instead. The word could also be a less profane version of the word "funk".

A probable meaning of "phunk" may refer to doing injustice, since "funk" has an alternative negative meaning. The word also has alternative connotations of evasion or cowardice. The interpretation of the song title is hence anyone's guess, but the general context can be assumed from the lyrics. "Don't Mess with My Heart" also edits out a lyrics that reads, "with your pistol shot me, shot me" by changing them to "with your Polaroid caught me, caught me." It could also be just a reference to the Phunk part of their breakout album Elephunk. The exact meaning of the Word Phunk is "An earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar" this is according to the Word Web Dictionary. The word Funk also means the same Phunk and Draw back, as with fear or pain due to A state of nervous depression. Polaroid is the name of a type of synthetic plastic sheet which is used to polarise light. ... Elephunk is the third album by The Black Eyed Peas, first released in 2003. ... For other uses, see Dictionary (disambiguation). ...

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This song was copied in Tamil by T.R. Silambarasan in his film Saravanan as Gori tera with Jothika in the single. Silambarasan Rajendran (Tamil : சிலம்பரசன்) (Born February 3, 1983), is a prominent Tamil film actor[1], film director[2], playback singer[3] and song writer[4]. Silambarasan is known fondly by his fans as Simbu and Little Super Star[5]. // Silambarasan was a popular face in Indian television even before he made... Jyothika Sadanah Saravanan (ஜோதிகா சடனா சரவணன்) or simply Jyothika (born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress who has acted in the Tamil and Telugu film industries as the lead heroine. ...

Chart Performance

Released in 2005, the single reached number three in the United States, becoming The Black Eyed Peas' second top-ten single. It also reached three in the United Kingdom. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Latin America Top 40 the single is Black Eyed Peas's fouth entry, the song debuted at #31, it reached the top ten (becoming their first top ten) three weeks later and peaked at #2 in its 11th week and stayed there for two weeks behind the mega Latin American hit La Tortura which hold the top of the chart for twenty weeks^[1]. "Don't Phunk with My Heart" is Black Eyed Peas's 2nd biggest hit to date in Latin America; the song was the 10th most played song in Latin America in 2005^[2]. The TOP LATINO or LATINO AMERICA TOP 40 (in English LATIN TOP or LATIN AMERICA TOP 40) is the first musical list or ranking in Hispanic America that compiled rankings or charts of more than 1000 radio stations of 22 countrys since 2004. ... (English: The Torture) is a pop-reggaetón song performed by singers Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Charts

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