Behind the Bridge to Elephunk

Behind the Bridge to Elephunk is the first video album by American group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released outside North America on May 26, 2004, by A&M Records, Interscope Records and will.i.am Music Group. The album includes music videos for singles from the group's first three studio albums–Behind the Front (1998), Bridging the Gap (2000) and Elephunk (2003)–alongside live performances and behind-the-scenes footage.

Behind the Bridge to Elephunk
Video by the Black Eyed Peas
Released	May 26, 2004
Recorded	1997–2004
Label	A&M Interscope will.i.am
Director	Brian Beletic Patricio Ginelsa Joseph Kahn The Malloys Anthony Mandler Fatima Robinson will.i.am
Producer	Bill Boyd Randi Feinberg Terry Heller Louis Nader Betina Schneider Joel Tabbush Greg Tharp
The Black Eyed Peas chronology
Behind the Bridge to Elephunk (2004) Live from Sydney to Vegas (2006)

Release

Behind the Bridge to Elephunk was released outside North America on May 26, 2004, by Polydor Records.^[1] The DVD included a "Jukebox" feature, which allows the music videos to be played in a random order non-stop.^[2] It included the previously unreleased music video for "The Boogie That Be", which was filmed before the song was recorded and before Fergie joined the group. Most of the DVD's content was made available for streaming to members of the group's fan club Peabody.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Get Retarded" (live at the Big Day Out)
2.	"Hey Mama"	Fatima Robinson
3.	"Shut Up"	The Malloys
4.	"Where Is the Love?"	will.i.am
5.	"B.E.P. Empire"	Brian Beletic
6.	"Weekends"	Beletic
7.	"Get Original"	Anthony Mandler
8.	"Request + Line"	Joseph Kahn
9.	"Fallin' Up"	Beletic
10.	"Joints & Jam"	Beletic
11.	"Karma"	Beletic
12.	"What It Is"	Beletic
13.	"Head Bobs"	Beletic
14.	"Discover Hip-Hop" (special feature)
15.	"Where Is the Love?" (making of)
16.	"Shut Up" (making of)
17.	"Hey Mama" (making of)
18.	"Shut Up" (live at the Big Day Out)
19.	"The Boogie That Be"	Patricio Ginelsa
20.	"Photo Gallery"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Behind the Bridge to Elephunk.^[2]

• Brian Beletic – direction (tracks 5, 6, 9–13)
• Bill Boyd – production (track 4)
• Randi Feinberg – production (tracks 2 and 3)
• Terry Heller – production (track 7)
• Joseph Kahn – direction (track 8)
• The Malloys – direction (track 3)
• Anthony Mandler – direction (track 7)
• Louis Nader – production (track 10)
• Lanette Phillips – executive production (track 8)
• Fatima Robinson – direction (track 2)
• Betina Schneider – production (tracks 9 and 11)
• Joel Tabbush – production (tracks 5 and 6)
• Greg Tharp – production (track 8)
• will.i.am – direction (track 4)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Behind the Bridge to Elephunk

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[4]	17

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Behind the Bridge to Elephunk

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	Platinum	8,000^
Australia (ARIA)[6]	Gold	7,500^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Behind the Bridge to Elephunk

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Sweden	May 26, 2004	DVD	Universal Music	[1]
Portugal	May 27, 2004			[7]
Germany	May 31, 2004			[8]
France	June 1, 2004		Polydor	[9]
Netherlands			Universal Music	[10]
Poland	June 3, 2004			[11]
Australia	June 7, 2004			[12]
Japan	June 16, 2004			[13]
Brazil	July 22, 2004			[14]