Elevation (Black Eyed Peas album)

Elevation is the ninth studio album by American group Black Eyed Peas. It was released on November 11, 2022, via will.i.am Music Group and Epic Records.^[3] It features guest appearances from J. Rey Soul, Anitta, Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, David Guetta, El Alfa, Marshall Jefferson, Nicky Jam, Nicole Scherzinger, Ozuna and Shakira.

Elevation
Studio album by Black Eyed Peas
Released	November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)
Length	56:23
Language	Spanish English
Label	will.i.am Epic
Producer	Ammo Boys Noize David Guetta Johnny Goldstein Mikkel Cox Tobías Frederiksen will.i.am
Black Eyed Peas chronology
Translation (2020) Elevation (2022)
Singles from ELEVATION
"Don't You Worry" Released: June 17, 2022 "Simply the Best" Released: October 28, 2022 "Double D'z" Released: November 14, 2022 "Bailar Contigo" Released: March 10, 2023 "Guarantee" Released: July 21, 2023

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Daily Telegraph	[2]

It peaked at number 13 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart in the United States. It reached number 44 in Italy and number 89 in France.

Background and release

After the release of the group's previous album, Translation (2020), the band released a number of new singles.

In early November 2022 the group announced their new album entitled "Elevation" on Instagram.^[4][5] and like their previous album their new album contains fifteen songs.^[6]

Track listing

Elevation track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Simply the Best" (with Anitta and El Alfa)	William Adams Allan Pineda Jimmy Luis Gómez Emanuel Herrera Batista Damien LeRoy Denis Zet Jacqueline Hucke Jerry Ropero	will.i.am Ammo	3:56
2.	"Muevelo" (with Anuel AA and Marshall Jefferson)	Adams Pineda Gómez Enmanuel Gazmey Santiago Marshall Julius Jefferson A. Ridha Dany Ocean	will.i.am Boys Noize	4:14
3.	"Audios"	Adams Pineda Gómez Ridha Yonatan Goldstein Jean Baptiste Terence DeCarlo Coles Tatiana Randel	will.i.am Boys Noize Johnny Goldstein	3:40
4.	"Double D'z" (with J. Rey Soul)	Adams Keith Harris Goldstein Antonin Georges Malherbe Didier	will.i.am	3:20
5.	"Bailar Contigo" (with Daddy Yankee)	Adams Pineda Gómez Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez Goldstein John Paúl Larkin Antonio Nunzio Catanía	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:43
6.	"Get Down" (with Nicky Jam)	Adams Pineda Gómez Nick Rivera Caminero Goldstein Juan Salinas Oscar Salinas Andrés Jael Correa Ríos Gerald Óscar Jiménez	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:52
7.	"Dance 4 U"	Adams Pineda Gómez Ridha Dantae Johnson Amelia Payne Will Simms Greg Simon West Daniel Ferrari-Lane Kenneth Burke Kenneth Gamble	will.i.am Boys Noize	4:35
8.	"Guarantee"	Adams Pineda Gómez Goldstein Jonathan Spencer Wilson	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:40
9.	"Filipina Queen" (with J. Rey Soul)	Adams Pineda Goldstein Salmin Kasimu Maengo Baptiste	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:30
10.	"Jump"	Adams Goldstein	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:36
11.	"In the Air"	Adams Pineda Gómez Marco Parisi Giampaolo Parisi Stacy Ferguson Johnny Hammond Ben Cauley James Alexander Allen Jones William McLean Andrés Titus	will.i.am Parisi	3:40
12.	"Fire Starter"	Adams Pineda Gómez Goldstein	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:14
13.	"No One Loves Me" (with Nicole Scherzinger)	Adams Pineda Gómez Damien LeRoy Harris James Brown	will.i.am Ammo	4:23
14.	"Don't You Worry" (with Shakira and David Guetta)	Adams Pineda Gómez Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll David Guetta Goldstein Mikkel Cox Tobías Frederiksen	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein David Guetta Mikkel Cox Tobías Frederiksen	3:14
15.	"L.O.V.E." (with Ozuna)	Adams Pineda Gómez Juan Carlos Ozuna Goldstein	will.i.am Johnny Goldstein	3:57
Total length:				56:23

Personnel

Black Eyed Peas

• will.i.am – vocals on all tracks except 9 and 11, piano, keyboards, drum programming, programming
• apl.de.ap – vocals on all tracks except 4, 10, and 11
• Taboo – vocals on all tracks except 4, 9, and 10
• J. Rey Soul – vocals on tracks 4, 7–9, and 12

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Elevation

Chart (2022)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[7]	89
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8]	44
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[9]	13

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Elevation

Chart (2023)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)[10]	188
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11]	96

Certifications

Certifications for Elevation

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Hungary (MAHASZ)[12]	Gold	2,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[13]	Gold	25,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[14]	Gold	10,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Yeung, Neil Z. "Black Eyed Peas - Elevation Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
2. French-Morris, Kate (November 11, 2022). "Christine and the Queens turns electro gothic, Wizkid is a wonder – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
3. "Black Eyed Peas estrena 'Elevation', su noveno álbum de estudio". EuropaFM (in Spanish). November 11, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
4. Cordero, Melanie (November 2, 2022). ""Elevation": El nuevo disco de Black Eyed Peas que reunirá a diversos artistas". LOS40 Chile. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
5. "'Elevation' es el título del noveno álbum de Black Eyed Peas". www.lahiguera.net. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
6. "The Black Eyed Peas: Elevation". LaHiguera.net (in Spanish). October 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
7. "Lescharts.com – Black Eyed Peas – Elevation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Black Eyed Peas – Elevation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
9. "The Black Eyed Peas Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
10. "2023: La dynamique de la production et de la consommation musicales en France" (in French). SNEP. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
11. "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
12. "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2023" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
13. "Italian album certifications – Black Eyed Peas – Elevation" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
14. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 23, 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Elevation in the search box.

External links

Black Eyed Peas – Elevation at Discogs (list of releases)