The Beginning (deluxe)

~ Release by The Black Eyed Peas (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Time (Dirty Bit)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 37)
recording of:
The Time (Dirty Bit)
lyricist:
Donald Markowitz
composer:
Allan Pineda, Damien LeRoy, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz, Franke Previte and William Adams (American rapper and producer)
is based on:
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
45:08
2Light Up the Night (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
14:21
3Love You Long Time (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
23:45
4XOXOXO (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
23:45
5Someday (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
24:33
6Whenever (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
23:16
7Fashion Beats (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
25:20
8Don’t Stop the Party
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Party
writer:
Allan Pineda, Joshua Alvarez, Damien LeRoy, Jaime Gomez (member of Black Eyed Peas), Stacy Ferguson (American singer) and Will Adams (American rapper and producer)
36:07
9Do It Like This (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
25:28
10The Situation
13:47
11The Coming
14:19
12Own It
13:13
13The Best One Yet (The Boy) (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
14:25
14Just Can’t Get Enough
drum machine programming:
DJ Ammo and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
producer:
DJ Ammo, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
cello:
Jennie Lorenzo (cellist) and Tom Kraines (cellist)
Moog [Moog bass] and Rhodes piano:
will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
synthesizer:
DJ Ammo and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
viola:
Davis Barnett and Ruth Frazier
violin:
Michelle Bishop, Gislaine Fleischmann (violinist), Olga Konopelsky, Emma Kummrow (violinist), Tamae Lee, Erica Miller (US classical violinist), Charles Parker (violinist) and Gregory Teperman
vocals:
apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
conductor:
Larry Gold
arranger:
Larry Gold
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2011 (number: 10)
recording of:
Just Can’t Get Enough
writer:
Joshua Alvarez, apl.de.ap, Fergie (American singer), Julie Frost, Rodney Jerkins, Stephen Shadowen, Taboo (member of Black Eyed Peas) and will.i.am (American rapper and producer)
3.73:39
15Play It Loud (album version)
assistant mixer:
Anthony Taglianetti and Jorge Velasco
mixer:
Dylan “3-D” Dresdow
mixed at:
Paper V.U. Studios and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
14:21