


Fergie, Taboo, and apl.de.ap each offer a variation on this theme, after which Will.i.am (introduced by Fergie) demonstrates the theme at work in a series of rapid-fire raps, punctuated with digital effects. The song opens with will.i.am meditating on and affirming a new, futuristic sound for himself and the rest of the Peas: "I got that rock-and-roll, that future flow". As of June 2020, the music video has over 360 million views on YouTube. Rolling Stone ranked the song number 14 on their Best 25 Songs of 2009 list. It was nominated at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording and won Best Short Form Music Video. and was ranked as the number one song and number two digital song on the Billboard Year End Chart of 2009. The single has since sold over 6,000,000 copies in the U.S. The song was named seventh on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade and 51st on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of All-time. It also topped the Australian, Canadian and UK singles charts, as well as reaching the top 10 in more than 20 countries. It is the second longest-running single to stay atop the Hot 100 in 2009, beaten only by the Black Eyed Peas' second single from The E.N.D, " I Gotta Feeling", which held the top spot for 14 consecutive weeks. "Boom Boom Pow" topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve weeks, making it the group's first U.S. It features a vocal sample from the 1990 song "Reach Out" by British house duo Sweet Mercy featuring singer Rowetta. " Boom Boom Pow" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. 2009 single by Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow"
