Yesterday (Black Eyed Peas song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Yesterday
| cover = Yesterday2015.jpg
| alt =
| type = Promotional single
| artist = The Black Eyed Peas
| album =
| released = {{start date|2015|07|17}}
| format =
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = 5:20
| label = Interscope
| writer = {{hlist|William Adams|Jaime Gomez|Allan Lindo}}
| producer = will.i.am
}}
"Yesterday" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas, released as a promotional single on July 17, 2015. The song was written by the Peas and produced by front man Will.i.am. The song does not include Fergie, which caused some media speculation as to her membership in the group, but she remained an official member.
Music video
The video, directed by Pasha Shapiro caused controversy when artist Erykah Badu called the group out on Twitter for copying ideas for the music video from her song "Honey".{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2218838/black-eyed-peas-erykah-badu-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724134639/http://www.mtv.com/news/2218838/black-eyed-peas-erykah-badu-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2015|title=Did The Black Eyed Peas Rip Off Erykah Badu With Their New Video? Watch|website=MTV News|access-date=2016-03-21}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://blog.whosampled.com/2015/07/20/black-eyed-peas-new-track-yesterday-pays-tribute-to-golden-era-greats-sample-playlists/|title=Black Eyed Peas' New Track 'Yesterday' Pays Tribute to Golden Era Greats: Sample Playlists|work=WhoSampled.com Blog|access-date=2016-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507122208/https://blog.whosampled.com/2015/07/20/black-eyed-peas-new-track-yesterday-pays-tribute-to-golden-era-greats-sample-playlists/|archive-date=2016-05-07|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/black-eyed-peas-commit-hip-hop-blasphemy-with-their-video-for-yesterday|title=Black Eyed Peas Commit Hip-Hop Blasphemy with Their Video for "Yesterday"|work=NOISEY}}
- {{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/black-eyed-peas-go-retro-in-hip-hop-celebrating-yesterday-video-20150718|title=Black Eyed Peas Go Retro for Hip-Hop-Celebrating 'Yesterday' - Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone}}
{{The Black Eyed Peas}}
Category:Black Eyed Peas songs
Category:Music video controversies
Category:Interscope Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by will.i.am
Category:Songs written by will.i.am