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''The E.N.D'' (an abbreviation of ''The Energy Never Dies'') is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas. It was released on June 3, 2009. Critics described the album as containing more anthemic and inspirational songs in the group's bid to appeal to a new generation of music listeners. Three promotional singles, "Imma Be", "Alive" and "Meet Me Halfway", were released through the iTunes Store in the three weeks running up to the album's release. The album gave the group their first, second, and third US number one hits with "Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling", and "Imma Be" which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 12, 14, and 2 weeks respectively. "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" led the Hot 100 back to back, putting the band at number 1 on the chart for a record breaking 26 consecutive weeks (half a year). The third single, "Meet Me Halfway", along with the first two, topped several charts around the world including the United Kingdom and Australia. As of June 2011, the album has sold over 11 million copies worldwide, making it one of the biggest commercial successes for the music industry in recent years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/69206/238450 )〕 The E.N.D was nominated for six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Album of the Year, and Record of the Year, winning Best Pop Vocal Album. == Background and development == The album name was thought about since 2006, around the time Fergie released ''The Dutchess''. Originally, they were going to call it ''Evolution'', but that was also the name for what would become Ciara's second studio album. The album title was then tentatively changed to ''From Roots to Fruits'', before the group decided this title may be better suited for a future compilation album. The name was changed again to ''The Energy Never Dies'', before being shortened to ''The E.N.D.'' The name was confirmed by will.i.am in an interview promoting the release of his third studio album, ''Songs About Girls''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Black Eyed Peas - RSS Archive )〕 In an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, will.i.am stated that "''The E.N.D.''" stands for "The Energy Never Dies", which describes his model for a project that will be living and frequently updated throughout its designated cycle. "It's a diary () of music that at any given time, depending on the inspiration, you can add to it," the artist/producer/songwriter explains."I'm trying to break away from the concept of an album. What is an album when you put 12 songs on iTunes and people can pick at it like scabs? That's not an album. There is no album anymore." He described the music as "a lot of dance stuff, real melodic, electronic, soulful. We call it, like, electric static funk, something like that." Will.i.am remarked that the album had been inspired by a trip to Australia, specifically the sound of The Presets' "My People". "The energy on the Presets' small little stage was crazy energy. That song 'My People' (he sings the chorus) - that . . . is wild," will.i.am said, "That's the reason why this record sounds the way it does - my three months in Australia." However, 'Now Generation' does borrow the riff from the 1969 song 'Boll Weevil' by Shocking Blue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The E.N.D」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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