- published: 17 Jun 2009
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"Pump It" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas that heavily incorporates music from the Dick Dale version of the song "Misirlou" (known by many for being featured in the Quentin Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction). "Misirlou" is a popular folk song of Greko-Turkish origin, originally performed in 1927 by the Michalis Patrinos rebetiko band in Athens, Greece. Nicholas Roubanis was given writing credit on "Pump It", though. (He accredited himself as writer in his recorded jazz version.) This was released as the fourth single from The Black Eyed Peas' 2005 album Monkey Business. This song was remixed for the deluxe edition of the group's fifth studio album The E.N.D. as "Pump It Harder".
The song was also featured in commercial spots for Best Buy in 2005 and Big Momma's House 2, Cars and Pepsi in 2006, as well as the main music during the pre-game of Edmonton Oilers home games during their 2006 playoff run. Dick Dale has been known to attempt to sing the chorus when playing "Misirlou" live. There is a remix by Travis Barker. The song was used as the soundtrack for the opening credits of the 2007 French film Taxi 4 and was also included in the film's soundtrack album. The instrumentals for the song were used as the theme song for Gordon Ramsay's American reality show Kitchen Nightmares. The song was also featured in Kung Fu Panda trailers for both movies. The song was also featured in the 2006 video game Lumines II, and the dance video game Just Dance 3.
When you feel that (bass) in your (face)
Better recognize I came to rock this (place)
Ladies go ahead and wind that (waist)
Nevermind them haters frontin'
Mister (DJ) dig them (crates)
Gotta give the people what the people (crave)
We be gettin' busy 'til the break of (day)
Can you tell we're into something
[Pre-Chorus:]
Ooh, you better step on to the side
Gotta make this fire rise
Better shut it down and take you high
[Chorus:]
You didn't see us comin' comin'
But you can feel it pumpin' pumpin'
Now let me see you pop it, rock it
Pump it, bring that heat
You didn't see us comin' comin'
But you can feel it pumpin' pumpin'
Now let me see you pop it, rock it
Pump it, bring that heat
When we step up on the (floor)
Them girls like whoa
They ain't never seen it like this (before)
Everything we're doin' is straight up (whoa)
Can you feel the system pumpin'
Don't stop (no), can't stop (no)
Come on, let me see you put your hands up (oh)
Let me see your body drop down like (low)
You gots to keep it bouncin'
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
Jump into the party now cause you know I'm 'bout to pop
Put the needle on the record now all the girls are 'bout to drop
Jump up lookin' fly tonight, gonna make this right for you
Dance floor-see you shake it now
Wanna see your body move
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]