Yesterday (Black Eyed Peas song) explained

Yesterday
Cover:	Yesterday2015.jpg
Type:	Promotional single
Artist:	The Black Eyed Peas
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	5:20
Label:	Interscope
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".^[1]

External links

• Web site: Black Eyed Peas' New Track 'Yesterday' Pays Tribute to Golden Era Greats: Sample Playlists. WhoSampled.com Blog. 2016-04-30. 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/. 2016-05-07. dead.
• Web site: Black Eyed Peas Commit Hip-Hop Blasphemy with Their Video for "Yesterday". NOISEY.
• Black Eyed Peas Go Retro for Hip-Hop-Celebrating 'Yesterday' - Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Did The Black Eyed Peas Rip Off Erykah Badu With Their New Video? Watch. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724134639/http://www.mtv.com/news/2218838/black-eyed-peas-erykah-badu-video/. dead. July 24, 2015. MTV News. 2016-03-21.