Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eyed Peas (Pt. II)

EPISODE #93

The final episode of our Switched on Summer throwback series finds us deconstructing more early aughts bangers.

Under consideration: two of the biggest hits since Y2K, Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Got a Feeling.” Tune in to dig how these tracks keeps the temperature rising through harmonic suspension, and to ask if will.i.am cribbed “Chopsticks.”

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Congrats Slow Dance for winning our Switched On Summer contest with their song “I’m Your Guy Tonight.” Listen to the whole track.

You can get all of our song of summer chord loops, song packs and listen to the awesome entires to our Splice Firestarter competition on Splice.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Beyoncé – Crazy in Love

The Chi-lites – Are You My Woman

Jay Z – 99 Problems

Black Eyed Peas – I Got a Feeling