''Behind the Bridge to Elephunk'' is the first

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by American group

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. It was released outside North America on May 26, 2004, by

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and

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. The album includes

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s for singles from the group's first three studio albums–''

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'' (1998), '' Bridging the Gap'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2003)–alongside live performances and behind-the-scenes footage.

Release

''Behind the Bridge to Elephunk'' was released outside North America on May 26, 2004, by

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. The DVD included a "Jukebox" feature, which allows the music videos to be played in a random order non-stop. It included the previously unreleased

for "The Boogie That Be", which was filmed before the song was recorded and before Fergie joined the group. Most of the DVD's content was made available for

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to members of the group's fan club Peabody.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Behind the Bridge to Elephunk''. * Brian Beletic – direction (tracks 5, 6, 9–13) * Bill Boyd – production (track 4) * Randi Feinberg – production (tracks 2 and 3) * Terry Heller – production (track 7) *

Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn may refer to: *Joseph Kahn (director) (born 1972), a film and music video director *Joseph Kahn (journalist) (born 1964), American journalist * Joseph Kahn (shipping executive) (1916–1979), American businessman See also *Joseph Hahn ...

– direction (track 8) *

The Malloys The Malloys is the working name of music video and film directors and brothers Emmett Malloy and Brendan Malloy. They have been with Superprime Films since 2010. Videography *"Holiday" by Vampire Weekend (2010) *" Love Dealer" by Esmée Dente ...

– direction (track 3) *

Anthony Mandler Anthony Mandler (born April 18, 1973) is an American film director, music video director, television commercial director and photographer. As a music video director, his most notable and frequent collaborator is Rihanna. The two have worked on s ...

– direction (track 7) * Louis Nader – production (track 10) *

Lanette Phillips Lanette Phillips is an American film and music video producer. Phillips’ feature producing credits include the Gary Baseman documentary, ''Mythical Creatures'', which was selected for Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab and Sundance Inst ...

– executive production (track 8) *

Fatima Robinson Fatima Robinson (born August 29, 1971) is an American dancer, music video director and choreographer. Career Robinson has choreographed dance routines (for live performances and music videos) for several musical and pop artists, notably for th ...

– direction (track 2) * Betina Schneider – production (tracks 9 and 11) * Joel Tabbush – production (tracks 5 and 6) * Greg Tharp – production (track 8) *

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– direction (track 4)

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Official website
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