"Beep" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their debut studio album PCD (2005). It features will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, who also composed the song with additional writing from Kara DioGuardi and Jeff Lynne, and additional production from Ron Fair. The song contains a sample of "Evil Woman" by Electric Light Orchestra. It was released as the third single from PCD on February 6, 2006, by A&M Records and Interscope Records.

Upon its release, "Beep" received mixed reviews from music critics. In the United States, the song failed to replicate the commercial success of its predecessors, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, it peaked atop the charts in Belgium and New Zealand, while reaching the top ten in Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

Background
The Pussycat Dolls, conceptualized by choreographer Robin Antin in 1993, began as a modern burlesque revue at the Viper Room in West Hollywood.[1] Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the show gained popularity in Hollywood, even featuring select female celebrities in live cameo performances, including the likes of Brittany Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Carmen Electra, Christina Aguilera, Christina Applegate, Eva Longoria, and Gwen Stefani.[1] Antin eventually struck a deal with Jimmy Iovine—the then-president of Interscope Geffen A&M Records—to develop The Pussycat Dolls into a brand beyond the live show, and create a pop girl group; Iovine assigned the project to producer Ron Fair.[2] Iovine considered the Pussycat Dolls as one of the "label's high-priority projects" and began enlisting various producers and songwriters to "ensure [a] maximum radio friendl[y]" sound for their debut album, PCD (2005).[3][4]

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