It reached number eight on Billboard Top 100 during its prime, but unlike most of the other pop songs of its day or today, it conveyed an important message. It wasn’t about a relationship or good times, but that the world needed to change before things became irreparable. While this concept was not a new one, these ideas presented in the form of a song allowed them to be seen in a fresh way by the public. Because of the young age of many pop music fans, the Black Eyed Peas were additionally able to incorporate problems facing America’s youth into their song and to sing about the dangers of gangs, violent videogames, violence, and juvenile
It reached number eight on Billboard Top 100 during its prime, but unlike most of the other pop songs of its day or today, it conveyed an important message. It wasn’t about a relationship or good times, but that the world needed to change before things became irreparable. While this concept was not a new one, these ideas presented in the form of a song allowed them to be seen in a fresh way by the public. Because of the young age of many pop music fans, the Black Eyed Peas were additionally able to incorporate problems facing America’s youth into their song and to sing about the dangers of gangs, violent videogames, violence, and juvenile