It was originally written by will.i.am for the American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, but was ultimately recorded for the Black Eyed Peas' fourth studio album, Monkey Business.

[2] In June 2011, American disc jockey Lynn Tolliver, the writer of "I Need a Freak", won a lawsuit that claimed publisher and producer James McCant committed copyright infringement and licensed the song to the group without his permission.

Talia Kraines of BBC Music commented that Fergie and will.i.am "sing playfully at each other, easily creating a vision of a boy/girl break-danceoff."

Kraines also noted that the song sounded like a mix between Paula Abdul's "Opposites Attract" (Forever Your Girl, 1988) and Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" (Raw Like Sushi, 1989).

[7] Azeem Ahmad of musicOMH noted that the song sounded similar to Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" (Love.

After gaining considerable airplay and strong digital downloads, Interscope Records decided to release it while "Don't Lie" was still rising up the charts.

[8] On November 4, 2005, a remix of the song by American rapper Lil Jon was released to digital retailers through Interscope Records.

[6] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews expressed a different feeling towards the song, calling Fergie's rap a "poor man's version of "My Neck, My Back" and will.i.am.

[7] Azeem Ahmad of musicOMH, in his review of Monkey Business, expressed mixed feelings toward "My Humps", writing that it is "uneasy but it does seem to fit Fergie's persona while will.i.am's vocals suit him down to the ground.

"[5] In the review of the single on the same publication, Mark Fielding dismissed the sexual and materialistic lyrics, criticizing the rhyming of drunk with hump(s), lump(s), and bump(s).

"[14] Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song a two and a half star rating, giving credit to its catchy appeal, but was ultimately dismissed for its "junior high level sexual titillation", "boring minimalist repetition", and "serious lack of true wit and humor.

"[15] Lamb's review was notably influenced by the success of the previous album, Elephunk (2003), indicated by this comment "In light of the band's previous triumphs as an inventive, socially conscious hip hop group, Black Eyed Peas releasing a song that trades on obsessions with female breasts simply to have a hit song is rather depressing.

"[15] He also compared the song to Ciara's "Goodies" and Kelis's "Milkshake", commending the aforementioned single for presenting "greater wit and self awareness" than "My Humps".

[15] Jason King of The Village Voice called "My Humps" "asinine" and commented, "[it] conjures up none of the erotic discomfiture that gave "Milkshake" and "Cameltoe" their bite.

[27] Since the single's release, the song has sold 2,203,000 downloads and has earned a double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for mastertone sales.

[12] The song shipped 70,000 copies in Australia, earning a platinum certification by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Australian novelist Jack Heath cited the song and its "objectification of women disguised as empowerment"[38] as his primary inspiration for his 2005 style parody "Don't Stall".

[39] Canadian rock singer Alanis Morissette covered the song in 2007, seemingly as an April Fools' Day prank.