Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)

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Under Construction
File:Under Construction Cover.jpg
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)
Recorded 2002
Genre
Length 56:41
Label
Producer
Missy Elliott chronology
Miss E... So Addictive
(2001)Miss E... So Addictive2001		 Under Construction
(2002)		 This Is Not a Test!
(2003)This Is Not a Test!2003
Singles from Under Construction
  1. "Work It"
    Released: September 9, 2002
  2. "Gossip Folks"
    Released: November 11, 2002
  3. "Back in the Day"
    Released: February 8, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau (3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
Entertainment.ie 4/5 stars[3]
Entertainment Weekly B+[4]
Pitchfork Media (7.2/10)[5]
PopMatters (favorable)[6]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[7]
Stylus (B)[8]

Under Construction is the fourth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records on November 12, 2002 in the United States. The album was primarily produced by Timbaland, with additional production from Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Errol "Poppi" McCalla and Elliott herself.

Upon release, Under Construction received universal acclaim from music critics, based on an aggregate score of 81/100 from Metacritic.[9] The album debuted at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with 259,000 copies sold in the first week released[10] and has sold 2.2 million copies domestically as of November 2015, becoming Elliott's highest-selling album to date.[11] Under Construction received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year.

The album's fourth single was intended to be a newly recorded remix of "Pussycat" with guest vocals from Janet Jackson and featuring Lil' Kim. Elliott's label felt the song was too explicit to release, and plans were withdrawn.[12][13]

A "sequel" album, Under Construction, Part II, was released the following year by Missy's close affiliates and producers, Timbaland and Magoo.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Intro/Go to the Floor"   5:06
2. "Bring the Pain" (featuring Method Man) 2:59
3. "Gossip Folks" (featuring Ludacris) 3:54
4. "Work It"   4:58
5. "Back in the Day" (featuring Jay-Z) 4:55
6. "Funky Fresh Dressed" (featuring Ms. Jade) 3:56
7. "Pussycat"   4:32
8. "Nothing Out There for Me" (featuring Beyoncé Knowles) 3:05
9. "Slide"   3:43
10. "Play that Beat"   3:02
11. "Ain't that Funny"   2:48
12. "Hot"   4:09
13. "Can You Hear Me" (featuring TLC) 4:29
International bonus tracks[14]
No. Title Length
14. "Work It (Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent) 4:59
15. "Drop the Bomb"   3:27

Unreleased

Production

  • Executive producers – Missy Elliott, Timbaland
  • Producers – Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Craig Brockman, Errol "Poppi" McCalla
  • Vocal assistance – Tweet, Lisa Crawford
  • Engineers – Jeff Allen, Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya, Josh Butler, Jimmy Douglass, Guru, Mike "Hitman" Wilson
  • Assistant engineers – Marc Stephen Lee, Steve Penny, David Snyder, Cory Williams
  • Mixing – Jimmy Douglass, Timbaland
  • Mixing assistance – Steamy
  • Mastering – Herb Powers
  • A&R – Yaneley Arty, Merlin Bobb, Jay Brown, Patricia Elliott, Gail Hansen, Andre Johnson, Celeste Moses
  • Design & Art Direction – Anita Marisa Boriboon, Lili Picou
  • Photography – Roberto Fantauzzi

Charts and certifications

Notes

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  9. ↑ Columnist. Under Construction at Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-03-30.
  10. ↑ Kanye West, Nicki Minaj Set for Huge Billboard 200 Debuts. Billboard. Retrieved on 2010-11-25.
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  15. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
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  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
  21. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  22. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
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  26. ↑ "Missy Elliott | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
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