Under Construction (Missy Elliott album) - Composition

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Under Construction is the fourth studio album by the 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 by Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Errol "Poppi" McCalla and Elliott herself.

Under Construction

Studio album by

Missy Elliott

Released

November 12, 2002

Genre

Hip hop
R&B[1]

Length

56:41

Label

Goldmind
Elektra

Producer

Missy Elliott (also exec.)
Timbaland (also exec.)
Craig Brockman
Erroll "Poppi" McCalla
Nisan Stewart

Missy Elliott chronology

Miss E... So Addictive
(2001)

Under Construction
(2002)

This Is Not a Test!
(2003)

Singles from Under Construction

"Work It"
Released: September 16, 2002[2]
"Gossip Folks"
Released: December 9, 2002[3]
"Back in the Day"
Released: February 8, 2003

The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 359,000 copies in its first week.[4] It was also certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5] The album received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year. Elliott dedicated the album to Aaliyah (who had died on August 25, 2001) and to victims of the September 11 attacks.

Controversy

The album's third single was intended to be a newly recorded remix of "Pussycat" with guest vocals by Janet Jackson and featuring Lil' Kim. Elliott's label felt the song was too explicit to release and plans were withdrawn.[6][7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[8]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blender	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[10]
The Guardian	[11]
Los Angeles Times	[12]
NME	[13]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[14]
Q	[15]
Rolling Stone	[16]
USA Today	[17]

Under Construction received general acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, it earned an average score of 81 out of 100, based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[18]

"It still sounds incredibly fresh, in all meanings of the word," observed the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' guitarist, Nick Zinner. Karen [O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs] singer] and I listened to it all the time. We used to play it before we'd go onstage... 'Funky Fresh Dressed' is my favourite track. I don't know what else to say other than it's amazing."[19]

Commercial performance

Under Construction debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 359,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album stayed on the chart for a total of 36 weeks.[20] On July 14, 2003, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States.[5] By November 2015, the album had sold 2,142,000 copies in the US.[21]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"/"Go to the Floor"	Melissa Elliott Timothy Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	5:06
2.	"Bring the Pain" (featuring Method Man)	Elliott Mosley Clifford Smith	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	2:59
3.	"Gossip Folks" (featuring Ludacris)	Elliott Mosley Christopher Bridges	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	3:54
4.	"Work It"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	4:53
5.	"Back in the Day" (featuring Jay-Z)	Elliott Mosley Shawn Carter	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	4:55
6.	"Funky Fresh Dressed" (featuring Ms. Jade)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	3:56
7.	"Pussycat"	Elliott Erroll "Poppi" McCalla, Jr.	Elliott McCalla	4:32
8.	"Nothing Out There for Me" (featuring Beyoncé)	Elliott Craig Brockman Nisan Stewart	Elliott Brockman Stewart	3:05
9.	"Slide"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	3:43
10.	"Play that Beat"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	3:02
11.	"Ain't that Funny"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	2:48
12.	"Hot"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	4:09
13.	"Can You Hear Me" (featuring TLC)	Elliott Brockman Stewart	Elliott Brockman Stewart	4:29

International bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Work It (Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent)	Elliott Mosley Curtis Jackson	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	4:59
15.	"Drop the Bomb"	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Elliott^[A]	3:27

Notes

^{^[A]} denotes co-producer

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 and art direction – Anita Marisa Boriboon, Lili Picou
Photography – Roberto Fantauzzi

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Under Construction* by Missy Elliott
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]	50
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[25]	33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26]	37
French Albums (SNEP)[27]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA)	53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29]	32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[30]	36
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31]	37
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[32]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33]	26
UK Albums (OCC)[34]	23
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[35]	3
US Billboard 200[36]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[36]	2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Under Construction* by Missy Elliott
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[37]	174
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[38]	31
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[39]	17
UK Albums (OCC)[40]	157

Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[41]	96
UK Albums (OCC)[42]	148
US Billboard 200[43]	30
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[44]	7

Certifications

Certifications for *Under Construction*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[45]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)[46]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[47]	Gold	260,000[48]
United States (RIAA)[49]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

Under Construction at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Missy Elliott
Discography Production discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Supa Dupa Fly Da Real World Miss E... So Addictive Under Construction This Is Not a Test! The Cookbook
Compilations	Respect M.E.
Extended plays	Iconology
Singles	"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" "Sock It 2 Me" "Beep Me 911" "Hit Em wit da Hee" "She's a Bitch" "All n My Grill" "Hot Boyz" "Get Ur Freak On" "Lick Shots" "One Minute Man" "Take Away" "4 My People" "Work It" "Gossip Folks" "Fighting Temptation" "Pass That Dutch" "I'm Really Hot" "Lose Control" "Teary Eyed" "We Run This" "Ching-a-Ling" "Shake Your Pom Pom" "WTF (Where They From)" "I'm Better" "Throw It Back"
Featured singles	"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" "Brand New" "Ooh, Ooh Baby" "The Things That You Do (Bad Boy Remix)" "Steelo" "Do Thangz (Main Pass Remix)" "You Don't Have to Worry (Remix)" "Cold Rock a Party" "Can We" "Not Tonight (Remix)" "Up Jumps Da Boogie" "What About Us?" "Make It Hot" "5 Minutes" "Trippin'" "I Want You Back" "Here We Come" "I Like Control" "Ya Di Ya" "Take That" "Is That Yo Chick" "Son of a Gun" "Bootylicious (Rockwilder Remix)" "Oops (Oh My)" "The Knoc" "Burnin' Up (Remix)" "Crew Deep" "Honk Your Horn" "Cop That Shit" "Party to Damascus" "Tush" "Turn da Lights Off" "1, 2 Step" "Car Wash" "Touch It (Remix)" "Love Me or Hate Me (Remix)" "Let It Go" "Do It (Remix)" "Bad Girl" "Need U Bad" "Whatcha Think About That" "Let's Just Do It" "Work" "Fakin' It" "Get Involved" "Nobody's Perfect" "Bad Girls (N.A.R.S & Switch Remixes)" "How Ya Doin'?" "Without Me" "Niliria" "I Deserve It" "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)" "Tempo" "Levitating"
Promotional singles	"Back in the Day" "Best, Best" "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (Remix)" "9th Inning" "Triple Threat" "Burnitup!" "Pep Rally"
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Under Construction —literalmente en español: en construcción— es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la rapera femenina americana Missy Elliott. El álbum fue lanzado bajo los sellos discográficos Goldmind Inc. y Elektra Records el 12 de noviembre de 2002 en los Estados Unidos. La producción del álbum estuvo a cargo principalmente por Timbaland con producción adicional de Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Errol "Poppi" McCalla y Elliott a sí misma.

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