Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)
While it's doubtful that anything Missy ever does will touch Critical Beatdown, Under Construction shows that Missy's much more than the product of an ..
Under Construction is the fourth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records on November 12, 2002 (see 2002 in music) 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. The album debuted at number 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with 259,000 copies sold in the first week released and has sold more than 2,125,000 million copies domestically as of April 2012, eventually becoming Elliott's highest selling album to date. 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 Elliott's label felt the song was too explicit to release, and plans were withdrawn. A "sequel" album, Under Construction, Part II, was released the following year by Missy's close affiliates and producers, Timbaland and Magoo. 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 14. "Work It (Remix)" (featuring 50 Cent) 4:59 "Pussycat" (Remix with Janet Jackson and Lil' Kim) 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 Chart (2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 49 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 50 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 33 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts) 37 French Albums (SNEP) 28 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 19 Irish Albums (IRMA) 53 New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ) 32 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 36 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 26 UK Albums (OCC) 23 US Billboard 200 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2 Country Certification Australia (ARIA) Platinum United Kingdom (BPI) Gold United States (RIAA) 2× Platinum