Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)

Under Construction
Under Construction
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released	November 12, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop; old school hip hop; R&B;
Length	56:41
Label	Goldmind; Elektra;
Producer	Missy Elliott; Craig Brockman; Erroll "Poppi" McCalla; Nisan Stewart; Timbaland;
Missy Elliott chronology
Singles from Under Construction
	"Work It"; Released: September 9, 2002; "Gossip Folks"; Released: November 11, 2002; "Back in the Day"; Released: February 8, 2003; "Pussycat"; Released: Mid 2003;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	^[2]
Entertainment.ie	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)^[5]
PopMatters	(favorable)^[6]
Rolling Stone	^[7]
Stylus	(B)^[8]

Under Construction is the fourth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott. One of the songs from the album, "Pussycat", was going to be released as a remix with R&B singer Janet Jackson and rapper Lil' Kim. However, only Elliott's vocals were ever recorded for it.

Track listing[change | change source]

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

Unreleased[change | change source]

"Pussycat" (Remix with Janet Jackson and Lil' Kim)

Production[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Charts[change | change source]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[10]	49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[11]	50
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[12]	33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[13]	37
French Albums (SNEP)^[14]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	19
Irish Albums (IRMA)	53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[16]	32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[17]	36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	26
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	23
US Billboard 200^[21]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[21]	2

Certifications[change | change source]

Country	Certification
Australia (ARIA)	Platinum^[22]
United Kingdom (BPI)	Gold^[23]
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum^[24]

Notes[change | change source]

↑ "AllMusic review".
↑ "Robert Christgau review".
↑ "Entertainment.ie review".^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Entertainment Weekly review". 2002-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "PopMatters review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "Stylus review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "Australiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in French). Hung Medien.
↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
↑ "Charts.nz – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
↑ "Missy Elliott | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 "AMG: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
↑ "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (insert "Missy Elliott" into the "Search" box, and then select "Go") on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
↑ "Gold & Platinum: Elliott, Missy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

[1] "AllMusic review".

[2] "Robert Christgau review".

[3] "Entertainment.ie review".^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Entertainment Weekly review". 2002-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[5] "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[6] "PopMatters review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[7] "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2003-02-19. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[8] "Stylus review". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[ac_Australia_Missy_Elliott-9] "Australiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Flanders_Missy_Elliott-10] "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_Wallonia_Missy_Elliott-11] "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in French). Hung Medien.

[ac_Denmark_Missy_Elliott-12] "Danishcharts.dk – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Netherlands_Missy_Elliott-13] "Dutchcharts.nl – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.

[ac_France_Missy_Elliott-14] "Lescharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Germany_Missy_Elliott-15] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.

[ac_New_Zealand_Missy_Elliott-16] "Charts.nz – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Norway_Missy_Elliott-17] "Norwegiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Sweden_Missy_Elliott-18] "Swedishcharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_Switzerland_Missy_Elliott-19] "Swisscharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.

[ac_UK_Missy_Elliott-20] "Missy Elliott | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

[amg-21] 21.0 ^21.1 "AMG: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-06-25.

[22] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

[BPI-23] "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (insert "Missy Elliott" into the "Search" box, and then select "Go") on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

[RIAA-24] "Gold & Platinum: Elliott, Missy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-06-13.

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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" "Fly Girl"
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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