Recorded 2003 | Length 56:05 | |
Released November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25) Producer Missy Elliott (exec.), Timbaland (exec.), Jay Brown (exec.), Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Soul Diggaz | ||
This Is Not a Test! is the fifth studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, released by The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra Records on November 25, 2003 in the United States. It was primarily produced by Timbaland, with additional production from Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart and Elliott herself.
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The album received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted at number thirteen on the Billboard 200, selling 183,600 copies in the first week of release. It has sold 705,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Critical reception
Reviews for the album were generally favorable. Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars, saying, "Why anybody would choose to spend their life without a copy of This Is Not a Test! is a mystery." Dan Martin of NME gave the album eight out of ten stars, saying the album was "all about the beats" and "not a right lot else", adding it was "Missy's most uncompromising work yet". Nick Catucci of Blender gave the album three out of five stars, saying the album "lacks feeling" and asked, "besides beats, what else does she care about?" John Bush of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying the album "is an effective argument for song-by-song downloads." This Is Not a Test! placed on Slant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 87.
The album debuted at number thirteen on the Billboard 200, selling 183,600 copies in the first week of release. It has sold 705,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.