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Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)

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Recorded
  
2002

Artist
  
Missy Elliott

Label
  
Elektra Records

Length
  
56:41

Release date
  
12 November 2002

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Released
  
November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)

Producer
  
Missy Elliott Craig Brockman Erroll "Poppi" McCalla Nisan Stewart Timbaland

Under Construction (2002)
  
This Is Not a Test! (2003)

Genres
  
Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Old-school hip hop, Hip hop soul

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Missy Elliott albums, Contemporary R&B albums

Missy elliott go to the floor under construction intro


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.

Contents

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 2.2 million copies domestically as of November 2015, 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 Elliott's label felt the song was too explicit to release, and plans were withdrawn.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.

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Reception

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Unreleased

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

    1Go to the Floor5:23
    2Missy Elliott - Bring The Pain ft Method ManMethod Man2:59
    3Gossip FolksLudacris3:54

    References

    Under Construction (Missy Elliott album) Wikipedia