Under Construction

~ Release by Missy Elliott (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Go to the Floor
5:06
2Bring the Pain
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
guest performer:
Method Man (of the Wu‐Tang Clan)
recording of:
Bring the Pain
writer:
Clifford Smith (of the Wu‐Tang Clan), Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
2.52:59
3Gossip Folks
assistant engineer:
Demacio “Demo” Castellón and Cory Williams
engineer:
Josh Butler (US recording engineer), Carlos “El Loco” Bedova and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
assistant mixer:
Steamy
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003) and WEA International, Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
co-produced for:
Mass Confusion Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Timbaland Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Patchwerk Studio in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Manhattan Center Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith (American funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter)
recording of:
Gossip Folks
writer:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
EMI April Publishing, Ludacris Music, Mass Confusion Music, Virginia Beach Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
quotes lyrics from:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
quotes lyrics from:
Double Dutch Bus
quotes lyrics from:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
3.653:54
4Work It
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
samples:
Heart of Glass by Blondie (US rock band), Peter Piper by Run‐D.M.C. and Request Line by Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 56)
recording of:
Work It
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
3.44:58
5Back in the Day
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya, Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
guest vocals:
Jay-Z (US rapper)
recording of:
Back in the Day
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer), Shawn Carter (US rapper) and Timothy Mosley
1.654:55
6Funky Fresh Dressed
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
guest performer:
Ms. Jade (US female rapper Chevon Young)
recording of:
Funky Fresh Dressed
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
3.353:56
7Pussycat
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Erroll McCalla, Jr.
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
additional vocals:
Tweet
recording of:
Pussycat
writer:
Erroll McCalla, Jr., Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
34:32
8Nothing Out There for Me
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya, Josh Butler (US recording engineer), Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Mike Wilson (hip hop engineer)
producer:
Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Nisan Stewart
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
additional vocals:
Tweet
guest performer:
Beyoncé
recording of:
Nothing Out There for Me
writer:
Craig Brockman, Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Nisan Stewart
2.53:05
9Slide
mastering:
Herb Powers, Jr.
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
recording of:
Slide
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
33:43
10Play That Beat
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
background vocals:
Lisa Crawford
recording of:
Play That Beat
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
2.353:02
11Ain’t That Funny
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
background vocals:
Lisa Crawford
recording of:
Ain’t That Funny
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
22:48
12Hot
recording engineer:
Jeff Allen (engineer)
co-producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
producer:
Timbaland
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer) and Timbaland
recording of:
Hot
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
2.54:09
13Can You Hear Me
engineer:
Carlos Bedoya and Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Craig Brockman, Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Nisan Stewart
mixer:
Jimmy Douglass (engineer)
additional vocals:
Tweet
guest performer:
TLC (US pop/R&B trio)
recording of:
Can You Hear Me
writer:
Craig Brockman, Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Nisan Stewart
2.354:29
14Work It (remix)
guest vocals:
50 Cent
remixer:
Timbaland
remix of:
Work It (explicit, spoken outro) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
recording of:
Work It (remix)
lyricist:
Curtis Jackson (50 Cent)
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
is based on:
Work It
35:06
15Drop the Bomb
3:27
16Gossip Folks (Fatboy Slim radio remix)
artist & repertoire support:
Merlin Bobb (producer and engineer) and Jay Brown (A&R for Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Rihanna)
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
executive producer:
Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timbaland
remixer:
Fatboy Slim
performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003) and WEA International, Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
executive produced for:
Mass Confusion Productions, Inc. and Timbaland Productions
mixed at and engineered at:
HMS House (Norman Cook's studio) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
remix of:
Gossip Folks (explicit) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) featuring Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
edit of:
Gossip Folks (Fatboy Slim remix) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) feat. Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
recording of:
Gossip Folks
writer:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
EMI April Publishing, Ludacris Music, Mass Confusion Music, Virginia Beach Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
quotes lyrics from:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
quotes lyrics from:
Double Dutch Bus
quotes lyrics from:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
3:33
17Gossip Folks (Fatboy Slim remix)
engineer and mixer:
Simon Thornton (Big beat mixing engineer)
remixer:
Fatboy Slim
performer:
Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. (not for release label use! a division of Warner Music Group) (in 2003) and WEA International, Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2003)
mixed at and engineered at:
HMS House (Norman Cook's studio) in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom
remix of:
Gossip Folks (explicit) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) featuring Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
recording of:
Gossip Folks
writer:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
EMI April Publishing, Ludacris Music, Mass Confusion Music, Virginia Beach Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
quotes lyrics from:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
quotes lyrics from:
Double Dutch Bus
quotes lyrics from:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
6:45
18Gossip Folks (Mousse T.'s So Phat remix extended)
4:36
19Work It (video)
video director:
Dave Meyers (US music video director)
music video for:
Work It (clean) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer)
recording of:
Work It
writer:
Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
?:??
20Gossip Folks (video)
video director:
Dave Meyers (US music video director)
music video for:
Gossip Folks (clean) by Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) feat. Ludacris (US rapper & actor)
recording of:
Gossip Folks
writer:
Christopher Bridges (Ludacris, US rapper & actor), Melissa Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer) and Timothy Mosley
publisher:
EMI April Publishing, Ludacris Music, Mass Confusion Music, Virginia Beach Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
quotes lyrics from:
She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)
quotes lyrics from:
Double Dutch Bus
quotes lyrics from:
Pick a Bale of Cotton
?:??

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Gossip Folks
Work It
part of:Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2003-01) (number: 7) (order: 7)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 18) (order: 15)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2004) (order: 41)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 69) (order: 69)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2004) (order: 206)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 954) (order: 954)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/136443 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/missy_elliott/under_construction/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000231192 [info]
Wikidata:Q1074943 [info]