Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)

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.

Under Construction
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released	November 12, 2002 (2002-11-12)
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
Miss E... So Addictive (2001) Under Construction This Is Not a Test! (2003)
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]

Track listing

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

• "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

Charts and certifications

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

Notes

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.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
10. "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
11. "Ultratop.be – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in French). Hung Medien.
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13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Missy Elliott – Under Construction" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
14. "Lescharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
15. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
16. "Charts.nz – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Missy Elliott – Under Construction". Hung Medien.
20. "Missy Elliott | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
21. "AMG: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
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.
24. "Gold & Platinum: Elliott, Missy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-06-13.