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2003 studio album by Missy Elliott
This Is Not a Test!
Released November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25 ) Recorded April–August 2003
Genre Length 56 :05
Label
Producer
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.
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album debuted at number thirteen on the US
Billboard 200 , selling 183,600 copies in the first week of release.
[1] It has been certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 705,000 copies in the United States.
[2]
[3]
Critical reception
This Is Not a Test! was met with generally positive reviews. At
Metacritic , the album received an
average score of 79 out of 100, based on 21 reviews.
[4] 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."
[12] 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".
[9] 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?"
[15] John Bush of
AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying the album "is an effective argument for song-by-song downloads."
[5] This Is Not a Test! placed on
Slant Magazine 's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 87.
[16]
Year-end lists
Commercial performance
This Is Not a Test! debuted at number thirteen on the US
Billboard 200 , selling 183,600 copies in the first week of release.
[1] The album stayed on the chart for a total of 19 weeks.
[19] On December 17, 2003, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies in the United States.
[2] As of November 2015, the album has sold 705,000 copies in the US.
[3]
Track listing
This Is Not a Test! track listingTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Baby Girl Interlude/Intro" (featuring
Mary J. Blige ) 2:13 2. "Bomb Intro/
Pass That Dutch " 3:37 3. "Wake Up" (featuring
Jay-Z ) 4:06 4. "Keep It Movin' " (featuring
Elephant Man ) 3:39 5. "Is This Our Last Time" (featuring
Fabolous ) 5:26 6. "Ragtime Interlude/
I'm Really Hot " 3:30 7. "Dats What I'm Talkin About" (featuring
R. Kelly )
Elliott
Stewart
Brockman
Kelly
4:48 8. "Don't Be Cruel" (featuring
Monica &
Beenie Man ) 4:33 9. "Toyz Interlude/Toyz"
Elliott
Timbaland
Brockman
2:52 10. "Let It Bump" 2:50 11. "Pump It Up" (featuring
Nelly ) 3:05 12. "It's Real" 2:52 13. "Let Me Fix My Weave" 3:59 14. "Spelling Bee Interlude/Spelling Bee" 3:34 15. "I'm Not Perfect" (featuring
The Clark Sisters ) 3:49 16. "Outro" (featuring
Mary J. Blige ) 1:21
Sample credits
"Pass That Dutch":
'The Rapper' by The Jaggerz (1970)
'Magic Mountain' by Eric Burdon and War (1970)
'
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ' by Santa Esmeralda (1977)
'Potholes in My Lawn' by De La Soul (1989)
'Scenario' by A Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders of the New School (1991)
"Keep It Movin":
'I Know I've Been Wrong' by Mashmakhan (1970)
"Is This Our Last Time":
'The Second Time Around' by
Shalamar (1979)
"I'm Really Hot":
'Buffalo Gals' by Malcolm McLaren (1982)
'Release Yourself' by Aleem (1984)
'Hot Music (Jazz Mix)' by Soho (1989)
'Doin It' by
LL Cool J (1995)
"Don't Be Cruel":
"Let It Bump":
'I Cram to Understand U' by MC Lyte (1988)
"Pump It Up":
'Please, Please, Please' by James Brown and The Famous Flames (1956)
"Let Me Fix My Weave":
'Please Understand' by
MC Lyte (1989)
Personnel
June Ambrose –
stylist
Carlos "El Loco" Bedoya – engineer
Beenie Man – vocals,
guest appearance
Ian Blanch – engineer
Bless –
scratching , group member
Mary J. Blige – vocals, guest appearance
Stacy Boge – photo production
Anita Marisa Boriboon –
art direction ,
design
Craig "Boogie" Brockman – keyboards, producer
Jay Brown –
executive producer
Suzanne Burge –
product manager
Demacio Castellon – mixing assistant
Vadim Chislov – mixing assistant
The Clark Sisters – vocals, guest appearance
Annette Coleman – hair stylist
Jimmy Douglass – engineer
Elephant Man – vocals, guest appearance
Missy Elliott – vocals, producer, executive producer
Fabolous – vocals, guest appearance
Roberto Fantauzzi – photo production
Linda Fields – background vocals
Andre Johnson – coordination
Claudine Joseph – product manager
R. Kelly – vocals, guest appearance
Michael Kennedy – prop design
Scott Kieklak –
mixing
Safiya Lewis – coordination
Nelly – vocals, guest appearance
Lili Picou – design
Herb Powers –
mastering
Chris Puram – engineer
Senator Jimmy D – mixing
Nisan Stewart – producer
Timbaland – producer, executive producer
Alonzo Vargas – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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