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This Is Not a Test!

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2003 studio album by Missy Elliott
This Is Not a Test!
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
RecordedApril–August 2003
Genre
Length56:05
Label
Producer
Missy Elliott chronology
Under Construction
(2002)		This Is Not a Test!
(2003)		The Cookbook
(2005)
Singles from This Is Not a Test!
  1. "Pass That Dutch"
    Released: October 14, 2003
  2. "I'm Really Hot"
    Released: March 23, 2004

This Is Not a Test! is the fifthstudio album by American rapperMissy Elliott, released byThe Goldmind Inc. andElektra Records on November 25, 2003, in the United States. It was primarily produced byTimbaland, with additional production fromCraig Brockman,Nisan Stewart and Elliott herself.

The album received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album debuted at number thirteen on the USBillboard 200, selling 183,600 copies in the first week of release.[1] It has been certifiedplatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 705,000 copies in the United States.[2][3]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
The Guardian[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
SpinA−[13]
The Village VoiceA[14]

This Is Not a Test! was met with generally positive reviews. AtMetacritic, the album received anaverage score of 79 out of 100, based on 21 reviews.[4] Rob Sheffield ofRolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars, saying, "Why anybody would choose to spend their life without a copy ofThis Is Not a Test! is a mystery."[12] Dan Martin ofNME 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 ofBlender 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 ofAllMusic 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 onSlant Magazine's list of best albums of the 2000s at number 87.[16]

Year-end lists

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Appearances on year-end lists forThis Is Not a Test!
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
NPRBest CDs of 200326
The ObserverAlbums of 20038

Commercial performance

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This Is Not a Test! debuted at number thirteen on the USBillboard 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 certifiedplatinum by theRecording 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

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This Is Not a Test! track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Baby Girl Interlude/Intro" (featuringMary J. Blige)
2:13
2."Bomb Intro/Pass That Dutch"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
3:37
3."Wake Up" (featuringJay-Z)
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
4:06
4."Keep It Movin'" (featuringElephant Man)
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
3:39
5."Is This Our Last Time" (featuringFabolous)5:26
6."Ragtime Interlude/I'm Really Hot"
  • Elliott
  • TImbaland
3:30
7."Dats What I'm Talkin About" (featuringR. Kelly)
  • Elliott
  • Stewart
  • Brockman
  • Kelly
4:48
8."Don't Be Cruel" (featuringMonica &Beenie Man)
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
4:33
9."Toyz Interlude/Toyz"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Brockman
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
  • Brockman
2:52
10."Let It Bump"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
2:50
11."Pump It Up" (featuringNelly)
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
3:05
12."It's Real"
  • Elliott
  • Brockman
  • Elliott
  • Brockman
2:52
13."Let Me Fix My Weave"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
3:59
14."Spelling Bee Interlude/Spelling Bee"
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
3:34
15."I'm Not Perfect" (featuringThe Clark Sisters)
  • Elliott
  • Stewart
  • Brockman
  • Elliott
  • Stewart
  • Brockman
3:49
16."Outro" (featuringMary J. Blige)
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Elliott
  • Timbaland
1:21

Sample credits

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  • "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' byShalamar (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' byLL 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' byMC Lyte (1989)

Personnel

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  • 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

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance forThis Is Not a Test!
Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[20]39
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[21]5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22]67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23]32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24]75
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[25]41
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[26]7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[27]44
French Albums (SNEP)[28]63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[29]37
Italian Albums (FIMI)[30]60
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[31]22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32]35
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33]69
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34]50
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35]25
UK Albums (OCC)[36]47
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[37]10
USBillboard 200[38]13
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39]3

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance forThis Is Not a Test!
Chart (2004)Position
USBillboard 200[40]110
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[41]41

Certifications

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Certifications forThis Is Not a Test!
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42]Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[43]Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[44]Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA)[45]Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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This Is Not a Test! release history
RegionDate
GermanyNovember 24, 2003
United Kingdom
CanadaNovember 25, 2003
France
Japan
United States

References

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