4 My People

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"4 My People"
4mypeople.jpg
Single by Missy Elliott featuring Eve
from the album Miss E... So Addictive
ReleasedMarch 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)
Genre Hip house [1]
Length4:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"The Knoc"
(2002)		"4 My People"
(2002)		"Burnin' Up"
(2002)
Eve singles chronology
"Caramel"
(2001)		"4 My People"
(2002)		"Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002)

"4 My People" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott. It was written by Elliott, Timbaland, Eve Jeffers, Nisan Stewart, Craig Brockman and Dante "D-Man" Nolan for her third studio album Miss E... So Addictive (2001). Production was helmed by Stewart and Nolan, with Elliott serving as a co-producer and Timbaland credited as an additional producer, with Eve providing featured vocals.

Contents

The track was released as the album's fourth and final single on March 25, 2002, and peaked at number two in the Netherlands and number five in the United Kingdom due to heavy airplay of the Basement Jaxx remix. The song also peaked at number eight in Denmark, and within the top 40 of the charts in Germany, Switzerland, France and Sweden.

Critical reception

John Robinson from NME called "4 My People" a "four-to-the-floor straightahead dance record – even if it feels a bit on the random side in its construction. The house is bigged up." [2] The Basement Jaxx remix of the song has been voted as one of "1001 Best Songs Ever" by Q magazine. [3] [ better source needed ]

Music video

Visuals for "4 My People" were initially released as the remaining half of the video for Elliott's previous single "Take Away" (2001), directed by Dave Meyers. They feature Elliott dancing with a big American crowd in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. [4] An extended version of the clip was produced after "4 My People" was released as the fourth single from Miss E... So Addictive. It was released on March 9, 2002. [5] In 2003, it was awarded the DanceStar Award in the Best Video category. [6]

Track listings

CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."4 My People" (Basement Jaxx remix radio edit)
3:36
2."4 My People" (original radio edit)
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
  • Jeffers
  • Stewart
  • Brockman
  • Nolan
  • Nisan
  • D-Man
  • Elliott [a]
  • Timbaland [b]
3:49
3."Get Ur Freak On" (Superchumbo's Superfreakon remix)
  • Elliott
  • Mosley
3:58

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "4 My People"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Silver200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "4 My People"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomMarch 25, 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [36]
AustraliaMay 6, 2002CD [37]

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