Pep Rally (song)

"Pep Rally"
Single by Missy Elliott
Released	February 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)
Length	4:22
Label	Goldmind Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Arnette Elliott Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)	Pharrell Williams
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"WTF (Where They From)" (2015) "Pep Rally" (2016) "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)" (2016)

"Pep Rally" is a song by American recording artist Missy Elliott. It was released by The Goldmind Inc. and Atlantic Records on February 7, 2016, as a single. ^[1] The song is heard in a commercial for Amazon's Echo speaker, which features Elliott as well as actors Alec Baldwin and Jason Schwartzman. "Pep Rally" is also featured in a 2019 Gatorade commercial with Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union. ^[2]

Critical reception

In a retrospective review of the song, Steven J. Horowitz from Vulture called the song "a drumline knocker released via an Amazon Echo commercial. It's more in line with the late-era, party-starting fare of [Elliott's] catalogue, with bits of bounce thrown in for good measure." ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Pep Rally"

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Twitter Top Tracks ( Billboard ) [4]	17

Release history

Release history for "Pep Rally"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref(s)
Various	February 7, 2016	Digital download	Goldmind Atlantic	[5]

References

1. "Missy Elliott - Pep Rally". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
2. Peters, Mitchell. "Missy Elliott Shares New Song 'Pep Rally' in Time for Super Bowl 50: Listen". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-05-02.
3. Horowitz, Steven J. (September 4, 2019). "Every Missy Elliott Song, Ranked Missy has not just redefined pop music — she's consistently reinvented it". Vulture.com . Retrieved March 12, 2023.
4. "Missy Elliott - Chart History - Twitter Top Tracks". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-05-02.
5. "Pep Rally (Clean) by Missy Elliott". Amazon . Retrieved March 13, 2023.