Throw It Back

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"Throw It Back"
Single by Missy Elliott
from the EP Iconology
ReleasedAugust 23, 2019 (2019-08-23)
Genre Hip hop
Length3:13
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Aristotle
  • William Jared Buggs
  • Missy Elliott
  • Quintin Ernest Talbert
Producer(s) Willi Hendrix
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Tempo"
(2019)		"Throw It Back"
(2019)		"DripDemeanor"
(2019)

"Throw It Back" is a song recorded by American rapper Missy Elliott for her first extended play Iconology (2019). The song was released as album's lead single on August 23, 2019. [1] [2]

Contents

Composition

"Throw It Back" was written by Elliott, Quintin Ernest Talbet, Michael Aristotle, and William Jared Buggs, while production was handled by Willi Hendrix. [3] Musically, "Throw It Back" has been described as a "woozy, futuristic romp" containing "distorted bass lines", frenetic production", [4] and trap snares. [5] Lyrically, "Throw It Back" contains references to Elliott's history, as well as previous collaborators Tweet and Heavy D, [5] and Elliott's 2002 single "Work It". [6]

Critical reception

Jordan Darville of The Fader , named "Throw It Back" "the standout track" from Iconology . [7]

Music video

A music video for "Throw It Back" was released alongside Iconology . It contains a guest appearance from Teyana Taylor. [8] The video begins with a young girl waking up in an museum with paintings of the rapper. After entering a foggy room, Elliott appears with several dancers and cheerleaders in colorful outfits and afros. [6] The video also contains references to Elliott's career, similar to the lyrical content. [9] Anika Reed of USA Today described the video as "[shwoing] Elliott's unwavering authenticity" and "celebrating blackness". [10] Katherine J. Igoe, writing for Marie Claire , called the video "a complete return to form" for Elliott. [9]

Personnel

Adapted from Iconology's liner notes. [3]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Canadian Hot Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [11] 34
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 37
Scotland (OCC) [13] 83
UK Download (OCC) [14] 57
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [15] 1
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [16] 24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 37

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, and reference
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
United StatesAugust 23, 2019 Digital download Atlantic [1] [2]

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  2. 1 2 "Missy Elliott drops surprise 'Iconology' EP and new single 'Throw It Back'". ABC News. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Iconology (liner notes). Atlantic Records. 2019.
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