Loading AI tools
2003 studio album by Missy Elliott From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
This Is Not a Test! | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 25, 2003 | |||
Recorded | April–August 2003 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 56:05 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | ||||
Missy Elliott chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from This Is Not a Test! | ||||
|
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]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
Los Angeles Times | [8] |
NME | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
Q | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Spin | A−[13] |
The Village Voice | A[14] |
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]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
NPR | Best CDs of 2003 | 26 | |
The Observer | Albums of 2003 | 8 |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
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) |
|
| 4:48 |
8. | "Don't Be Cruel" (featuring Monica & Beenie Man) |
|
| 4:33 |
9. | "Toyz Interlude/Toyz" |
|
| 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 |
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (ARIA)[42] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[43] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[45] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date |
---|---|
Germany | November 24, 2003 |
United Kingdom | |
Canada | November 25, 2003 |
France | |
Japan | |
United States |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.