4 My People

"4 My People"
Single by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Eve
from the album Miss E... So Addictive
Released	March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)
Genre	Hip house[1]
Length	4:49
Label	Goldmind Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Melissa Elliott Tim Mosley Eve Jeffers Nisan Stewart Craig Brockman Dante Nolan
Producer(s)	Nisan D-Man
Missy "Misdemeanor" 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 "Misdemeanor" 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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"4 My People" (Basement Jaxx remix radio edit)	Melissa Elliott Tim Mosley Eve Jeffers Nisan Stewart Craig Brockman Dante Nolan	Nisan D-Man Elliott^[a] Timbaland^[b] Basement Jaxx^[c]	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	Timbaland Superchumbo^[c]	3:58

Notes

• ^{^a} denotes co-producer
• ^{^b} denotes additional producer
• ^{^c} denotes remix producer

Credits and personnel

• Craig Brockman – writing
• Jimmy Douglass – engineering, mixing
• Missy Elliott – co-production, vocals, writing
• Jesse Gorman – assistant engineering
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Bill Importico – engineering
• Eve Jeffers – vocals (original version), writing
• Edith Louis – assistant engineering
• Tim "Timbaland" Mosley – additional production, mixing, writing
• Dante "D-Man" Nolan – production, writing
• Steve Penny – assistant engineering
• Nisan Stewart – production, writing
• Grayson Sumby – assistant engineering
• Tweet – additional vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "4 My People" Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[7] 20 Australian Urban (ARIA)[8] 6 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 40 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 13 Croatia (HRT)[12] 9 Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 8 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[14] 15 France (SNEP)[15] 37 Germany (GfK)[16] 21 Hungary (Single Top 40)[17] 9 Ireland (IRMA)[18] 12 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[21] 12 Scotland (OCC)[22] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 40 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 5 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[26] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "4 My People" Chart (2002) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[27] 27 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[28] 62 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[29] 83 Ireland (IRMA)[30] 80 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 17 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[33] 47 UK Airplay (Music Week)[34] 48

Certifications

Certifications for "4 My People"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[35]	Silver	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "4 My People"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	March 25, 2002	12-inch vinyl CD	Goldmind Elektra	[36]
Australia	May 6, 2002	CD		[37]

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