Respect M.E.

Respect M.E. (short for Respect Missy Elliott) is the first greatest hits album by American rapper-songwriter Missy Elliott, released by Atlantic Records on September 4, 2006 in Europe, Asia and Australia. It includes a collection of the singles from across all six of her studio albums, released between 1997 and 2005. Speculation about two new tracks on the album began soon after its announcement. Two tracks called "123" and "Magnifica" were supposed to be included; "123" was even able to be pre-ordered as a CD single from UK music store HMV. However, these songs did not make the album.

Respect M.E.
Greatest hits album by Missy Elliott
Released	September 4, 2006
Recorded	1997–2005
Length	68:27
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Missy Elliott, Craig Brockman, Warryn Campbell, Nisan Stewart, Timbaland, Rhemario Webber
Missy Elliott chronology
The Cookbook (2005) Respect M.E. (2006) Iconology (2019)
Singles from Respect M.E.
"We Run This" Released: August 21, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
musicOMH.com	[2]
NME
Pitchfork Media	9.2/10[3]

Missing from the collection is the US single "Take Away". This track was omitted as, in most countries in Europe in 2001, the more successful Basement Jaxx dance remix of "4 My People" was released in its place. Another notable omission is the exclusion of the single/video version of "One Minute Man" with Trina and the single remix of "Hot Boyz". There are no new tracks featured on the collection.

Respect M.E. became her second top ten album in the UK and her highest charting album to date, peaking at number seven. On September 29, 2006, it was certified Gold by the BPI, for sales of over 100,000 units in the UK,[4] and has sold 500,000 copies worldwide. In 2007, the album became available in Best Buy stores in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Get Ur Freak On" (from Miss E... So Addictive, 2001)	Melissa Elliott Timothy Mosley	Timbaland	3:57
2.	"Lose Control" (featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, from The Cookbook, 2005)	Elliott Ciara Harris G. Isaacs III Juan Atkins Richard Davis Curtis Hudson	Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott	3:47
3.	"4 My People" (Basement Jaxx Remix, from Miss E... So Addictive, 2001)	Elliott Mosley Craig Brockman Nisan Stewart Dante Nolan Eve Jeffers	D-Man Nisan	3:32
4.	"We Run This" (from The Cookbook, 2005)	Elliott Rhemario Webber Jerry Lordan	Rhemario "Rio Beats" Webber	3:24
5.	"Work It" (from Under Construction, 2002)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland	4:24
6.	"Gossip Folks" (featuring Ludacris, from Under Construction, 2002)	Elliott Mosley Christopher Bridges	Timbaland	3:57
7.	"One Minute Man" (featuring Ludacris, from Miss E... So Addictive, 2001)	Elliott Mosley Bridges	Timbaland	4:13
8.	"I'm Really Hot" (from This Is Not a Test!, 2003)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott	3:31
9.	"Pass That Dutch" (from This Is Not a Test!, 2003)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott	3:41
10.	"Beep Me 911" (featuring 702 and Magoo, from Supa Dupa Fly, 1997)	Elliott Mosley Melvin Barcliff	Timbaland	4:58
11.	"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (from Supa Dupa Fly, 1997)	Elliott Mosley Ann Peebles Bernard Miller Don Bryant	Timbaland	4:06
12.	"All n My Grill" (featuring Big Boi of Outkast & Nicole, from Da Real World, 1999)	Elliott Mosley Antwan Patton	Timbaland	4:32
13.	"Hit Em wit da Hee" (featuring Lil' Kim & Mocha, from Supa Dupa Fly, 1997)	Elliott Mosley Kimberly Jones	Timbaland	4:20
14.	"Hot Boyz" (from Da Real World, 1999)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland	3:36
15.	"Sock It 2 Me" (featuring Da Brat, from Supa Dupa Fly, 1997)	Elliott Mosley William Hart Thom Bell Shawntae Harris	Timbaland	4:17
16.	"She's a Bitch" (from Da Real World, 1999)	Elliott Mosley	Timbaland	4:00
17.	"Teary Eyed" (from The Cookbook, 2005)	Elliott Warryn Campbell	Campbell	3:40

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7]	37
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8]	66
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9]	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	40
Irish Albums (IRMA)[12]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13]	64
Japanese Foreign Albums (Oricon)[14]	7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15]	7
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[19]	Gold	7,500^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[20]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Gold	100,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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