All n My Grill explained

All n My Grill
Type:single
Artist:Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray
Album:Da Real World
Recorded:1998; Master Sound Studios
Length:4:33
Producer:Timbaland
All n My Grill
Cover:All N My Grill.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott featuring MC Solaar
Album:Da Real World
Recorded:1998; Master Sound Studios
Length:4:33
Producer:Timbaland

"All n My Grill" is the second single from Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's 1999 album, Da Real World. The song featured Big Boi of Outkast and vocal ad-libs from her former protégé, Nicole Wray. The song had more success than the first single, "She's a Bitch".

In European markets, another version of the song featuring French rapper MC Solaar was released adding French rap lyrics performed by MC Solaar. This bilingual English/French version became a charting hit in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Germany and Sweden. This version had appeared as a bonus track on the album Da Real World as an alternative to then main version featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray.

The song was a hit in the UK as well with the promo single featuring MC Solaar being remixed by Boy George and Kinky Roland.

The main sample of the song is Dernier Domicile Connu composed by François de Roubaix.

Music video

The video was directed by Hype Williams and featured Nicole Wray and Big Boi. The video starts with Elliott in a car singing. She gets out of the car and starts singing the rest of the song walking down a street. Nicole Wray is singing in a car for most of the video. There are people dancing around in yellow rain coats in the rain. At the end, Big Boi raps in the middle of the street. The video premiered on TV in August 1999.[1]

Track listings

UK Single

12" Promo [2]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Boy George & Kinky Roland Mix) (featuring MC Solaar) - 6:43
CD Maxi-Single [3]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Radio Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 3:58
  3. "All N My Grill" (Album Version) (featuring MC Solaar) - 4:47

US Single

12" Single [4] Side A
  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Radio Edit) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 3:38

Side B

  1. "All N My Grill" (Instrumental) - 4:32
  2. "All N My Grill" (Clean Version) (featuring Nicole Wray & Big Boi) - 4:32

Europe Single

CD Single [5]
  1. "All N My Grill" (Edit) (featuring MC Solaar) - 3:34
  2. "All N My Grill" (Album Version) (featuring MC Solaar) - 4:47

Charts

(All positions for version featuring MC Solaar, except positions for US featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray)

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "All n My Grill"!Chart (1999)!Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[7] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Site Maintenance.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/release/521433 Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* Featuring MC Solaar - All N My Grill
  3. http://www.discogs.com/release/870075 Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* - All N My Grill
  4. http://www.discogs.com/release/493237 Missy Elliott – All N My Grill
  5. http://www.discogs.com/release/314964 Missy Misdemeanor Elliott* Featuring MC Solaar - All N My Grill
  6. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 34, 1999. Dutch Top 40. February 23, 2023.
  7. Urban Top 20 Tracks of 1999. Music Week. January 22, 2000. 54. April 25, 2022.