Lose Control (Missy Elliott song) explained

Lose Control
Cover:Lose Control.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop
Album:The Cookbook
Recorded:2005
Studio:The Hit Factory (New York City, New York)
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Length:3:47
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Producer:Missy Elliott
Chronology:Missy Elliott
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"Lose Control" is a song by American rapper Missy Elliott featuring singer Ciara and rapper Fatman Scoop. It was released as the lead single from Elliott's sixth studio album, The Cookbook, on May 23, 2005. It contains samples from Hot Streak's "Body Work" and Cybotron's "Clear". The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, number two in New Zealand, and in the top thirty in various countries.

Conception

The song was written by Melissa Elliott, Ciara Harris, Isaac Freeman, Richard Davis and Curtis Hudson and produced by Elliott. The song is an uptempo electronic dance track and contains samples of "Clear" by Cybotron and "Body Work" by Hot Streak, of which Curtis Hudson was a member.[1] [2] [3]

In March 2005, Ciara confirmed she would appear on The Cookbook, singing and rapping on the potential first untitled single at the time. She explained the song's meaning, saying, "It's about music, how music makes you feel and makes you lose control."[4] While recording the song, Elliott stated, "The only person who can pull something off with me [on this track] is Ciara, because it's a record with speed." She went on to say that the toughest part of making the song was convincing Ciara to rap. In the process, Ciara asked Elliott, "Is this gonna sound messed up? My fans are gonna be mad."[5] Along with "On & On", "Lose Control" was released in advance of The Cookbook to determine which song would serve as the lead single.

Critical reception

"Lose Control" received favorable reviews from critics. Virgin Media gave the song four out of five stars, calling the song "irresistibly danceable", saying that the sample was "a great spin on the original Cybotron material."[6] In the album review, John Bush of AllMusic said the song was a "nod to the type of old-school party jam that Elliott does better than ever."[7] Brian Hiatt of Rolling Stone called the song one of the "best tracks" on the album.[8] The song was certified gold by the RIAA.[9]

The video for "Lose Control" was nominated for six MTV Video Music Awards, including Breakthrough Video, Best Direction in a Video, Best Choreography in a Video and Best Special Effects in a Video.[10] It went on to win two, Best Hip-Hop Video and Best Dance Video.[11] It also won a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, while the song itself received a nomination for Best Rap Song.[12] The video won Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards[13] and was nominated for The Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut at the Soul Train Music Awards.[14] It was also nominated for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards.[15] "Lose Control" was ranked in the top songs of 2005 by Pitchfork Media, where it ranked at number 23,[16] numbers 14 and 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, respectively[17] [18] and number 12 on About.com.[19] Stereogum and Paste ranked the song number nine and number five, respectively, on their lists of the 10 greatest Missy Elliott Songs.[20] [21]

Music video

Directed by Dave Meyers, the music video starts off in a solid black room with dancers. Later, Elliott is seen buried in sand and slowly emerges in front of three other dancers. Elliott's head is added digitally to a different body. The next scene is in an old wooden house and in rows of dancers as they continue to dance. After that there are rows of people dancing outside of a building with the people dressed in vintage clothes and the footage filtered to look very old and grainy with some colors flattened and others oversaturated. They then end up on a desert road near a truck, where a single line of dancers finish dancing. The video then switches over to the song "On & On", where three dancers dance in sand as Elliott dances and levitates over a wooden plank, later accompanied by Tommy Lee. Lee described the act as "cool wire work to fly around".[22] In 2005, the music video for "Lose Control" was the most played video on BET and MTV2 and second most played video in the United States, although many of them edited out the "On & On" section.[23]

Track listings

  1. "Lose Control" (radio version) – 3:15
  2. "Lose Control" (instrumental) – 3:32
  3. "Lose Control" (explicit album version) – 3:34

A1. "Lose Control" (explicit version)

A2. "Lose Control" (instrumental version)

B1. "Lose Control" (extended version)

  1. "Lose Control" (explicit album version) – 3:30
  2. "Lose Control" (extended version) – 4:51
  1. "Lose Control" (explicit version)
  2. "Lose Control" (extended version)
  3. "Lose Control" (instrumental version)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)Peak
position
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[29] 12
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[30] 18
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[31] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Australia (ARIA)[32] 41
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 100
Brazil (Crowley)[34] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[35] 61
UK Urban (Music Week)[36] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[38] 49
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 31
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[40] 21

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)
United StatesMay 23, 2005Rhythmic contemporary radio[42]
June 13, 2005Contemporary hit radio[43]
United KingdomJune 20, 2005[44]
AustraliaJuly 4, 2005CD[45]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: March 18, 2005. For The Record: Quick News On Ciara And Missy Elliott, Lindsay Lohan, Mariah Carey, Irv Gotti, Ashanti & More. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20050321024050/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1498301/20050318/ciara.jhtml. dead. March 21, 2005. November 20, 2008.
  2. Web site: Single reviews – Missy Elliott – Lose Control. Virgin Media. December 14, 2008.
  3. Web site: Missy Elliott – Lose Control / On & On. Discogs. December 14, 2008.
  4. Web site: Reid. Shaheem. April 19, 2005. Missy Elliott Switches Up Her Recipe With The Cook Book. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20050422021300/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1500385/20050419/elliott_missy.jhtml. dead. April 22, 2005. December 17, 2008.
  5. Web site: Reid. Shaheem. July 14, 2005. Missy Elliott's Greatest Challenge On The Cookbook: Getting Ciara To Rap. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20050717002415/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1505732/20050714/elliott_missy.jhtml. dead. July 17, 2005. November 18, 2008.
  6. Web site: Missy Elliott – Lose Control review. Virgin Media. December 14, 2008.
  7. Web site: Bush. John. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r744733/review|pure_url=yes}} The Cookbook – Review]. Allmusic. December 16, 2008.
  8. Hiatt. Brian. July 28, 2005. Missy Elliott: The Cookbook – Review. Rolling Stone. December 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20071002021839/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/missyelliott/albums/album/7439242/review/7471740/the_cookbook. October 2, 2007. dead.
  9. Web site: RIAA – Gold & Platinum. RIAA. December 14, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1. September 24, 2015.
  10. News: July 25, 2005. List of nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards. USA Today. December 14, 2008.
  11. News: August 28, 2005. 2005 MTV Video Music Award winners. USA Today Company. December 14, 2008.
  12. News: February 9, 2006. Grammy Awards 2006: Key winners. BBC. December 14, 2008.
  13. Mitchell. Gail. September 8, 2005. Destiny, Mariah, Ciara Lead Soul Train Awards. Billboard. December 14, 2008.
  14. Mitchell. Gail. September 2, 2006. R. Kelly Leads Soul Train Award Nominees. Billboard. December 14, 2008.
  15. Mitchell. Gail. May 16, 2006. Jamie, Mary, Missy, Busta Lead BET Nominations. Billboard. December 17, 2008.
  16. Web site: December 30, 2005. Top 50 Singles of 2005. Pitchfork Media. December 28, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081221111733/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/38519-top-50-singles-of-2005. December 21, 2008.
  17. The Billboard Hot 100 – Lose Control – Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop. Billboard. December 28, 2008. March 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304131655/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=411&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3077198&cdi=9011300&cid=12%2F31%2F2005. dead.
  18. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Lose Control – Missy Elliott Featuring Ciara & Fat Man Scoop . Billboard . December 28, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140609032809/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-12-31/r-b-hip-hop-songs . June 9, 2014 .
  19. Web site: Adaso. Henry. Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2005. About.com. December 28, 2008. January 24, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090124162116/http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/TopRapSongs2005_8.htm. dead.
  20. Web site: The 10 Best Missy Elliott Songs. Nate. Patrin. Stereogum. March 3, 2015. May 26, 2023.
  21. Web site: The 10 Best Missy Elliott Songs. Jon. O'Brien. Paste. July 18, 2017. May 26, 2023.
  22. Web site: June 13, 2005. Tommy Lee In New Missy Elliott Video. Roadrunner Records. December 16, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090304001144/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/Blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=38039. March 4, 2009.
  23. News: Missy Elliott Cooks Up Summer's Tastiest New Album. FindArticles. CBS Corporation. December 14, 2008 . 2005.
  24. Lose Control. Missy Elliott. 2005. US promo CD liner notes. The Goldmind Inc., Atlantic Records. PRCD 301786.
  25. Lose Control. Missy Elliott. 2005. UK 12-inch single sleeve. The Goldmind Inc., Atlantic Records. AT0209T.
  26. Lose Control. Missy Elliott. 2005. UK CD single liner notes. The Goldmind Inc., Atlantic Records. AT0209CD.
  27. Web site: Lose Control – Single. Apple Music. September 7, 2021.
  28. Lose Control. Missy Elliott. 2005. Australian CD single liner notes. The Goldmind Inc., Atlantic Records. 7567937652.
  29. R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30. Radio & Records. 1625. 39. September 23, 2005. October 16, 2020.
  30. Web site: The ARIA Report: European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 11th July 2005. ARIA. 25. July 11, 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/issue802.pdf. February 22, 2008. May 15, 2022.
  31. Pop 100. Billboard. 117. 37. 80. September 10, 2005.
  32. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 1, 2020.
  33. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2005. Ultratop. nl. February 1, 2020.
  34. Web site: Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2005. April 3, 2018. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. January 30, 2022.
  35. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005. Official Charts Company. February 1, 2020.
  36. 2005 Urban Top 40. Music Week. 22. January 14, 2006. August 5, 2023.
  37. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 2005 - Longbored Surfer - Charts . May 9, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101131615/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/2005.php . January 1, 2014.
  38. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2005. Billboard. subscription. February 1, 2020.
  39. 2005 The Year in Charts: Top Mainstream Top 40 Songs. Billboard Radio Monitor. 13. 50. 26. December 16, 2005.
  40. 2005 The Year in Music & Touring. Billboard. 117. 52. YE-76. December 24, 2005. September 25, 2021. June 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627220426/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2005/BB-2005-12-24.pdf. live.
  41. Web site: Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 2006. April 3, 2018. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. January 30, 2022.
  42. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1607. 23. May 20, 2005. May 22, 2021.
  43. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1610. 19. June 10, 2005. May 22, 2021.
  44. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 35. June 18, 2005.
  45. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 4th July 2005. ARIA. 29. July 4, 2005. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050719140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/ISSUE801.pdf. July 19, 2005. May 22, 2021.

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