Knock Knock (song)
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| Single by Monica | ||||
| from the album After the Storm | ||||
| A-side | "Get It Off" | |||
| Released | September 2003 | |||
| Format | Download, DVD, CD single | |||
| Recorded | Miami, Florida; 2003 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:41 (album version) 3:31 (radio edit) |
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| Label | J | |||
| Writer(s) | Missy Elliott, Lee Hatim, Kanye West | |||
| Producer | Missy Elliott, Kanye West | |||
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"Knock Knock" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written and produced by Missy Elliott for Monica's fourth studio album After the Storm (2003) and contains excerpts from 1976's "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love" as written by Lee Hatim and performed by The Masqueraders. Rapper–producer Kanye West, whose 2005 Freshmen Adjustment mixtape recording "Apologize" the track is based on, is listed as the song's co-producer.
The song, alongside fellow Elliott production "Get It Off," was released as one of two singles, following leading single "So Gone" during the third quarter of 2003. A moderate success at the charts, it peacked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of the less commercially successful single releases from After the Storm.
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[edit] Writing and recording
"Knock Knock" was one out of three new Elliott-produced additions to partially re-worked After the Storm, commissioned by J Records head and executive producer Clive Davis after Missy Elliott's 2002 success with her own studio album Under Construction and the delay of Monica's original third studio album All Eyez on Me the year before.[1] It was conceived during a studio session week in the Goldmind recordings studios in Miami, Florida in early 2003, and was produced as a sequel to the album's first single: "'Knock Knock' is ... like a follow-up to 'So Gone,' just saying that, 'All right, we went through all that stuff, now it's time for you to get lost," Monica said in an interview with MTV News at the 2003 BET Awards. "'This is the end of the road for you.' So, it's kind of like a 'get back' record."[2] "She [Missy] doesn't have any fear,". "When she goes in the studio, her goal is to be creative and to give something new and she could care less [sic] what else is current. And she creates new trends by doing that."[2]
For the track's finalization Elliott consulted Kanye West.[1] The newcomer brought in a sample from The Masqueraders' 1976 song "It's a Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love", an excerpt he had previously used in his demo recording "Apologize" and that was eventually released on his 2005 mixtape Freshmen Adjustment. While West also provided vocals for a remix version of the song, Missy Elliott's voice appears allienatedly[clarification needed] at the beginning of the song, whose intro starts with dogs barking and the song's protagonist's ex-boyfriend pounding on the door and shortly after he gets no reply the song begins.[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Knock Knock" was shot by director Chris Robinson, and produced by Dawn Rose for Partizan Entertainment. It was filmed in various locations throughout Miami, Florida on in mid-late July 2003, and widely serves as the sequel ("Part II") to the video for "So Gone", the first single released from After the Storm. The video features a second appearance by actor Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher), who plays Monica's boyfriend, and intercuts a clip of simultaneously released club single "Get It Off" with a dance scene.
The "Knock Knock" video premiered worldwide in July 2003. It charted well on several video-chart countdowns, including peak positions of number 3 on BET's 106 & Park.
[edit] Chart performance
First released in the United States, "Knock Knock" debuted at number 89 on the national Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of October 2, 2003, the fifth-highest debut of the week.[3] The single remained eighteen weeks on the chart, but as it failed to climb any higher during its runwith peak positions at number 75, the song eventually became Monica's lowest-charting, video-accompanied single on the Billboard Hot 100 since 1999's "Street Symphony". Just as predecessor, "So Gone," the track was more successful on Billboard's component charts: "Knock Knock" reached number 24 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 37 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. The remix of the single featured producer Kanye West.
[edit] Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Knock Knock".
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 75 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 24 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Reid, Shaheem; Philippe, Quddus; Waller, Curtis (2003-04-12). "Monica Revises Leaked LP With Help From Missy Elliott". MTV News. VH1.com. http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471325/20030416/monica.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ a b Moss, Corey (2003-07-07). "'Knock Knock,' Who's There? Monica And Missy Elliott, Bringing The Heat". MTV News. VH1.com. http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1471325/20030416/monica.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 (2004-08-28)". Billboard. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/search/detailed_chart_display.jsp?g=s&cd=Aug-28-2004&f=The_Billboard_Hot_100&model.chartId=3055081. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
[edit] External links
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